Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) Act 2011

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Rights under customary marine title

60 Scope and effect of customary marine title

(1)

Customary marine title—

(a)

provides an interest in land, but does not include a right to alienate or otherwise dispose of any part of a customary marine title area; and

(b)

provides only for the exercise of the rights listed in section 62 and described in sections 66 to 93; and

(c)

has effect on and from the effective date.

(2)

A customary marine title group—

(a)

may use, benefit from, or develop a customary marine title area (including derive commercial benefit) by exercising the rights conferred by a customary marine title order or agreement, but is not exempt from obtaining any relevant resource consent, permit, or approval that may be required under another enactment for the use and development of that customary marine title area; and

(b)

is not liable for payment, in relation to the customary marine title area, of—

(i)

coastal occupation charges imposed under section 64A of the Resource Management Act 1991; or

(ii)

royalties for sand and shingle imposed by regulations made under the Resource Management Act 1991.

(3)

A customary marine title group may—

(a)

delegate the rights conferred by a customary marine title order or an agreement in accordance with tikanga; or

(b)

transfer a customary marine title order or an agreement in accordance with tikanga.