Conservation Amendment Act 2000
Conservation Amendment Act 2000
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Conservation Amendment Act 2000
Conservation Amendment Act 2000
| Public Act | 2000 No 56 |
| Date of assent | 14 November 2000 |
Contents
The Parliament of New Zealand enacts as follows:
1 Title
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(1) This Act is the Conservation Amendment Act 2000.
(2) In this Act, the Conservation Act 1987 is called
“the principal Act”
.
2 Commencement
This Act comes into force on the day after the date on which it receives the Royal assent.
3 Restrictions on fishing
Section 26ZL(2) of the principal Act is amended by omitting the word
“Minister”
, and substituting the word“Director-General”
.
4 New section 26ZQA inserted
The principal Act is amended by inserting, after section 26ZQ, the following section:
“26ZQA Possessing certain kinds of fish without approval
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“(1) In this section, restricted fish means—
“(a) live grass carp; or
“(b) live silver carp.
“(2) The Minister of Conservation may approve a person's possession of restricted fish.
“(3) The following provisions apply when the approval of the Minister of Conservation is required under subsection (2):
“(a) the applicant must advertise, on at least 2 consecutive Saturdays in at least 1 newspaper circulating in the area concerned, the intention to possess the fish:
“(b) every advertisement under paragraph (a) must state that submissions or objections in respect of its subject-matter should be sent to the Director-General:
“(c) the Director-General may require an applicant to provide an environmental impact assessment report before the Minister grants approval.
“(4) A person who possesses restricted fish must have at least 1 of the following approvals relating to the person who possesses the fish and to the kind of fish the person possesses:
“(a) an approval under subsection (2):
“(b) an approval under section 26ZM(2):
“(c) an approval under section 26ZM(3).
“(5) Every person commits an offence, and is liable to a fine not exceeding $5,000, who, without reasonable cause, knowingly possesses restricted fish—
“(a) knowing that none of the approvals described in subsection (4) has been given; or
“(b) being reckless as to whether or not any of those approvals has been given.
“(6) Section 43B does not apply to an offence under subsection (5).”
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5 Regulations
Section 48(1)(m) of the principal Act is amended by omitting the words
“reimburse travelling”
, and substituting the words“pay travelling and other”
.
6 Powers of Director-General
Section 53(2) of the principal Act is amended by omitting the words
“but, in the case of a protected area, subject to the purposes for which it is held,”
.
Legislative history | |
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| 9 November 2000 | Divided from the Statutes Amendment Bill (No 7) as reported from the Justice and Electoral Committee (Bill 334-A2), third reading |
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