Wentworth Irrigation Act 1890 Regulation amending Wentworth Irrigation (Leases) Regulation 1992 (1996-275) [GG No 77 of 28.6.1996] (NSW)

1996 No. 275

WENTWORTH IRRIGATION ACT 1890—REGULATION

(Relating to the transfer of functions from the Water Administration Ministerial

Corporation to the Lands Administration Ministerial Corporation)

NEW SOUTH WALES

[Published in Gazette No. 77 of 28 June 1996]

HIS Excellency the Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council, and in pursuance of the Wentworth Irrigation Act 1890, has been pleased to make the Regulation set forth hereunder.

KIM YEADON M.P.,

Minister for Land and Water Conservation.

Commencement

1. This Regulation commences on 1 July, 1996.

Amendment

2. The Wentworth Irrigation (Leases) Regulation 1992 is amended:

(a) by omitting the definitions of “Hay Lands Office”, “irrigation area” and “Ministerial Corporation” from clause 2 and by inserting instead the following definitions:

“Far West Region Office” means the Far West Region Office at Dubbo of the Department of Land and Water Conservation;

“Ministerial Corporation” means the Lands Administration Ministerial Corporation constituted by the Crown Lands Act 1989;

(b)	by omitting from clause 3 (1) the words “in the area’’ and by inserting instead the words “in the locality”;
(c)	by omitting from clause 3 (1) the words “irrigation area” and by inserting instead the word “Area”;

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(d)	by omitting from clauses 3 (3), 4 (l), 5 (l), 8 (1) and 17 (1) the words “Hay Lands Office” wherever occurring and by inserting instead the words “Far West Region Office”;
(e)	by omitting clause 17 (2) and by inserting instead the following subclause:

(2) The application must be accompanied by a fee of the amount prescribed for the time being under clause 10 of the Crown Lands (Continued Tenures) Regulation 1995.

(f) by omitting clause 18 (2) and by inserting instead the following subclause:

(2) The appeal must be accompanied by a fee of the amount prescribed for the time being under clause 40 (2) of the Crown Lands Regulation 1995.

(g) by omitting clause 21 ( 1) and by inserting instead the following subclause:

(1) The Ministerial Corporation may grant licences to occupy land within the Area.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

The object of this Regulation is to amend the Wentworth Irrigation (Leases) Regulation 1992 as a consequence of the transfer of land administration functions from the Water Administration Ministerial Corporation to the Lands Administration Ministerial Corporation that has been effected by the Irrigation Corporations Act 1994.

This Regulation is made under the Wentworth Irrigation Act 1890, including section

33 (the general regulation making power).