sec.44Proposal for declaration of nature refuge

### sec.44 Proposal for declaration of nature refuge If the Minister is satisfied that an area should be declared a nature refuge, the Minister must prepare a proposal for the declaration. The proposal for the declaration must— describe the lands to be included in the nature refuge; and specify the proposed management intent for the nature refuge. The Minister must give written notice to all landholders affected by the proposal. The notice must specify a day by which the landholders may make submissions to the Minister relating to the proposal. If the Minister considers that it is impracticable to give notice to each landholder of a particular class, it is sufficient compliance with subsection (3) if the Minister gives notice to the class by publishing a notice in such newspapers as the Minister determines. In this section— landholder includes a person having an interest in land. s 44 amd 2013 No. 55 s 42 (sec.44-ssec.1) If the Minister is satisfied that an area should be declared a nature refuge, the Minister must prepare a proposal for the declaration. (sec.44-ssec.2) The proposal for the declaration must— describe the lands to be included in the nature refuge; and specify the proposed management intent for the nature refuge. (sec.44-ssec.3) The Minister must give written notice to all landholders affected by the proposal. (sec.44-ssec.4) The notice must specify a day by which the landholders may make submissions to the Minister relating to the proposal. (sec.44-ssec.5) If the Minister considers that it is impracticable to give notice to each landholder of a particular class, it is sufficient compliance with subsection (3) if the Minister gives notice to the class by publishing a notice in such newspapers as the Minister determines. (sec.44-ssec.6) In this section— landholder includes a person having an interest in land. - (a) describe the lands to be included in the nature refuge; and - (b) specify the proposed management intent for the nature refuge.