sec.54Declaration of coastal management districts

### sec.54 Declaration of coastal management districts An area within the coastal zone may, under a regulation, be declared as a coastal management district if the Minister considers the area requires protection or management. In addition, the Minister may, by written notice, declare an area to be a coastal management district, or part of an existing coastal management district, only if the Minister considers the area requires immediate protection or management. The notice is subordinate legislation and, unless it is earlier repealed, expires 6 months after it commences. A coastal management district may be assigned a name or number, or both. The chief executive must give public notice of the declaration of a coastal management district. The notice must be published in a newspaper circulating generally throughout the control district. s 54 amd 1999 No. 59 s 32 ; 2001 No. 93 ss 13 , 24 sch ; 2004 No. 48 s 8 ; 2011 No. 6 s 14 ; 2012 No. 25 s 195 sch (sec.54-ssec.1) An area within the coastal zone may, under a regulation, be declared as a coastal management district if the Minister considers the area requires protection or management. (sec.54-ssec.2) In addition, the Minister may, by written notice, declare an area to be a coastal management district, or part of an existing coastal management district, only if the Minister considers the area requires immediate protection or management. (sec.54-ssec.3) The notice is subordinate legislation and, unless it is earlier repealed, expires 6 months after it commences. (sec.54-ssec.5) A coastal management district may be assigned a name or number, or both. (sec.54-ssec.6) The chief executive must give public notice of the declaration of a coastal management district. (sec.54-ssec.7) The notice must be published in a newspaper circulating generally throughout the control district.