State Property Act, 1954
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Other powers of State authorities in relation to State land other than that mentioned in the First Schedule. |
11.—(1) The powers conferred by this section shall not be exercisable in respect of the State land mentioned in the First Schedule to this Act. | |
(2) A State authority may, in respect of State land for the time being vested in that State authority, do all or any of the following things— | ||
(a) grant to any person, on such terms and conditions as such State authority shall determine, a tenancy from year to year or for any lesser period; | ||
(b) grant to any person, on such terms and conditions and for such period as such State authority shall determine, a licence to occupy or to use or to occupy and use, either generally or in a particular manner or for a particular purpose, such State land; | ||
(c) grant, by way of licence or otherwise, to any person, on such terms and conditions and for such period as such State authority shall determine, any easement, profit-a-prendre or other right, privilege or liberty over, or in respect of, such State land, or any part thereof; | ||
(d) grant to any person, on such terms and conditions and for such period as such State authority shall determine, a right to raise, but from not more than twenty feet below the surface, and take and carry away from such State land any one or more of the following substances, namely, sand, gravel, stone, clay and turf; | ||
(e) surrender, on such terms (including the receipt or payment of money) as such State authority shall determine, any grant, lease, tenancy or licence under which such State land or any part thereof is held or occupied by or for the State; | ||
(f) accept a surrender, on such terms (including the receipt or payment of money) as such State authority shall determine, of any grant, lease, tenancy or licence under which such State land or any part thereof is held from the State or such State authority; | ||
(g) waive, release or vary any covenant or condition contained in any grant, lease, tenancy or licence (including a grant, lease, tenancy or licence made or granted before the operative date) of such State land or any part thereof, whether a breach of such covenant or condition has or has not taken place; | ||
(h) waive any breach (whether occasioning or not occasioning a forfeiture and whether committed before, on or after the operative date) of any covenant or condition contained in any grant, lease, tenancy or licence (including a grant, lease, tenancy or licence made or granted before the operative date) of such State land; | ||
(i) dedicate such State land or any part thereof for use by the public; | ||
(j) permit the public generally or any particular class or section of the public or the members of any particular association, club or organisation to have access to and to use such State land, either generally or for a particular purpose, on such terms and conditions as such State authority shall determine. | ||
(3) (a) Where a State authority permits the public generally or any particular class or section of the public or the members of any particular association, club or organisation to have access to and to use any State land vested in that State authority, that State authority may, if that State authority thinks fit, make bye-laws regulating such access and use. | ||
(b) If any person contravenes (by act or omission) any bye-law made under this subsection, such person shall be guilty of an offence under this subsection and shall be liable on summary conviction thereof to a fine not exceeding five pounds. |