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Settled Land Act 1884.

Country/Territory
Australia
Territorial subdivision
Tasmania
Document type
Legislation
Date
1884 (2008)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Long title
An Act for facilitating sales, leases, and other disposition of settled land, and for promoting the execution of improvements thereon.
Subject
Land & soil
Keyword
Land tenure Land-use planning Lease Agricultural development Dispute settlement
Geographical area
Asia and the Pacific, Australia and New Zealand, Indian Ocean, Oceania, South Pacific
Entry into force notes
This Act enters into force on the 1 January 1885.
Abstract

This Act, consisting of 58 sections divided into 15 Parts and completed by one Schedule, establishes measures for facilitating sales, leases, and other disposition of settled land, etc. Under the Act, “settlement” includes “an instrument or instruments which under this Act or the corresponding previous enactments is or are deemed to be or which together constitute a settlement, and a settlement which is deemed to have been made by any person or to be subsisting for the purposes of this Act”, what constitutes a settlement is defined under section 8. The Act defines the rights and powers of tenants for life (sects. 12-29 and Part II), including mining and building leases, provides for the procedure for the settlement of disputes (sects. 30-37), regulates investment for land improvements and addresses matters related to the sale and purchase of land. Section 58 of Part XV is repealed.

Full text
English
Website
www.thelaw.tas.gov.au