27Draft marine farming development plans

27 Draft marine farming development plans

(1)  Any procedures and activities carried out before the Marine Farming commencement day in relation to the preparation of a marine farming development plan are, on that day, taken to be procedures and activities carried out under Division 1 of Part 3 of the Marine Farming Planning Act 1995 .

(2)  If the Minister is satisfied that the procedures have been properly carried out and a marine farming development plan as prepared according to those procedures meets the objectives of resource management as defined in the Marine Farming Planning Act 1995 , the Minister may –

(a) approve the draft plan; and

(b) declare that the draft plan constitutes a marine farming development plan under that Act.