49Preparation of management plans for marine parks and aquatic reserves

#### 49 Preparation of management plans for marine parks and aquatic reserves 49 Preparation of management plans for marine parks and aquatic reserves > > (1) The relevant Ministers are, in preparing a draft management plan for a marine park or an aquatic reserve, to have regard to— > > > > > (a) any relevant threat and risk assessment report prepared under this Act, and > > > > > (b) the provisions of this Act and any regulations under this Act. > > > > Note. > > > > The relevant Ministers are required by section 19 to have regard to the marine estate management strategy in the exercise of their functions under this Act. > > > (2) The relevant Ministers are to cause public notice to be given of the draft management plan. > > > (3) The notice is to— > > > > > (a) specify the address of each place at which copies of the draft management plan are available, and > > > > > (b) invite submissions to be made on the draft management plan before the date specified in the notice (being a date not less than 2 months after the date of the notice), and > > > > > (c) specify the address to which submissions are to be forwarded. > > > (4) The relevant Ministers are to consider any submissions made before the date referred to in subsection (3) (b), or such later date as the relevant Ministers allow. > > > (5) The relevant Ministers are to adopt a management plan for a marine park or an aquatic reserve as soon as practicable and, before doing so, may make changes to the draft plan that they think appropriate to take account of the submissions from the public.