The Minister may, with
the consent of the Governor, within 3 months of the coming into operation of
this section exercise the power conferred by section 12(1) to declare an area
to be a permitted area notwithstanding that the initial proposal was not
published or was not referred to the Committee, any local government, any
public authority, or other person or body likely to be affected and that no
recommendation in relation thereto was received from the Committee, but
subsequent to the initial declaration of the area the provisions of section 12
shall apply to and in relation to any intended variation or cancellation of
that permitted area.
[Section 13 amended: No. 14 of 1996 s. 4.]