Local Legislation Act 1985

1: Short Title
This Act may be cited as the Local Legislation Act 1985.
2: Auckland Harbour Board: authorising lease of Ferry Building
1: Notwithstanding section 144 of the Harbours Act 1950, the Auckland Harbour Board—
a: may—
i: at such rent and upon such terms and conditions as it thinks fit; and
ii: without offering a lease for public application or ballot, or selling a lease by public auction or tender,— grant to any person it thinks fit a lease of the land described in subsection (2), or any buildings situated on it, or both:
b: may grant such a lease taking effect in possession more than 6 months after its granting:
c: may enter into a contract to grant such a lease that is not to be executed, and take effect in possession, within 6 months of the making of that contract.
2: The said land comprises all that part of the bed of the Waitemata Harbour containing 1 031m 2 A
3: Auckland Harbour Board and Birkenhead City Council: authorising lease to Northcote and Birkenhead Yacht Club
1: Notwithstanding section 144 of the Harbours Act 1950, the Auckland Harbour Board may at any time within 12 months of the commencement of this Act—
a: at such rent and upon such terms and conditions as it thinks fit; and
b: without offering a lease for public application or ballot, or selling a lease by public auction or tender,— grant to the Birkenhead City Council a lease of the land first described in subsection (4).
2: Notwithstanding section 231 Reserves Act 1977
a: at such rent and upon such terms and conditions as it thinks fit; and
b: without offering a lease or sublease for public application or ballot, or selling a lease or sublease by public auction or tender,— grant to the Northcote and Birkenhead Yacht Club Incorporated a lease of the land secondly described in subsection (4) and a sublease of the land first described in that subsection.
3: Any lease granted under subsection (1) shall, notwithstanding its terms, be determined—
a: if, within the period of 12 months after the commencement of this Act, the Birkenhead Borough Council has not granted a lease and sublease under subsection (3), upon the expiration of that period:
b: upon the determination of any such lease or sublease.
4: The said land comprises first all that part of the bed of the Waitemata Harbour containing 115m 2 A 2
4: Havelock North Borough Council: validation of excessive special rate
Notwithstanding that the special rate on the land value of all rateable property in the Borough of Havelock North of 0.41 cents in the dollar resolved to be made and levied in respect of the year that ended with 31 March 1982 by the Havelock North Borough Council at a duly notified meeting held on 29 June 1981 was invalid by virtue of its exceeding the limit imposed by section 47(1) of the Local Authorities Loans Act 1956,—
a: the said rate is hereby validated and deemed to have been lawfully made:
b: all actions of the said Council in levying and collecting the said rate are hereby validated and deemed to have been lawful:
c: all money received by the said Council in payment of the said rate is hereby deemed to have been lawfully paid to and received by it:
d: such part of the said rate as has not yet been paid to the said Council is hereby deemed to be lawfully payable, and capable of being collected as if it had always been lawfully payable.
5: Wellington City Council: authorising lease to Public
Trust
1: Notwithstanding section 231
a: at such rent and upon such terms and conditions as it thinks fit; and
b: without offering a lease for public application or ballot, or selling a lease by public auction or public tender,— grant to Public Trust
2: The said land comprises all that parcel of land situated in the City of Wellington containing 1 150m 2 Section 5 heading amended 1 March 2002 section 152(1) Public Trust Act 2001 (2001 No 100). Section 5(1) amended 1 March 2002 section 152(1) Public Trust Act 2001 (2001 No 100).