25Approval of draft plan

25 Approval of draft plan

(1)  Within 12 months after the Minister approves the preparation of a draft plan, or within any longer period the Minister allows, the planning authority must submit a copy of the draft plan to the Panel.

(2)  [Section 25 Subsection (2) amended by No. 61 of 2001, s. 12, Applied:19 Sep 2001] Within 9 weeks after a draft plan is submitted or within any longer period the Minister allows, the Panel, if it considers that –

(a) it is suitable for exhibition, must refer it to the Minister for approval for it to be publicly exhibited; or

(b) it is not suitable for exhibition –

(i) [Section 25 Subsection (2) amended by No. 61 of 2001, s. 12, Applied:19 Sep 2001] must alter it and refer it to the Minister for approval for the draft plan, as altered, to be publicly exhibited; or

(ii) [Section 25 Subsection (2) amended by No. 61 of 2001, s. 12, Applied:19 Sep 2001] must require the planning authority to alter it in a specified manner and within a specified period.

(3)  A draft plan is suitable for exhibition if it –

(a) complies with section 21 ; and

(ab) [Section 25 Subsection (3) amended by No. 46 of 2017, s. 40, Applied:04 Dec 2017] contains any matter relating to environmental management of finfish farming that the Director, EPA, in a notice under section 17A(1) , requires the Panel to include in the draft plan or any draft plan; and

(b) outlines any marine farming zone; and

(c) identifies any maximum leasable area; and

(d) [Section 25 Subsection (3) amended by No. 61 of 2001, s. 12, Applied:19 Sep 2001] is accompanied by an environmental impact statement; and