New Zealand Acts

NGĀTI HAUĀ CLAIMS SETTLEMENT ACT 2014 - SECT 56

56 Termination of overlay classification

1 The Governor-General may, by Order in Council made on the recommendation of the Minister of Conservation, declare that all or part of the overlay area is no longer subject to the overlay classification.

2 The Minister of Conservation must not make a recommendation for the purposes of subsection (1) unless—

a) the trustees and the Minister of Conservation have agreed in writing that the overlay classification is no longer appropriate for the relevant area; or

b) the relevant area is to be, or has been, disposed of by the Crown; or

c) the responsibility for managing the relevant area is to be, or has been, transferred to a different Minister of the Crown or the Commissioner of Crown Lands.

3 The Crown must take reasonable steps to ensure that the trustees continue to have input into the management of a relevant area if—

a) subsection (2)(c) applies; or

b) there is a change in the statutory management regime that applies to all or part of the overlay area.

4 The Minister of Conservation must ensure that an order under this section is published in the Gazette.

History: Section 56(4): inserted, on 28 October 2021, by section 3 of the Secondary Legislation Act 2021 (2021 No 7).