Western Lands (Amendment) Act 1980 (NSW)

WESTERN LANDS (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1980, No. 8

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ELIZABETH^: II REGINTl

Act No. 8, 1980.

An Act to amend the Western Lands Act, 1901, in relation to the use of approved forms for the purposes of that Act; and for certain other purposes. [Assented to, 26th March, 1980.]

Aci No. 8, 1980.

Western Lands (Amendment).

BE it enacted by the Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty, by 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 :—

Short title. 1. This Act may be cited as the “Western Lands (Amendment)

Act, 1980”.

Principal 2. The Western Lands Act, 1901, is referred to in this Act as

Act. the Principal Act.

Amendment 3. The Principal Act is amended in the manner set forth in

of Act No.	r. 1 j 1 1
70 1901.	Schedule I.

Transitional 4.

( I ) Where, before the commencement of this Act, any form was prescribed for the purposes of a provision of the Principal Act, that prescribed form shall continue to be used until the Minister has approved a form for the purposes of that provision.

provisions.

(2) A reference in any other Act, or in any by-law, regulation or ordinance or in any other instrument or document, whether of the same or of a different kind or nature, to a form prescribed under the Principal Act, as in force before the com­ mencement of this Act, shall be construed as a reference to the corresponding form (if any) approved under the Principal Act, as amended by this Act.

Act No. 8, 1980.

Western Lands (Amendment).

SCHEDULE 1. Sec. 3.

A m e n d m e n t s t o t h e P r i n c i p a l A c t .

(1) Section 3, definition of “Approved form”—

Before the definition of “Central Division”, insert :—

“Approved form” means a form approved by the Minister under section 3a for the purposes of the provision of this Act in relation to which the expression is used.

(2) Section 3 a—

After section 3, insert :—

3a . The Minister may approve forms for the purposes Minisicr

of this Act.

forms.

( 3 ) Sections 18e ( 1 ) , 18g ( 5 ) , 25 ( 1 ) —

Omit “prescribed form and manner” wherever occurring, insert instead “approved form and prescribed manner”.

(4) Sections 18g (1), 37—

Omit “prescribed form” wherever occurring, insert instead

“approved form”.

( 5 ) Section I 8g ( 1 a ) (d )—•

Omit “in the manner and within the time and in or to the effect of the form", insert instead “in the approved form, and in the manner and within the time prescribed”.

Act No. 8, 1980.

Western Lands {Amendment).

SCHEDULE 1—continued.

A mendments to the Principal Act—continued.

(6) Sections 28b (7), (8), 28bb (8 )—

Omit “48,” wherever occurring.

(7) Section 28b (7), (8 )—

Omit “175a, 176a,” wherever occurring.