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Fisheries Act 1996

Aquaculture - Aquaculture agreements and compensation declarations

186ZD: Interpretation

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When you read this part of the law, some words have special meanings. You need to know what these words mean to understand the law. An aquaculture agreement is one or more documents that contain the necessary consents, as stated in section 186ZF. A compensation declaration is a statutory declaration that says compensation has been provided to all affected quota owners, as stated in sections 186ZN and 186ZQ. A pre-request aquaculture agreement is one or more documents that contain the necessary consents, as stated in section 186ZM. These meanings help you understand the law about aquaculture. You can follow the links to learn more about each section. The law uses these special meanings to make things clear.

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Part 9AAquaculture
Aquaculture agreements and compensation declarations

186ZDInterpretation

  1. In this subpart, unless the context otherwise requires,—

    aquaculture agreement means 1 or more documents, in the approved form, containing the consents required under section 186ZF

      compensation declaration means a statutory declaration to the effect that compensation has been provided, in accordance with sections 186ZN and 186ZQ, to all affected quota owners

        pre-request aquaculture agreement means 1 or more documents, in the approved form, containing the consents required under section 186ZM.

        Notes
        • Section 186ZD: substituted, on , by section 13 of the Fisheries Amendment Act 2011 (2011 No 68).
        • Section 186ZD proposed aquaculture activity: repealed, on , by section 6 of the Resource Management (Natural and Built Environment and Spatial Planning Repeal and Interim Fast-track Consenting) Act 2023 (2023 No 68).
        • Section 186ZD reservation: repealed, on , by section 6 of the Resource Management (Natural and Built Environment and Spatial Planning Repeal and Interim Fast-track Consenting) Act 2023 (2023 No 68).