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Conservation Act 1987

Conservation areas

16: Disposal of conservation areas

You could also call this:

"Selling or getting rid of protected nature areas must follow special rules"

When it comes to getting rid of conservation areas, you need to follow the rules in the Conservation Act 1987. The rules say that no conservation area can be disposed of except in accordance with this Act, but you can still grant leases, licences, or easements over these areas. This rule does not follow the State-Owned Enterprises Act 1986 and is subject to the Public Works Act 1981.

You can grant leases, licences, or easements over conservation areas under the Conservation Act 1987. This means you can give someone permission to use the area for a certain purpose, like farming or building.

Some rules in the Public Works Act 1981 do not apply to conservation areas, so you do not have to follow those rules when disposing of these areas.

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Part 3Conservation areas

16Disposal of conservation areas

  1. Notwithstanding anything in the State-Owned Enterprises Act 1986 but subject to the Public Works Act 1981, no conservation area or interest in a conservation area shall be disposed of except in accordance with this Act.

  2. Nothing in subsection (1) restricts or prevents the granting under this Act of a lease, licence, or easement over any conservation area.

  3. Nothing in section 42 of the Public Works Act 1981 applies to the disposal of any conservation area or interest in a conservation area.

Notes
  • Section 16(1): substituted, on , by section 10 of the Conservation Law Reform Act 1990 (1990 No 31).
  • Section 16(3): added, on , by section 4 of the Conservation Amendment Act 1994 (1994 No 108).