Biodiscovery Act 2004
sec.24Collection authority concerning land in new national park, special wildlife reserve or marine park
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sec.24 Collection authority concerning land in new national park, special wildlife reserve or marine park
This section applies if— land is dedicated as a national park or national park (scientific), or declared a special wildlife reserve, under the Nature Conservation Act 1992 ; and immediately before the dedication or declaration, a person held a collection authority that is inconsistent with the management principles under the Nature Conservation Act 1992 for the park or reserve. This section also applies if— land or water is declared under the Marine Parks Act 2004 as a marine park or the zoning of a marine park is changed; and immediately before the declaration or zoning change, a person held a collection authority that is inconsistent with that Act. On and from the dedication, declaration or zoning change, the collection authority continues, subject to this Act, for the period of its term that is unexpired. s 24 amd 2013 No. 55 s 175 sch 1 pt 2 ; 2016 No. 22 s 48 sch 1 ; 2019 No. 8 s 38 (sec.24-ssec.1) This section applies if— land is dedicated as a national park or national park (scientific), or declared a special wildlife reserve, under the Nature Conservation Act 1992 ; and immediately before the dedication or declaration, a person held a collection authority that is inconsistent with the management principles under the Nature Conservation Act 1992 for the park or reserve. (sec.24-ssec.2) This section also applies if— land or water is declared under the Marine Parks Act 2004 as a marine park or the zoning of a marine park is changed; and immediately before the declaration or zoning change, a person held a collection authority that is inconsistent with that Act. (sec.24-ssec.3) On and from the dedication, declaration or zoning change, the collection authority continues, subject to this Act, for the period of its term that is unexpired.
- (a) land is dedicated as a national park or national park (scientific), or declared a special wildlife reserve, under the Nature Conservation Act 1992 ; and
- (b) immediately before the dedication or declaration, a person held a collection authority that is inconsistent with the management principles under the Nature Conservation Act 1992 for the park or reserve.
- (a) land or water is declared under the Marine Parks Act 2004 as a marine park or the zoning of a marine park is changed; and
- (b) immediately before the declaration or zoning change, a person held a collection authority that is inconsistent with that Act.