Marine Farming Planning Act 1995
59Granting of lease
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59 Granting of lease
(1) After considering any advice from the Board, the Minister may grant an application for a lease for marine farming for any area designated for that purpose in a marine farming development plan.
(2) A lease confers on the lessee exclusive possession of –
(a) the area specified in the lease; and
(b) any specified area of the seabed comprised in the lease.
(3) A lease is subject to any condition the Minister determines.
(4) [Section 59 Subsection (4) amended by No. 46 of 2017, s. 53, Applied:04 Dec 2017] If the Minister grants an application for a lease, the Minister is to issue a lease in an approved form.