1 Title
2 Commencement
3 Purpose
4 Interpretation
5 Restrictions on use of coastal marine area
6 New sections 12A and 12B inserted
12A Restrictions on aquaculture activities in coastal marine area and on other activities in aquaculture management areas
12B Continuation of coastal permit for aquaculture activities if aquaculture management area ceases to exist
7 Functions of regional councils under this Act
8 Administrative charges
9 Preparation and change of regional coastal plans
10 Contents of regional plans
11 Section 68A repealed
12 Sections 150D and 150E repealed
13 New section 151AA inserted
151AA Part not to apply to applications to occupy coastal marine area
14 Order in Council may be made requiring holding of authorisation
15 Application of Order in Council
16 Effect of Order in Council
17 Calling of public tenders for authorisations
18 Requirements of tender
19 Authorisation not to confer right to coastal permit, etc
20 New Part 7A inserted
Part 7AOccupation of coastal marine area
Subpart 1—Aquaculture management areas and authorisations
165A Interpretation
165B Power of consent authorities to refuse to receive applications for coastal permits
Aquaculture management areas and occupation of coastal marine area
165C Provisions about aquaculture management areas
165D Provisions about occupation of coastal marine area
Allocation of space in coastal marine area
165E Offer of authorisations for available space in aquaculture management area
165F Offer of authorisations for activities other than aquaculture activities
165G Chief executive to be notified of proposed allocation
165H Plan may specify allocation methods
165I Duty to adopt most efficient and effective allocation mechanism
165J Allocation of space in aquaculture management area for aquaculture activities subject to reservation relating to commercial fishing
165K Applications not to be made or granted unless applicant holds authorisation
165L Authorisation not to confer right to coastal permit
165M Authorisation transferable
165N Authorisation lapses in certain circumstances
165O Power of Minister of Conservation to give directions relating to allocation of space
Allocation by offer of authorisations
165P Public notice of offer of authorisations
165Q Requirements for offers
165R Preferential rights of iwi
165S Acceptance of offer
165T Grant of authorisation
165U Tender money
165V Use of tender money
Subpart 2—Privately initiated plan changes
165W Excluded areas
165X Aquaculture management areas may not be established in excluded areas as result of requests for changes
165Y Request for change may be made only in response to regional council seeking requests
165Z Invitation to request change to regional coastal plan or proposed regional coastal plan
165ZA Adoption of request or part of request for change, and combining requests
165ZB Acceptance of request or part of request for change
165ZC Regional council to notify chief executive of acceptance or adoption of request
165ZD Notification of change
165ZE Rejection of request for change
165ZF Allocation of authorisations from privately initiated changes
Subpart 3—Order in which applications by existing consent holders are to be processed
165ZG Application
165ZH Processing applications for existing permit holders
165ZI Applications for space already used for aquaculture activities
165ZJ Additional criteria for considering applications for permits for space already used for aquaculture activities
21 Existing permissions to become coastal permits
22 Right of port companies to occupy coastal marine area
23 Applications for marine farming in coastal marine area
24 Notification of lapsing, cancellation, or surrender of coastal permit for marine farming
25 Notification of rule change affecting marine farming
26 Existing applications for marine farming leases
27 Regional councils not to accept applications for coastal permits in areas notified by Minister of Fisheries
28 Transitional coastal occupation charges
29 Obligation to pay coastal occupation charge deemed condition of consent
30 Certain existing permitted uses may continue
31 Leases, licences, and other authorities under Harbours Act 1950
32 Section 426 repealed
33 New Schedule 1A inserted
34 Resource Management (Forms, Fees, and Procedure) Regulations 2003 amended
ScheduleNew Schedule 1A inserted in principal Act
Legislative history
The Parliament of New Zealand enacts as follows: