Crown Pastoral Land Act, 1998.

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The purpose of this Act, consisting of 5 Parts and two Schedules, is to administer Crown pastoral land and to establish a system for reviewing the tenure of Crown land.The Act lays down provisions for pastoral leases and occupation licences, and for the management of reviewable land. The text also specifies duties and powers of the Minister of Conservation which may approve proposals and plans for the designation of land to be restored to or retained in full Crown ownership and control as conservation areas, reserves, etc. or land that may be disposed of to any person.The Act promotes the management of Crown land in a way that is ecologically sustainable and enables the protection of significant inherent values of Crown land. The Act further makes amendments of various Acts as specified in the two Schedules.

Amends: Land Act 1948 (No. 64 of 1948). (2016-10-17)

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