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River Boards Act, 1908.

Country/Territory
New Zealand
Document type
Legislation
Date
1908 (2013)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Long title
An Act to consolidate certain enactments of the General Assembly relating to the constitution of River Boards and the construction of river works.
Subject
Water
Keyword
Inland waters River basin institution Expropriation Waterworks
Geographical area
Asia and the Pacific, Australia and New Zealand, Oceania, South Pacific
Abstract

This Act, consisting of 128 sections and three Schedules, stipulates that in every river district, a River Board shall be established. Every such Board shall be a Corporation under the name of “The (Stating the name) River Board”, having perpetual succession and a common seal, with power to purchase, take, hold, and transfer property, real and personal, and to sue and be sued in any Court, and to do and suffer all other acts and things which a body corporate may lawfully do and suffer.

Full text
English
Website
www.legislation.govt.nz