40Licences to remove gravel and stone, &c.

### 40 Licences to remove gravel and stone, &c. > > (1)  [*\[Section 40 Subsection (1) amended by No. 28 of 2015, s. 10, Applied:14 Sep 2015\]*](/view/html/inforce/2015-09-14/act-2015-028#GS10@Hpa@EN) [*\[Section 40 Subsection (1) amended by No. 33 of 2003, s. 10, Applied:18 Jun 2003\]*](/view/html/inforce/2003-06-18/act-2003-033#GS10@Hpa@EN) [*\[Section 40 Subsection (1) substituted by No. 45 of 1998, s. 65, Applied:31 Dec 2001\]*](/view/html/inforce/2001-12-31/act-1998-045#GS65@EN) The Minister may grant to any person a licence to remove natural materials from any Crown land that is not portfolio land, or for any other purpose that the Minister thinks fit, on such terms and conditions as the Minister may specify. > > > (1A)  [*\[Section 40 Subsection (1A) amended by No. 28 of 2015, s. 10, Applied:14 Sep 2015\]*](/view/html/inforce/2015-09-14/act-2015-028#GS10@Hpb@EN) [*\[Section 40 Subsection (1A) inserted by No. 33 of 2003, s. 10, Applied:18 Jun 2003\]*](/view/html/inforce/2003-06-18/act-2003-033#GS10@Hpb@EN) A Portfolio Minister may grant to any person a licence to remove natural materials from portfolio land, or for any other purpose that the Portfolio Minister thinks fit, on such terms and conditions as the Portfolio Minister may specify. > > > (2)  [*\[Section 40 Subsection (2) amended by No. 33 of 2003, s. 10, Applied:18 Jun 2003\]*](/view/html/inforce/2003-06-18/act-2003-033#GS10@Hpd@EN) [*\[Section 40 Subsection (2) amended by No. 33 of 2003, s. 10, Applied:18 Jun 2003\]*](/view/html/inforce/2003-06-18/act-2003-033#GS10@Hpc@EN) *\[Section 40 Subsection (2) amended by No. 25 of 1994, s. 45 and Sched. 3 \]*[*\[Section 40 Subsection (2) substituted by No. 45 of 1998, s. 65, Applied:31 Dec 2001\]*](/view/html/inforce/2001-12-31/act-1998-045#GS65@EN) The Minister or Portfolio Minister, as the case may be, must not grant a licence in respect of any Crown land reserved as a public reserve for which there is a management plan unless the Minister or Portfolio Minister is satisfied that the protection, use and development of that land under the licence – > > > > > > (a) will be in accordance with the management plan; and > > > > > > > (b) will be consistent with the resource management and planning system objectives. > > > (3)  [*\[Section 40 Subsection (3) amended by No. 33 of 2003, s. 10, Applied:18 Jun 2003\]*](/view/html/inforce/2003-06-18/act-2003-033#GS10@Hpf@EN) [*\[Section 40 Subsection (3) amended by No. 33 of 2003, s. 10, Applied:18 Jun 2003\]*](/view/html/inforce/2003-06-18/act-2003-033#GS10@Hpe@EN) [*\[Section 40 Subsection (3) inserted by No. 45 of 1998, s. 65, Applied:31 Dec 2001\]*](/view/html/inforce/2001-12-31/act-1998-045#GS65@EN) The Minister or Portfolio Minister, as the case may be, must not grant a licence in respect of any Crown land reserved as a public reserve for which there is not a management plan unless the Minister or Portfolio Minister is satisfied that the protection, use and development of that land under the licence will be consistent with – > > > > > > (a) the purposes for which that land was reserved as a public reserve; and > > > > > > > (b) the management objectives specified in [Schedule 4](#JS4@EN) ; and > > > > > > > (c) the resource management and planning system objectives.