11Declaration of Crown land as reserved land

11 Declaration of Crown land as reserved land

(1)  In this section,

Crown land does not include Crown land that is also –

(a) [Section 11 Subsection (1) amended by No. 50 of 2013, Sched. 1, Applied:11 Dec 2013] permanent timber production zone land within the meaning of the Forest Management Act 2013 ; or

(b) a public reserve.

(2)  If the Governor is of the opinion that any Crown land should be set aside for a conservation purpose, the Governor, by proclamation, may –

(a) declare that land to be reserved land in one of the following classes:

(i) national park;

(ii) State reserve;

(iii) nature reserve;

(iv) game reserve;

(v) conservation area;

(vi) nature recreation area;

(vii) regional reserve;

(viii) historic site; and

(b) [Section 11 Subsection (2) amended by No. 7 of 2013, s. 31, Applied:03 Jun 2013] give a name to that reserved land; and

(c) [Section 11 Subsection (2) amended by No. 7 of 2013, s. 31, Applied:03 Jun 2013] identify whether the reserve is being declared for the additional purpose of removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere by all or any of the following means:

(i) sequesting carbon in trees in native forest;

(ii) avoiding emissions of greenhouse gas attributable to changed forest management practices including the clearing or harvesting of native forest.