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Conservation Act 1987

Marginal strips

24A: Power to reduce width of marginal strip

You could also call this:

"The Minister can make a marginal strip smaller if it's at least 3 metres wide and won't hurt its purpose."

The Minister can reduce the width of a marginal strip along the sea, a lake, a river, or a stream. You need to know that the Minister can do this if they think the strip's value will not be reduced, and it must be at least 3 metres wide. The Minister must consider the purposes specified in section 24C when making this decision.

If the land is along a river or stream, the Minister can reduce the width of the marginal strip if the river or stream bed is at least 3 metres wide and the land is not more than 2 hectares. The Minister can make this decision at any time before the Crown disposes of the land, as long as they are satisfied that the strip's value will not be diminished, according to the purposes in section 24C.

The Minister's decision is based on whether the reduced width will affect the purposes outlined in section 24C, and they must make this decision before the Crown sells or gives away the land.

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Part 4AMarginal strips

24APower to reduce width of marginal strip

  1. Notwithstanding section 24, in the case of a marginal strip extending along and abutting the landward margin of the sea or a lake, the Minister may, at any time before the disposition by the Crown of the land adjoining the marginal strip, approve the reduction of the width of the strip to not less than 3 metres if he or she is satisfied that its value in terms of the purposes specified in section 24C will not be diminished.

  2. Notwithstanding section 24, in the case of land extending along and abutting the bed of a river or stream where—

  3. the bed is not less than 3 metres in width; and
    1. the land (including the marginal strip) contains not more than 2 hectares,—
        1. the Minister may, at any time before the disposition by the Crown of the land, approve the reduction of the width of the strip to not less than 3 metres if he or she is satisfied that its value in terms of the purposes specified in section 24C will not be diminished.

      Notes
      • Section 24A: inserted, on , by section 15 of the Conservation Law Reform Act 1990 (1990 No 31).
      • Section 24A(1): amended, on , by section 10(1) of the Conservation Amendment Act 1996 (1996 No 1).
      • Section 24A(2): added, on , by section 10(2) of the Conservation Amendment Act 1996 (1996 No 1).