(1) A zoning plan made or purportedly made under the Marine Parks Act 1982 and providing for the reclamation of tidal land in a marine park under a permission issued under that Act (the zoning plan) is taken to be, and to always have been, validly made.
(2) A permission issued or purportedly issued under the zoning plan before the commencement of this section and authorising the reclamation of tidal land in the park is taken to be, and to always have been, validly given.
(3) A reference in subsection (1) or (2) to a zoning plan or permission is a reference to a zoning plan made, or a permission issued, by the chief executive within the meaning of the Marine Parks Act 1982.