Marine Farming Amendment Act 1977
Marine Farming Amendment Act 1977
Marine Farming Amendment Act 1977
Marine Farming Amendment Act 1977
Public Act |
1977 No 188 |
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Date of assent |
23 December 1977 |
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Contents
An Act to amend the Marine Farming Act 1971
BE IT ENACTED by the General Assembly of New Zealand in Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
1 Short Title
This Act may be cited as the Marine Farming Amendment Act 1977, and shall be read together with and deemed part of the Marine Farming Act 1971 (hereinafter referred to as the principal Act).
2 Requirements relating to structures and rafts
(1)
Section 30(2) of the principal Act is hereby amended by adding the following proviso:
“Provided that notwithstanding anything in the foregoing provisions of this subsection or in section 178 of the Harbours Act 1950,—
“(a)
The Minister of Transport may delegate to any Harbour Board his powers under the said section 178 in respect of any matter specified in this subsection, subject to such conditions as that Minister thinks fit; and
“(b)
So long as any such delegation continues in force, the plans required by this subsection to be lodged with the Secretary for Transport shall be prepared to the satisfaction of the Harbour Board and be lodged with the Harbour Board; and
“(c)
The references in the said section 178 to the Minister of Transport shall, in relation to the powers so delegated, be read as references to the Harbour Board; and
“(d)
The reference to the Minister in subsection (3) of this section shall, in relation to the structure to which the delegation applies, be read as a reference to that Harbour Board.”
(2)
Section 31(2) of the principal Act (as substituted by section 9(2) of the Marine Farming Amendment Act 1975) is hereby amended by adding the following proviso:
“Provided that notwithstanding anything in the foregoing provisions of this subsection or in section 178 of the Harbours Act 1950,—
“(a)
The Minister of Transport may delegate to any Harbour Board his powers under the said section 178 in respect of any matter specified in this subsection, subject to such conditions as that Minister thinks fit; and
“(b)
So long as any such delegation continues in force, the plans required by this subsection to be lodged with the Secretary for Transport shall be prepared to the satisfaction of the Harbour Board and be lodged with the Harbour Board; and
“(c)
The references in the said section 178 to the Minister of Transport shall, in relation to the powers so delegated, be read as references to the Harbour Board.”
3 Regulations
Section 48(1) of the principal Act is hereby amended by adding to paragraph (ja) (as inserted by section 6 of the Marine Farming Amendment Act 1976) the words “and prescribing fees payable in respect of any such inspection and of any application for such approval.”
This Act is administered in the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries.