Maori Reserved Land Act (No. 38 of 1955). Country/Territory New Zealand Document type Legislation Date 1955 (2009) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Land & soil Keyword Land tenure Lease Ownership Court/tribunal Land valuation Traditional rights/customary rights Geographical area Asia and the Pacific, Australia and New Zealand, Oceania, South Pacific Entry into force notes This Act enters into force on 1 January 1956. Abstract The aim of this Act, consisting of 6 Parts and 3 Schedules, is to consolidate and amend the law relating to the administration of the lands comprised in Maori reserves, West Coast settlement reserves, and Maori townships, and to make provision in respect of certain other lands administered by the Maori Trustee. It is divided into the following Parts: General provisions applicable to reserved land (I); Succession to and disposal of beneficial interests in reserved land (II); Provisions with respect to leases of Maori reserves and township land (III); Provisions with respect to leases of settlement reserves (IV); General provisions with respect to leases of reserved land (V); General (VI). Land may be declared to be a Maori reserve and as such shall be vested in the Maori Trustee as freehold. The Trustee shall administer it in the interests of the beneficiaries, but does not have the power to sell reserved land, except under special circumstances. Part III sets out the jurisdiction of the Land Valuation Tribunal, whereas Part IV creates and sets out the jurisdiction of the Valuation Appeal Committee which shall hear objections to valuations. Full text English Website www.legislation.govt.nz References - Legislation Amended by Maori Reserved Land Amendment Act (No. 101 of 1997). Legislation | New Zealand | 1997 Keyword: Traditional rights/customary rights, Lease, Land tenure Source: FAO, FAOLEX Maori Reserved Land Amendment Act (No. 1 of 1998). Legislation | New Zealand | 1998 Keyword: Land valuation, Lease, Land tenure Source: FAO, FAOLEX