(1) The purpose of a conservation management plan under this section is to establish objectives for the management of a marine mammal sanctuary or sanctuaries.
(2) For the purposes of this section, sections 17E (except subsections (1), (4), (6), and (7)), 17G, 17H, 17I, and 17N of the Conservation Act 1987 shall, with any necessary modifications, apply with respect to conservation management plans under this section, subject to the following provisions:
(a) In addition to the consultation required by section 17F(a) of that Act (as applied by section 17G(1) of that Act), the Director-General shall also consult the responsible chief executive, the Secretary for Transport, and all regional councils within the meaning of the Local Government Act 2002 that are affected:
(b) In addition to the notification required by section 17F(a) of that Act (as so applied), the Director-General shall also send a copy of the draft plan to the responsible chief executive, the Secretary for Transport, and all such affected regional councils:
(c) Before sending the plans to the Boards affected, the Director-General shall consider any comments made by the responsible chief executive, the Secretary for Transport, and all such regional councils that are affected.
Sections 3A to 3D were inserted, as from 10 April 1990, by section 107 Conservation Law Reform Act 1990 (1990 No 31).
Subsection (2) was amended, as from 25 November 1994, by section 2 Marine Mammals Protection Act 1994 (1994 No 111) by inserting the expression “17H, 17I,”
.
Subsection (2)(a) was amended, as from 1 July 2003, by section 262 Local Government Act 2002 (2002 No 84), by substituting the words “all regional councils within the meaning of the Local Government Act 2002 that are affected”
for the words “all affected regional councils constituted under the Local Government Act 1974”
. See sections 273 to 314 of that Act as to the savings and transitional provisions.
Subsection (2)(c) was amended, as from 1 July 2003, by section 262 Local Government Act 2002 (2002 No 84), by substituting the words “regional councils that are affected”
for the words “affected regional councils”
. See sections 273 to 314 of that Act as to the savings and transitional provisions.
Section 3D 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.