This legislation has been repealed.
(1) An NRM group has
the power to do anything necessary, expedient or incidental to—
(a)
performing the functions of the NRM group under this or any other Act; or
(b)
assisting in the administration of this Act; or
(c)
furthering the objects of this Act.
(2) Without limiting
the operation of subsection (1)
(but subject to subsections (3)
and (4)), an NRM group may—
(a)
enter into any form of contract, agreement or arrangement; and
(b)
acquire, hold, deal with and dispose of real and personal property or any
interest in real or personal property; and
(c)
provide for the care, control, management, conservation or preservation of any
natural resource; and
(d)
assume the care, control or management, or undertake the maintenance or repair
of, any infrastructure; and
(e) seek
expert, technical or other advice on any matter from any person or such terms
and conditions as the NRM group thinks fit; and
(f)
carry out projects; and
(g) act
in conjunction with any other authority or person.
(3) An NRM group must
not, without the approval of the Minister—
(a)
undertake an activity with the object (or principal object) of securing a
profit; or
(b)
participate in any commercial or business activity.
(4) A regional NRM
board may, by instrument in writing given to an NRM group, limit or regulate
the powers of the NRM group with respect to its activities within the region
of the board.
(5) Subject to any
direction by a regional NRM board, an NRM group may undertake activities
outside its area.
(6) In this
section—
"project" includes any work, scheme, undertaking or other activity.