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IRRIGATION (LAND TENURE) ACT 1930 - SECT 40

40—Grant of sites for public, charitable, and other purposes

        (1)         The Governor may at any time, on the application in writing of the lessee of any land within an irrigation area, grant any of the land comprised in his lease—

            (a)         to any corporation, or to trustees, to be used as a site for a school, church, chapel, institute, or hospital, or for any other public or charitable purpose whatsoever;

            (b)         to the lessee, or his nominee, to be used as a site for a blacksmith's shop, carpenter's shop, mill, store, or post office, or for any other purpose approved by the Governor:

Provided that—

                  (i)         the land granted for any one of such purposes does not exceed 0.41 hectares;

                  (ii)         such security as the Governor thinks proper is given to the Governor to secure that the land will be used for one of such purposes.

        (2)         The lessee shall, at or before making his application, pay to the Treasurer as purchase-money for the land such sum as is agreed upon between him and the Minister, or, failing agreement, as is fixed by valuation.

        (3)         After the grant the lease shall be read as if the land comprised in the grant had been expressly excepted from the operation of the lease.



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