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Land Settlement and Development Board (Repeal) Act


Published: 1954

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Land Settlement and Development (CAP. 238 1
Board (Rebeall

CHAPTER 238

THE LAND SETTLEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT
BOARD (REPEAL) ACT

Arrangement of Sections
Section

1. Short title.
2. Interpretation.
3. Disposal of lands of the Board.
4. Moveable property of Board.
5. Leases and tenancy agreements.
6. Contracts.
7. Liabilities.
8. General power to make orders for disposal of the Fund

and transfer of the undertaking.

LAWS OF ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA

Land Settlement and Development (CAP. 238 3
Board (Repeal)

LAND SETTLEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT BOARD
(REPEAL)

An Act to repeal the Land Settlement and Development
Board Act 1946, and to make provision in respect of the
properties, rights and liabilities of the Board established by
that Act.

1. This Act may be cited as the Land Settlement and Short title,
Development Board (Repeal) Act.

2. In this Act- Interpretation.

"Board" means the Board established under the provi-
sions of section 3 of the Land Settlement and
Development Board Act, 1946; 711946.

"Fund" means the Fund established under the provi-
sions of section 11 of the Land Settlement and
Development Board Act, 1946.

3. All lands which, immediately prior to the coming Disposal of lands
of the Board.

into force of this Act, were owned in fee simple by the Board
shall be deemed, on such coming into force, to have been
surrendered to and to have vested absolutely in the Crown.

4. All moveable property of the Board to which the Moveable
property of

Cabinet may direct that this section shall apply shall be ~ ~ ~ ~ d .
deemed, on the coming into force of this Act, to have been
transferred to, and to have become the property of, the
Government.

5. The benefit and burden of all leases and tenancy Leases and
tenancy

agreements in which the Board was tenant, immediately prior agreements.
to the coming into force of this Act, shall be deemed, on
such coming into force, to have been transferred from the
Board to the Government.

LAWS OF ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA

4 CAP. 238) Land Settlement and Development
Board (Repeal)

Contracts. 6. The benefit and the burden of any contract made
by the Board and in force immediately prior to the coming
into force of this Act, being a contract to which the Cabinet
may direct that this section shall apply, shall, on such com-
ing into force, be deemed to have been transferred from the
Board to the Government.

Liabilities. 7. The Cabinet may direct that any liability of the
Board shall be deemed to have been transferred to, and
become the liability of, the Government.

General power to
make orders for

8. The Cabinet may by order make such provision
disposal of the as may appear to them expedient-
Fund and
transfer of the ( a ) for disposal of any sums remaining in the Fund
undertaking. at the commencement of this Act; and

( b ) for securing the transfer to the Government of
the undertaking, or any part thereof, of the Board and
for matters consequential thereon.