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Validation Court Empowering Act 1908

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Court may validate partition orders in Schedule.

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Validation Court Empowering Act 1908

Public Act		1908 No 256
Date of assent		10 October 1908

	Title
	Preamble.
1	Short Title.
2	Interpretation.
3	Court may validate partition orders in Schedule.
	Schedule

An Act to confer Further Jurisdiction in the Native Lands Validation Court.

Preamble.

WHEREAS the Native Land Court, in the supposed exercise of its ordinary jurisdiction, has on partition of the lands named in the Schedule hereto made certain orders in respect thereof: And whereas it is now alleged that the said Court exceeded its powers in making such orders: And whereas it is further alleged that the said orders are nevertheless just and equitable: And whereas it is expedient that the said orders should be dealt with as hereinafter provided:

Be it therefore enacted by the General Assembly of New Zealand in Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

1 Short Title.

This Act may be cited as the Validation Court Empowering Act, 1908.

2 Interpretation.

In this Act—

“Validation Court” means the Court constituted under the Native Land (Validation of Titles) Act, 1893, and its amendments.

3 Court may validate partition orders in Schedule.

(1.)

The Validation Court is hereby authorised and empowered, after due inquiry, to validate, vary, amend, or cancel all or any of the partition orders aforesaid relating to the lands enumerated in the Schedule hereto, or to make such other orders in lieu thereof as it may consider just and equitable.

Authority to register orders.

(2.)

Every decision, order, or judgment of the Validation Court made under the provisions of this Act shall be sufficient authority to the District Land Registrar to make all necessary entries or alterations on the register, or to issue certificates of title to give effect to such decision, order, or judgment.

Section 16 of Act No. 38 of 1893 not to apply.

(3.)

The provisions of section sixteen of the Native Land (Validation of Titles) Act, 1893, shall not apply to orders made under this Act.

Schedule

1.

Matakitaki.

2.

Te Kopi.

3.

Kawakawa.

4.

Manawatu-Kukutauaki No. 3, Section 2.

5.

Manawatu-Kukutauaki No. 7d, Section 2d.

6.

Paerau.

Validation Court Empowering Act 1908