(1)
The Minister may, in accordance with Part 3B of the Conservation Act 1987, grant a concession in respect of any reserve vested in the Crown, including any reserve controlled or managed by an administering body under any of sections 28, 29, 30, 35, and 36; and the said Part 3B shall apply as if references in that Part to a conservation area were references to such a reserve and with any other necessary modifications.
(2)
The Minister may impose a reasonable charge for the use of any facilities (other than a path or track) provided by the Minister in or in respect of any such reserve.
(3)
In the case of any concession over or in respect of a reserve controlled or managed by an administering body, any reference in the provisions referred to in subsection (1) to any conservation management strategy or conservation management plan shall be read as if it were a reference to a management plan approved under section 41.
(4)
A concessionaire of any part of any such reserve may, to the extent that the relevant concession document so provides, impose a reasonable charge for the use of any facility (other than a path or track) provided by the Minister in or in respect of any such reserve.
(5)
Any person who—
has, in accordance with any concession or other consent of the Minister, erected any structure or facility in any reserve; or
uses for camping sites or for parking places for vehicles any part of any reserve; or
carries on any activity in any reserve—
may, subject to the relevant conservation management strategy or conservation management plan (if any) and the terms and conditions (if any) of the concession document concerned, impose a reasonable charge in respect of access to or the use of structures, sites, or places, or the carrying on or products of the activity.
(6)
Nothing in this section authorises any person to do anything on or in respect of any private land.
(7)
This section does not apply to any permit granted under section 57 that authorises a person to enter a nature reserve or a permit granted under section 59 that authorises a person to enter a scientific reserve.
(8)
This section does not apply to any reserve vested in an administering body under section 26.
(9)
This section is subject to Part 2 of the Forests (West Coast Accord) Act 2000, in relation to land that is a reserve, or added to an existing reserve, as a result of a declaration under section 8(1) of that Act.
Section 59A: replaced, on 1 July 1996, by section 11(1) of the Reserves Amendment Act 1996 (1996 No 3).
Section 59A(9): inserted, on 21 October 2000, by section 22 of the Forests (West Coast Accord) Act 2000 (2000 No 45).