52Participation in allocation process

### 52 Participation in allocation process > > (1)  [*\[Section 52 Subsection (1) substituted by No. 53 of 2011, s. 11, Applied:22 Dec 2011\]*](/view/html/inforce/2011-12-22/act-2011-053#GS11@Hpa@EN) If a marine farming zone is designated under a privately prepared draft plan or as a result of a privately requested amendment to a marine farming development plan, the Minister may – > > > > > > (a) invite the relevant person to apply for a lease in respect of the marine farming zone; or > > > > > > > (b) seek the advice of the Board as to – > > > > > > > > > > (i) the persons or class of persons who should participate in the process leading to the allocation of a lease in respect of the marine farming zone; and > > > > > > > > > > > (ii) whether the process referred to in [subparagraph (i)](#GS52@Gs1@Hpb@Hqi@EN) is one in which a person holding a certificate of preference may participate. > > > (1A)  [*\[Section 52 Subsection (1A) inserted by No. 53 of 2011, s. 11, Applied:22 Dec 2011\]*](/view/html/inforce/2011-12-22/act-2011-053#GS11@Hpa@EN) If a marine farming zone is designated otherwise than – > > > > > > (a) under a privately prepared draft plan; or > > > > > > > (b) as a result of a privately requested amendment to a marine farming development plan – > > > > > > the Minister is to seek the advice of the Board as to – > > > > > > > (c) the persons or class of persons who should participate in the process leading to the allocation of a lease in respect of the marine farming zone; and > > > > > > > (d) whether the process referred to in [paragraph (c)](#GS52@Gs1A@Hpc@EN) is one in which a person holding a certificate of preference may participate. > > > (2)  [*\[Section 52 Subsection (2) omitted by No. 53 of 2011, s. 11, Applied:22 Dec 2011\]*](/view/html/inforce/2011-12-22/act-2011-053#GS11@Hpb@EN) .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .   > > > (3)  [*\[Section 52 Subsection (3) omitted by No. 53 of 2011, s. 11, Applied:22 Dec 2011\]*](/view/html/inforce/2011-12-22/act-2011-053#GS11@Hpb@EN) .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .   > > > (4)  The Board is to advise the Minister not later than 30 days or any longer period the Minister allows after the Minister seeks its advice. > > > (5)  After considering the Board's advice, the Minister must decide on who should participate in the process leading to the allocation of a lease. > > > (6)  [*\[Section 52 Subsection (6) inserted by No. 61 of 2001, s. 29, Applied:19 Sep 2001\]*](/view/html/inforce/2001-09-19/act-2001-061#GS29@EN) This section does not apply to – > > > > > > (a) a lease granted under [section 62](#GS62@EN) ,  [69(2)](#GS69@Gs2@EN) or [81(6)](#GS81@Gs6@EN) ; or > > > > > > > (b) a lease issued under [section 84(4)(b)](#GS84@Gs4@Hpb@EN) ; or > > > > > > > (c) a lease renewed under [section 66](#GS66@EN) ; or > > > > > > > (d) a lease varied under [section 67](#GS67@EN) . > > > (7)  [*\[Section 52 Subsection (7) inserted by No. 53 of 2011, s. 11, Applied:22 Dec 2011\]*](/view/html/inforce/2011-12-22/act-2011-053#GS11@Hpc@EN) In this section – > > > > > ***privately prepared***, draft plan, means a draft plan prepared pursuant to an approval under [section 16](#GS16@EN) ; > > > > > ***privately requested amendment***, of a marine farming development plan, means an amendment of the plan requested under [section 33](#GS33@EN) ; > > > > > ***relevant person*** means – > > > > > > > > (a) for a privately prepared draft plan, the person who prepared the draft plan; and > > > > > > > > > (b) for a privately requested amendment of a marine farming development plan, the person who requested the amendment.