New Zealand Legislation: Acts

21 Purpose of this Part

• The purpose of this Part is to—

  • (a) Provide for the granting of concessions to authorise wild animal recovery operations on certain land; and

  • (b) Apply the provisions of Part 3B of the Conservation Act 1987 for the purpose of granting those concessions; and

  • (c) In applying Part 3B of the Conservation Act 1987, require the Minister to have regard to—

    • (i) The provisions of the Act under which the land concerned is held; and

    • (ii) The purposes for which that land is held; and

    • (iii) The purposes of this Act.

  The original subsection (1) was amended, as from 14 December 1979, by section 8(a) Wild Animal Control Amendment Act 1979 (1979 No 146) by substituting the words “for the purposes of wild animal recovery” for the words “and to use aircraft for the purpose of hunting or killing wild animals for the recovery thereof”.

  The words “warranted officer” in the original subsection (6)(e) were substituted, as from 1 April 1987, for the words “Forest Officer” pursuant to section 65(1) Conservation Act 1987 (1987 No 65). See also section 2(2) Forests Act 1949 (1949 No 19) as to an earlier amendment of this term.

  The proviso to the original subsection (7) was omitted, as from 1 April 1987, by section 65(1) Conservation Act 1987 (1987 No 65).

  Part 2 (comprising sections 21 to 23) was substituted, as from 1 October 1999, for the previous Part 2 (comprising sections 21 to 26) by section 9 Wild Animal Control Amendment Act 1997 (1997 No 80).