Environmental Offsets Act 2014
sec.31Recording of declared areas etc.
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sec.31 Recording of declared areas etc.
After the declaration of an environmental offset protection area, the chief executive must— record the declaration in the register mentioned in section 90 ; and give notice to the land registrar that the declaration has been made. The notice under subsection (1) (b) must— include particulars of the land within the area the subject of the declaration; and state that an environmental offset agreement and, if relevant, an offset delivery plan, exist in relation to the land. If the land registrar is given a notice under subsection (1) (b) about land within the area the subject of the declaration, the land registrar must keep a record in a way that a search of a register kept by the land registrar will show— the declaration has been made in relation to the land; and an environmental offset agreement and, if relevant, an offset delivery plan exist in relation to the land. No fee is payable in relation to the notice or the recording. Subsection (3) does not apply in relation to land within the area the subject of the declaration if a record may not be included in a register under the Land Act 1994 or the Land Title Act 1994 . (sec.31-ssec.1) After the declaration of an environmental offset protection area, the chief executive must— record the declaration in the register mentioned in section 90 ; and give notice to the land registrar that the declaration has been made. (sec.31-ssec.2) The notice under subsection (1) (b) must— include particulars of the land within the area the subject of the declaration; and state that an environmental offset agreement and, if relevant, an offset delivery plan, exist in relation to the land. (sec.31-ssec.3) If the land registrar is given a notice under subsection (1) (b) about land within the area the subject of the declaration, the land registrar must keep a record in a way that a search of a register kept by the land registrar will show— the declaration has been made in relation to the land; and an environmental offset agreement and, if relevant, an offset delivery plan exist in relation to the land. (sec.31-ssec.4) No fee is payable in relation to the notice or the recording. (sec.31-ssec.5) Subsection (3) does not apply in relation to land within the area the subject of the declaration if a record may not be included in a register under the Land Act 1994 or the Land Title Act 1994 .
- (a) record the declaration in the register mentioned in section 90 ; and
- (b) give notice to the land registrar that the declaration has been made.
- (a) include particulars of the land within the area the subject of the declaration; and
- (b) state that an environmental offset agreement and, if relevant, an offset delivery plan, exist in relation to the land.
- (a) the declaration has been made in relation to the land; and