New Zealand Legislation: Acts

6 General policy

• (1) The Minister may approve statements of general policy for the implementation of this Act in any area or areas; and may from time to time amend any such statement in the light of changing circumstances or increased knowledge.

  (2) Nothing in any such general policy shall derogate from any provision in this Act or any other Act.

  (3) For the purposes of this section, sections 17B(3), 17B(4), and 17N of the Conservation Act 1987 shall, with any necessary modifications, apply with respect to such general policies, subject to the following provisions:

  • (a) In addition to the consultation required by section 17B(3)(a) of that Act, the Director-General shall also consult the Director-General of Agriculture and Fisheries, the Secretary for Transport, and the Secretary for the Environment before preparing any such policy:

  • (b) As soon as practicable after a draft policy is prepared under section 17B(3) of that Act, the Director-General shall send a copy of it to each of the persons referred to in paragraph (a) of this subsection:

  • (c) Before sending a draft policy to the Conservation Authority, the Director-General shall consider any comments made by the persons referred to in paragraph (a) of this subsection.

  Sections 6 to 13 were substituted, as from 10 April 1990, by section 53 Conservation Law Reform Act 1990 (1990 No 31).