Crown Minerals Act 1991

Permits, access to land, and other matters - Permits, access to land, and title notations - Access to land for minimum impact activity

49A: Entry on to Schedule 6 land for minimum impact activity

You could also call this:

"Entering Schedule 6 land for activities with little environmental impact"

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You can enter land listed in Schedule 6 for a minimum impact activity. This land is called Schedule 6 land. You must follow the rules in section 49 before you enter. You need to make sure you have talked to the person or group who owns the minerals in the land. This is required if the land is still owned by that person or group. The land can be affected by the Ngāti Pāoa Claims Settlement Act 2025. You have to comply with section 49 and make reasonable efforts to consult the owner of the minerals. This is a requirement before you can enter the Schedule 6 land for a minimum impact activity.

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49: Entry on land for minimum impact activity, or

"Entering land for activities with little environmental impact"

50: Entry on special classes of land for minimum impact activity, or

"Entering special land for activities with minimal environmental impact requires owner consent."

Part 1BPermits, access to land, and other matters
Permits, access to land, and title notations: Access to land for minimum impact activity

49AEntry on to Schedule 6 land for minimum impact activity

This section applies to the land described in Schedule 6 (Schedule 6 land).
If a permit holder or any person authorised under section 49 seeks to enter any Schedule 6 land for the purpose of carrying out a minimum impact activity, before entry is made the permit holder or person must—
comply with section 49; and
ensure that reasonable efforts have been made to consult the person or body in whom, or to which, the minerals are vested or transferred by or under an Act referred to in subsection (3), as long as the Schedule 6 land concerned continues to be owned by the person or body.

The Act is the Ngāti Pāoa Claims Settlement Act 2025.

Notes

Section 49A: inserted, on 13 November 2025, by section 169(6) of the Ngāti Pāoa Claims Settlement Act 2025 (2025 No 61).