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Conservation Act 1987

Specially protected areas

23A: Amenity areas

You could also call this:

“Special places that are protected and used for fun and appreciation”

When you are in an amenity area, it is managed in a way that protects its special natural and historic features. You can appreciate these features, and the area is also used for recreation. The people in charge make sure that the natural and historic resources are protected, and that you can enjoy the area while still keeping it safe.

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Part 4 Specially protected areas

23AAmenity areas

  1. Every amenity area shall be so managed—

  2. that its indigenous natural resources and its historic resources are protected; and
    1. subject to paragraph (a), to contribute to and facilitate people's appreciation of its indigenous natural resources and its historic resources; and
      1. subject to paragraphs (a) and (b), to foster the recreational attributes of the area.

        Notes
        • Section 23A: inserted, on , by section 8 of the Conservation Amendment Act 1996 (1996 No 1).