31   Acquisition of reserved lands

Note. Nothing in this clause is to be construed as requiring a public authority to acquire land—see section 27 (3) of the Act.

(1)  The owner of any land within Zone No 9 (a) may, by notice in writing, require the corporation to acquire that land.

(2)  Subject to subclause (3), on receipt of a notice referred to in subclause (1), the corporation, shall acquire by purchase the land to which the notice relates.

(3)  Where a person owns a parcel of land which is partly within Zone No 9 (a) and partly within any other zone, nothing in subclause (1) requires the corporation to acquire so much of the land within Zone No 9 (a) as could be required to be dedicated or transferred to the corporation as a condition of consent to the development of that part of the land within any other zone or otherwise under this Policy.

(4)  Land within Zone No 9 (a) may be developed for a purpose permissible in an adjoining zone with the consent of the Council, until that land is acquired by the Corporation.

(5)  (Repealed)

(6)  In considering whether to grant consent under subclause (4), the Council must take into consideration:

(a)  the effect of the proposed development on the costs of acquisition,

(b)  the imminence of acquisition,

(c)  the costs associated with the reinstatement of the land for the purposes for which it is reserved, and

(d)  the environmental consequences of the development.