Land Act, 1939
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Extension of the power of the Land Commission to confer water-rights. |
56.—The powers conferred on the Land Commission by section 38 (which relates to the conferring of water-rights) of the Land Act, 1931 , in relation to water-sources on land sold or agreed to be sold under the Land Purchase Acts are hereby extended to and shall be exercisable in relation to water-sources (within the meaning of the said section) on lands not so sold or agreed to be sold, and for that purpose— | |
(a) the words “sold or agreed to be sold under the Land Purchase Acts” shall be deemed to be omitted from sub-section (1) of the said section 38 , and | ||
(b) the words “so sold or agreed to be sold” in the said sub-section (1) shall be construed as referring to a sale or agreement for sale under the Land Purchase Acts. |