The Palmerston North City Council (the Council) currently holds certain land under the Palmerston North Reserves Act 1922 (the former Act). Land held under the former Act cannot be sold. The Council wishes to be able to sell land for development if it becomes surplus to the Council’s requirements. This Bill provides the mechanism for this by amending the Palmerston North Reserves Empowering Act 1966 (the principal Act).

Clause by clause analysis

Clause 1 is the title clause.

Clause 2 provides that the Bill, when enacted, commences on the day after the date on which it receives the Royal assent.

Clause 3 provides that the Bill amends the principal Act.

Clause 4 sets out the Bill’s purpose, which is to provide for the sale of certain land if it becomes surplus to the Council’s requirements.

Clause 5 amends section 3 of the principal Act. The effect of the amendment is that the land described in Schedule 5 is vested in the Council under the principal Act, and is no longer subject to the provisions of the former Act.

Clause 6 inserts new Schedule 5 into the principal Act. This schedule describes the land that is vested in the Council under section 3.

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Palmerston North Reserves Empowering Amendment Bill

Local Bill

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	Explanatory note
1	Title
2	Commencement
3	Principal Act
4	Purpose
5	Section 3 amended
6	New Schedule 5 inserted
	Schedule 1 New Schedule 5 inserted

The Parliament of New Zealand enacts as follows:

1 Title

This Act is the Palmerston North Reserves Empowering Amendment Act 2021.

2 Commencement

This Act comes into force on the day after the date on which it receives the Royal assent.

3 Principal Act

This Act amends the Palmerston North Reserves Empowering Act 1966 (the principal Act).

4 Purpose

The purpose of this Act is to—

(a)

vest in the Palmerston North City Council the land described in the Schedule; and

(b)

enable the Council to sell that land if the land becomes surplus to the Council’s requirements.

5 Section 3 amended

In section 3, replace “Schedule 1 and Schedule 4” with “Schedules 1, 4, and 5”.

6 New Schedule 5 inserted

Insert the Schedule 5 set out in the Schedule of this Act as the fifth schedule to appear after the fourth schedule of the principal Act.

Schedule 1 New Schedule 5 inserted

s 6

Schedule 5 Land situated at corner of Fitzherbert Avenue and Park Road vested in Council

s 3

Description		Area	Register Book Volume and Folio (Wellington Registry)
Part Lots 1 and 2 DP 545 and Lots 3 and 4 DP 545		1.6032 hectares	941/84 (all)

Palmerston North Reserves Empowering Amendment Bill