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(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 (except subsections (1) and (2)) 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 responsible chief executive, 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 3A to 3D were inserted, as from 10 April 1990, by section 107 Conservation Law Reform Act 1990 (1990 No 31).
Subsection (3)(a) was amended, as from 1 July 1995, by section 6(1) Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries (Restructuring) Act 1995 (1995 No 31) by substituting the reference to the “responsible chief executive”
for the reference to the Director-General of Agriculture and Fisheries.