53BGame and Pest Management Trust Fund

#### 53B Game and Pest Management Trust Fund 53B Game and Pest Management Trust Fund > > (1) There is established in the Special Deposits Account an account called the Game and Pest Management Trust Fund (the Fund). > > > (2) Money in the Fund is under the control of the Minister and can be expended by the Minister only for the purposes authorised by this section. > > > (3) There is to be paid into the Fund— > > > > > (a) such percentage of the fees payable under this Act in connection with game hunting licences as the Minister determines from time to time, and > > > > > (b) any gift or bequest of money for the purposes of the Fund, and > > > > > (c) any money appropriated by Parliament for the purposes of the Fund or required by law to be paid into the Fund, and > > > > > (d) the proceeds of the investment of money in the Fund. > > > (4) The money in the Fund may be applied for any or all of the following purposes— > > > > > (a) carrying out research into game and feral animal control, > > > > > (b) funding the costs of enforcing compliance with the controls imposed under this Act on game hunting, > > > > > (c) funding the costs of the Game and Pest Management Advisory Board. > > > (5) The Minister may invest the money in the Fund— > > > > > (a) if the Minister is a GSF agency for the purposes of Part 6 of the [Government Sector Finance Act 2018](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2018-055)—in any way that the Minister is permitted to invest money under that Part, or > > > > > (b) if the Minister is not a GSF agency for the purposes of Part 6 of the [Government Sector Finance Act 2018](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2018-055)—in any way authorised for the investment of trust funds. > > **s 53B:** Ins 2013 No 75, Sch 1 \[8\]. Am 2018 No 70, Sch 3.26.