(1) A person may
without the approval of the Commission lease or grant a licence to use or
occupy land for a term of any duration and otherwise than as a lot or lots if
that lease or licence —
(a)
belongs to a class of lease or licence for the time being approved under
subsection (3) in respect of the person; and
(b)
complies with such conditions as are imposed under subsection (3) in respect
of that person.
(2) A person may apply
to the Commission in writing for a class of lease or licence to use or occupy
land to be approved under subsection (3) in respect of that person.
(3) On receiving an
application made under subsection (2) the Commission may, having regard to
—
(a) the
nature of the interest proposed to be granted under leases or licences of the
class concerned; and
(b) the
classification or zoning of the land to which leases or licences of the class
concerned will relate; and
(c) the
proposed terms of leases or licences of the class concerned, whether for the
lives of the proposed lessees or licensees or for fixed periods; and
(d) the
anticipated number or frequency of leases or licences of the class concerned;
and
(e) such
matters other than those referred to in paragraphs (a), (b), (c) and (d) as
the Commission considers relevant,
approve the class of
lease or licence concerned in respect of the applicant for the purposes of
subsection (1), subject to such conditions as the Commission thinks fit to
impose in respect of that approval, or refuse to approve that class.
(4) The Commission may
at any time revoke or amend an approval given under subsection (3) by notice
in writing of that revocation or amendment served on the person in respect of
whom or which that approval was given.