Western Lands (Amendment) Act 1974 (NSW)

WESTERN LANDS (AMENDMENT) ACT.

iSelD Wales;

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ELIZABETHiE II REGINA

Act No. 107, 1974.

An Act to increase the maximum rate of rent which may be determined by a local land board in respect of leases held for grazing; to make further provisions relating to the determination of annual rents of certain leases; for these purposes to amend the Western Lands Act, 1901; and for purposes connected therewith. [Assented to, 13th December, 1974.]

Western Lands {Amendment).

T>E it enacted by the Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty, by No-107,1974

and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and Legislative Assembly of New South Wales in Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows: —

1. This Act may be cited as the “Western Lands short

(Amendment) Act, 1974”.

2. (1) This section and section 1 shall commence on Commenco-

the date of assent to this Act.

(2) Section 3 shall commence on such day as may

be appointed by the Governor in respect thereof and as may

be notified by proclamation published in the Gazette.

3. The Western Lands Act, 1901, is amended- Amendment of Act No. 70, 1901.

(a) by omitting from section 18e (11) the words Sec. i8e.

“fifteen cents” and by inserting instead the words

“twenty-five cents” ; Extension.)
(b)	by omitting from section 19b (3) the words Sec. i9b.
“fifteen cents” and by inserting instead the words (Rents.) “twenty-five cents”;
(c)	by omitting from section 19d (4) the words “fifteen Sec. 19d.

cents” and by inserting instead the words “twenty-

five cents” ;

of grazing

lease rentals

upon appli­

cation.)

Western Lands {Amendment).

No. 107,1974 (d) by inserting at the end of section 28a the following

Sec. 28 a.	subsections :—
(Special
leases may	(2) Subject to subsections (3) and (4), where the rental of any lease referred to in subsection (1) would, but for this subsection, be determined under the provisions of this Act at an amount which is less than $10 per annum, that rental shall be determined at $10 per annum or, where some other amount is prescribed, that other amount per annum.
be granted.)
(3) Notwithstanding subsection (2) or any other provision of this Act, where an approval under subsection (4) is in force in respect of a lease referred to in subsection (1), the rental of that lease shall be determined by the local land board in accordance with that approval.
(4) Where the Minister considers that, by reason of the application of any provision of this Act to or in respect of the determination by the local land board of the amount of the rental of a lease referred to in subsection (1), hardship would be caused to a particular person or a person of a particular class who holds the lease, he may approve of the local land board determining, at the time or times the rental is required to be determined by or under this Act, the amount of the rental per annum of that lease on a basis specified in the approval and without regard to that provision.

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