12Registrar to record name in register

12 Registrar to record name in register

(1)  As soon as practicable after being notified of a decision of the Minister under section 10(4)(a) , or being required under section 11(5) to record details of a naming action, in respect of a place, the Registrar –

(a) is to insert an entry, or amend an entry, in the register in respect of the place to reflect the decision of the Minister or the naming action; and

(b) in relation to a decision of the Minister under section 10(4)(a) , may cause a notice to be published in the Gazette specifying the details of the decision.

(2)  A name is the approved name for a place once –

(a) the register is amended in accordance with subsection (1)(a) to record the name as the approved name for the place; and

(b) the register, so amended, is made available to members of the public in accordance with section 8(4)(b) .