45Grant of business permission

45 Grant of business permission

(1)  The corridor manager may, after receiving an application for a business permission –

(a) grant a business permission, with or without conditions; or

(b) refuse to grant a business permission.

(2)  A corridor manager may only grant a business permission for the purposes of enabling –

(a) the corridor to be used for a designated recreational use; or

(b) a person to conduct tours of persons engaged in the designated recreational use on the corridor; or

(c) facilities situated on the corridor to be provided to persons for the purposes of enabling the corridor to be used for any designated recreational use; or

(d) the use of the corridor by the holder of the permission for a purpose approved by the Minister.

(3)  The corridor manager in relation to a corridor may only grant a business permission if the corridor manager is of the opinion that –

(a) the operation of the business under a business permission would not be contrary to the requirements of a reserve management plan, or a corridor plan, in relation to the corridor; and

(b) the carrying out of activities under or in relation to the business permission would not be likely to prevent the attainment of the corridor safety and use objectives.

(4)  The corridor manager in relation to a corridor may only grant a business permission in relation to an activity in a part of the corridor if the activity is not an activity designated, in regulations, a reserve management plan or a corridor management plan, to be an activity that is not permitted or not permitted in the part of the corridor in which it is proposed the activity be carried out.

(5)  The corridor manager must notify the applicant of the grant of a business permission or the refusal to grant a business permission.

(6)  A business permission is to be in the form determined by the Minister.

(7)  The corridor manager in relation to a corridor may, by notice in writing to the holder of a business permission in relation to the corridor, vary the conditions of the permission.