Scenery Preservation Act | |
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New Zealand Parliament | |
Legislative history | |
Passed | 1903 |
Related legislation | |
Reserves and Domains Act 1953 | |
Status: Repealed |
The Scenery Preservation Act was an Act of Parliament passed in 1903 in New Zealand.
The Act provided up to £25,000 a year for compulsory purchase of land of scenic or historic interest, under the Public Works Act 1894. [1] It was introduced by Joseph Ward, Minister of Tourism and Publicity in the Liberal government, following campaigning by Leonard Cockayne and Harry Ell. [2] The Act was amended in 1906, [3] 1908, [4] 1910 [5] and 1926 [6] and replaced by the Reserves and Domains Act 1953. [7]