Australian Waste Lands Act 1855 (Qld)

Australian Waste Lands Act 1855

An Act to repeal the Acts of Parliament now in force respecting the disposal of the waste lands of the Crown in Her Majesty's Australian Colonies, and to make other provision in lieu thereof

1 [Repealed]

2 [Repealed]

3 Powers of the repealed Acts continued for certain purposes in this country The powers vested by the said Acts hereby repealed in Her Majesty, the Treasury, and the Colonial Land and Emigration Commissioners respectively, shall continue so far as regards the appropriation and application of moneys which may be received from the said colonies respectively under and by virtue of the provisions of the said Acts or either of them. Editor's note— The Act of the sixth year of the reign of Her Majesty Queen Victoria ch 36 intituled 'An Act for regulating the sale of waste lands belonging to the Crown in the Australian Colonies' and the Act of the tenth year of the reign of Her Majesty Queen Victoria ch 104 intituled 'An Act to amend an Act for regulating the sale of waste land belonging to the Crown in the Australian Colonies and to make further provision for the management thereof'.

4 Power to amend or repeal orders in council It shall be lawful for the legislature of any colony in which the repeal of the said Act of the tenth year of Her Majesty shall have taken effect to repeal, alter, or amend any order in council made under authority of the said Act, and affecting such colony; but subject, nevertheless, so far as respects the Colonies of New South Wales and Victoria respectively, to the provisions in the said Acts of this session for the preservation and enabling the fulfilment of contracts, promises, and engagements made by or on behalf of Her Majesty with respect to lands situate in such respective colonies; and, until so repealed, and subject to any such alteration or amendments, every such order in council shall have the same force and effect as if this Act had not been passed.