National Parks Amendment Act, 2010

National Parks Amendment Act 2010 Public Act 2010 No 73 Date of assent 6 July 2010 Commencement see section 2 Contents Page 1 Title 1 2 Commencement 1 3 Principal Act amended 1 4 Interpretation 2 5 New section 51A inserted 2 51A Other activities in parks 2 The Parliament of New Zealand enacts as follows: 1 Title This Act is the National Parks Amendment Act 2010. 2 Commencement This Act comes into force on the day after the date on which it receives the Royal assent. 3 Principal Act amended This Act amends the National Parks Act 1980. 1 http://www.legislation.govt.nz/pdflink.aspx?id=DLM36962 s 4 National Parks Amendment Act 2010 2010 No 73 4 Interpretation Section 2 is amended by repealing the definition of foreshore and substituting the following definition: “foreshoremeans any land covered and uncovered by the flow and ebb of the tide at mean spring tides”. 5 New section 51A inserted The following section is inserted after section 51: “51A Other activities in parks “(1) TheMinistermay do, or authorise a person to do, any thing that the Minister considers appropriate for the proper and benefi cial management, administration, and control of a park. “(2) If there is a management plan for the park, the Minister must not do, or authorise a person to do, any thing that is inconsist ent with the management plan. “(3) If theMinister authorises a person to do any thing, theMinister may impose any terms and conditions the Minister considers appropriate in the circumstances, including a condition requir ing the payment of fees.” Legislative history 29 June 2010 Divided from Statutes Amendment Bill by committee of the whole House, third reading 6 July 2010 Royal assent This Act is administered by the Department of Conservation. 12 Wellington, New Zealand: Published under the authority of the New Zealand Government—2010 2 http://www.legislation.govt.nz/pdflink.aspx?id=DLM36968 http://www.legislation.govt.nz/pdflink.aspx?id=DLM38234