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Maori Land Amendment and Maori Land Claims Adjustment Act 1926 (1926 No 64).

País/Territorio
Nueva Zelandia
Tipo de documento
Legislación
Fecha
1926 (2013)
Fuente
FAO, FAOLEX
Título completo
An Act to further amend the laws relating to Maori lands, and to determine certain claims and disputes in relation to Maori lands, and to confer jurisdiction upon the Maori Land Court and the Maori Appellate Court and for other purposes.
Materia
Tierra y suelos, Agua
Palabra clave
Derecho de acceso Derechos tradicionales/derechos consuetudinarios Pueblos indígenas Tenencia de tierras Derechos de propiedad Terrenos públicos Derechos adquiridos/derechos preexistentes Clasificación/declasificación Aguas continentales
Área geográphica
Asia y Pacifico, Australia y Nueva Zelandia, Oceania, Pacífico Sur
Resumen

The Act has all its sections and schedules revoked except for Section 14, Bed of Lake Taupo vested in Crown. This section states that for the purpose of giving effect to an agreement entered into under the provisions of section 29 of the Maori Land Amendment and Maori Land Claims Adjustment Act 1924, it is hereby enacted that the bed of the lake known as Lake Taupo, and the bed of the Waikato River extending from Lake Taupo to and inclusive of the Huka Falls, together with the right to use the respective waters, are hereby declared to be the property of the Crown, freed and discharged from the Maori customary title (if any) or any other Maori freehold title. to the Maoris shall be reserved all islands situate in the said lake and not heretofore specifically alienated by the Maoris, together with the right of ingress, egress, and regress over the waters of such lake to any island. The Governor-General may also reserve any portion of the bed of the lake or any Crown lands on the border thereof for the use of Maoris, and may vest the management and control thereof in the Board hereinafter mentioned or in any trustee. The Act also recognizes that shall be reserved to the members of the Tuwharetoa tribe the right to fish for and catch for their own use any fish in the said lake that are indigenous to the said lake, but no such fish shall be sold except with the consent of the Board hereinafter mentioned. The sale of any such fish without consent shall be deemed to be unlawful, and any person who commits any such offence shall be liable on conviction to a penalty.

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