Scenery Preservation Act 1903

Scenery Preservation Act
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Status: Repealed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]

See also

• Environment of New Zealand
• Conservation in New Zealand

References

1. "Scenery Preservation Act 1903 (3 EDW VII 1903 No 54)". www.nzlii.org. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
2. "Our picturesque heritage: 100 years" (PDF). Department of Conservation. 2003.
3. "The Scenery Preservation Amendment Act, 1906" (PDF).
4. "The Scenery Preservation Act, 1908" (PDF).
5. "Scenery Preservation Amendment Act, 1910" (PDF).
6. "Scenery Preservation Amendment Act, 1926" (PDF).
7. "Reserves and Domains Act 1953 (1953 No 69)". www.nzlii.org. Retrieved 6 April 2017.

Further reading

• Tony Nightingale and Paul Dingwall, Our picturesque heritage: 100 years of scenery preservation in New Zealand, Department of Conservation, Wellington, 2003