Planning and Development, Heritage and Broadcasting (Amendment) Act 2021
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Chapter 3 Amendment of Wildlife Acts | ||
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Amendment of section 59 of Wildlife Act 1976 | ||
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12. (1) Section 59 of the Wildlife Act 1976 is amended by the substitution of the following subsection for subsection (3): | ||
“(3) Regulations under this section which apply to foreshore shall regulate access to or use of such foreshore to such extent as the Minister considers necessary for the conservation of wildlife or of a wildlife habitat or of geological or geomorphological features, as the case may be, and shall be made— | ||
(a) after consultation with the Commissioners, | ||
(b) with the consent of the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, and | ||
(c) where the regulations relate to foreshore in relation to which functions are vested in a Minister of the Government, other than the Minister, with the consent of that other Minister of the Government.”. | ||
(2) Regulations made under subsection (3) of section 59 of the Wildlife Act 1976 which are in force immediately before the day on which this section comes into operation shall, on and after that day, continue in force as if they were regulations made under that section, as amended by subsection (1), and may be amended or revoked accordingly. |