“alternative official geographic names means any 2 or more alternative official geographic names for the same geographic feature or Crown protected area”.

• “(iv) alternative official geographic names”.

“Requirement to notify Board if name discontinued

“31A Requirement to notify Board if name of Crown protected area discontinued

• “(1) The Minister of Conservation must, as soon as is reasonably practicable, notify the Board if the name assigned to a Crown protected area in accordance with this subpart is discontinued—

  • “(a)  because the area—

    • “(i) has ceased to be a Crown protected area; or

    • “(ii) has been included in another Crown protected area; or

  • “(b) for any other reason.

  “(2) On receipt of notification under subsection (1), the Board must remove the name of the Crown protected area from the list of official geographic names in the Gazetteer.”

• “(1A) If 2 or more alternative official geographic names exist for the same geographic feature or Crown protected area, the use of any 1 of those names, or all of those names, is sufficient to comply with subsection (1).”