Fisheries Act 1996

Miscellaneous provisions - Provisions relating to notices

310: Southern scallop enhancement programmes

You could also call this:

"Helping to improve the southern scallop fishery through special programmes"

You can develop a programme to help the southern scallop fishery. You need to talk to the Minister and other people who have an interest in the fishery first. This includes Maori, environmental, commercial, and recreational groups. You cannot start your programme without the Minister's written approval. The Minister can say yes, but also add conditions and a fee. They will also say who is in charge of the programme. The Minister can review and change your programme at any time. If you do not follow the conditions or the programme does not work, the Minister can cancel it. They can also recommend removing the scallops from the Schedule 3 list, following section 14. The Minister can still make decisions to help the fishery, even if you have a programme. This is done under Part 3 of the law.

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Part 16Miscellaneous provisions
Provisions relating to notices

310Southern scallop enhancement programmes

Any person or organisation may develop an enhancement programme for the southern scallop fishery, after consultation with the Minister and such other persons or organisations as the Minister considers to be representative of the classes of persons having an interest in the southern scallop fishery, including Maori, environmental, commercial, and recreational interests.
No enhancement programme developed under subsection (1) shall be implemented in the southern scallop fishery, or varied, without the prior written approval of the Minister of Fisheries, which approval may be given subject to such conditions as the Minister may specify, and the payment of such fee (if any) as the Minister may impose for the purpose of approving the enhancement programme, and shall specify the person or organisation who shall be responsible for the implementation of the enhancement programme.
Any enhancement programme approved under this section may be reviewed by the Minister and varied, from time to time, with the further approval of the Minister granted under subsection (2).
Where the person or organisation responsible for implementation of the enhancement programme fails to implement the approved enhancement programme in accordance with any conditions the Minister has specified in giving his or her approval under subsection (2), or where, in the opinion of the Minister, the enhancement programme, once implemented, fails to enhance the fishery, the Minister may cancel the enhancement programme, in whole or in part, and, upon cancellation in whole, the Minister may recommend the removal of the stock from Schedule 3 in accordance with section 14.
Nothing in any enhancement programme prevents the Minister from taking any sustainability measure under Part 3 in respect of the southern scallop fishery.