New Zealand Legislation: Acts

11 Particular powers of Director-General in relation to marine reserves

• Without limiting the generality of section 9 of this Act, the Director-General may do all or any of the following:

  • (a) Manage reserves in the interests of the conservation, propagation, and preservation of species, and ensure the protection and wellbeing of marine life of reserves:

  • (b) Authorise the taking for scientific purposes of any specimens of marine life or material in any reserve, and prescribe the conditions of such taking and retention or disposal of those specimens or for their return to any reserve:

  • (c) Take such steps as may be necessary to ensure the continued welfare of any reserve in the interests of scientific study of marine life and for the enjoyment of the reserve by the public.

  Section 11 was substituted, as from 1 September 1972, by section 6(1) Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries Amendment Act 1972 (1972 No 3).

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