9Notice of exclusion periods

9 Notice of exclusion periods

(1) The Minister must give the holder of a permit written notice of an exclusion period for a zone covered by the permit. (2) The notice must be given: (a) subject to paragraph (b), within the following periods (the notification period): (i) if the permit covers amber zone 1 or amber zone 2—at least 3 months before the beginning of the financial year in which the exclusion period begins; (ii) if the permit covers the green zone and is for resource production purposes—at least 6 months before the exclusion period begins; (iii) if the permit covers the green zone and is not for resource production purposes—at least 21 days before the exclusion period begins; or (b) if the permit is issued at any time after the commencement of the notification period—when the permit is issued.