(1) A
"lease entitlement" is an entitlement to be granted a lease to satisfy an
entitlement under the 1985 Land Holding Act .
(2) A lease entitlement exists
if all of the following circumstances apply—
(a) a person made an
application under the 1985 Land Holding Act , section 5 to be granted a lease
under the authority of that Act within a trust area (the
"trust area" for the lease entitlement);
(b) the application for the lease
was made on or after 15 June 1985 but on or before 20 December 1991;
(c) the
application for the lease was exhibited in the way, and for the period,
required under the 1985 Land Holding Act , section 6 (1) (a) ;
(d) either of
the following has happened—
(i) the trustee council for the application
approved the granting of the lease, whether or not notification of the
approval was given under the 1985 Land Holding Act , section 6 (1) (b) ;
(ii)
the appeal tribunal approved the granting of the lease;
(e) the lease was
never granted under the 1985 Land Holding Act .
(3) The
"holder" of a lease entitlement is the person who, when the granting of the
lease was approved under the 1985 Land Holding Act , was the applicant under
that Act for the grant.
(4) In this section—
"appeal tribunal" means an appeal tribunal as constituted under the 1985 Land
Holding Act .
