This Act may be cited as the Conservation Act 1987.
(2)
This Act shall come into force on the 1st day of April 1987.
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Interpretation
(1)
In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—
Activity includes a trade, business, or occupation
Activity: this definition was inserted, as from 13 March 1996, by section 2(4) Conservation Amendment Act 1996 (1996 No 1).
Aircraft has the same meaning as in the Civil Aviation Act 1990
Aircraft: The “Civil Aviation Act 1990” was substituted, as from 1 September 1990, for the repealed “Civil Aviation Act 1964” pursuant to section 101(1) Civil Aviation Act 1990 (1990 No 98). See also section 103(2) of that Act as to the effect on the Civil Aviation Regulations.
Amend, in relation to any conservation management strategy, conservation management plan, freshwater fisheries management plan, or sports fish and game management plan, means any change that does not affect the objectives of the strategy or plan
Amend: this definition was inserted, as from 10 April 1990, by section 3(1) Conservation Law Reform Act 1990 (1990 No 31).
Anglers Notice means a notice published in the Gazette by a Fish and Game Council under section 26R of this Act
Anglers Notice: this definition was inserted, as from 13 March 1996, by section 2(3) Conservation Amendment Act 1996 (1996 No 1).
Animal means any member of the animal kingdom other than a human being
Animal product means any part of any animal, or any dead animal or part of any dead animal; and includes the nest, excrement, secretion, semen, egg, or foetus, of any animal or dead animal
Aquatic life means any species of plant or animal life (except birds) that must, at any time of the life history of the species, inhabit freshwater; and includes any part of any such plant or animal
Aquatic, Life: this definition was inserted, as from 10 April 1990, by section 3(1) Conservation Law Reform Act 1990 (1990 No 31).
Bed means—
(a)
In relation to any river, the space of land which the waters of the river cover at its fullest flow without overtopping the banks; and
(b)
In relation to a lake, the space of land which the waters of the lake cover at its highest level without exceeding its physical margin:
Bed: this definition was inserted, as from 10 April 1990, by section 3(1) Conservation Law Reform Act 1990 (1990 No 31).
Certified aerodrome means an aerodrome licensed under the Civil Aviation Regulations 1953 or certificated under rules made under the Civil Aviation Act 1990
Certified aerodrome: this definition was inserted, as from 13 March 1996, by section 2(4) Conservation Amendment Act 1996 (1996 No 1).
Companion dog means a dog certified by the Top Dog Companion Trust as being a companion dog or a dog under training as a companion dog
Companion dog: this definition was inserted, as from 2 May 1996, by section 2(1) Conservation Amendment Act (No 2) 1996 (1996 No 14).
Concession or concession document—
(a)
Means—
(i)
A lease; or
(ii)
A licence; or
(iii)
A permit; or
(iv)
An easement—
granted under Part 3B of this Act; and
(b)
Includes any activity authorised by the concession document:
Concession: this definition was inserted, as from 13 March 1996, by section 2(4) Conservation Amendment Act 1996 (1996 No 1).
Concessionaire means a person who is—
(a)
A lessee; or
(b)
A licensee; or
(c)
A permit holder; or
(d)
The grantee of an easement—
under Part 3B of this Act
Concessionaire: this definition was inserted, as from 13 March 1996, by section 2(4) Conservation Amendment Act 1996 (1996 No 1).
Conservation means the preservation and protection of natural and historic resources for the purpose of maintaining their intrinsic values, providing for their appreciation and recreational enjoyment by the public, and safeguarding the options of future generations
Conservation area means any land or foreshore that is—
(a)
Land or foreshore for the time being held under this Act for conservation purposes; or
(b)
Land in respect of which an interest is held under this Act for conservation purposes:
Conservation Board or Board means a Conservation Board established under section 6L of this Act
Conservation Board or Board: this definition was inserted, as from 10 April 1990, by section 3(1) Conservation Law Reform Act 1990 (1990 No 31).
Conservation management plan means a conservation management plan approved under section 14E of the Wildlife Act 1953, section 8 of the Marine Reserves Act 1971, section 40B of the Reserves Act 1977, section 3D of the Marine Mammals Protection Act 1978, or section 17G of this Act
Conservation management plan: this definition was inserted, as from 10 April 1990, by section 3(1) Conservation Law Reform Act 1990 (1990 No 31).
Conservation management plan: this definition was amended, as from 27 September 2001, by section 3(a) Conservation Amendment Act 2001 (2001 No 59) by omitting the words “section 48 of the National Parks Act 1980,”.
Conservation management strategy means a conservation management strategy approved under section 17F of this Act
Conservation management strategy: this definition was inserted, as from 10 April 1990, by section 3(1) Conservation Law Reform Act 1990 (1990 No 31).
Contaminant has the same meaning as it has in the Resource Management Act 1991
Contaminant: this definition was inserted, as from 13 March 1996, by section 2(3) Conservation Amendment Act 1996 (1996 No 1).
Controlled dog area means any area declared, by notice published in the Gazette under section 26ZS of this Act, to be a controlled dog area
Controlled dog area: this definition was inserted, as from 2 May 1996, by section 2(1) Conservation Amendment Act (No 2) 1996 (1996 No 14).
Crown land has the same meaning as in the Land Act 1948
Day means a period of 24 hours beginning at midnight and ending with the following midnight
Day: this definition was inserted, as from 2 May 1996, by section 2(1) Conservation Amendment Act (No 2) 1996 (1996 No 14).
Department means the Department of Conservation
Deputy Director-General means a Deputy Director-General of Conservation
Director means the manager of the New Zealand Fish and Game Council
Director: this definition was inserted, as from 25 November 1994, by section 2(1) Conservation Amendment Act 1994 (1994 No 108).
Director-General means the Director-General of Conservation
District Anglers Notice
[Repealed]
District Anglers Notice: this definition was inserted, as from 10 April 1990, by section 3(1) Conservation Law Reform Act 1990 (1990 No 31).
District Anglers Notice: this definition was omitted, as from 13 March 1996, by section 2(1) Conservation Amendment Act 1996 (1996 No 1).
Effect has the same meaning as it has in the Resource Management Act 1991
Effect: this definition was inserted, as from 13 March 1996, by section 2(4) Conservation Amendment Act 1996 (1996 No 1).
Fish and Game Council means a Fish and Game Council established under section 26P of this Act
Fish and Game Council: this definition was inserted, as from 10 April 1990, by section 3(1) Conservation Law Reform Act 1990 (1990 No 31).
Fish and game ranger means a fish and game ranger appointed pursuant to section 26FA of this Act or deemed to be appointed under that section
Fish and game ranger: this definition was inserted, as from 25 November 1994, by section 2(2) Conservation Amendment Act 1994 (1994 No 108).
Fishery means one or more stocks or parts of stocks or one or more species of freshwater fish or aquatic life that can be treated as a unit for the purposes of conservation or management
Fishery: this definition was inserted, as from 10 April 1990, by section 3(1) Conservation Law Reform Act 1990 (1990 No 31).
Fishery Officer means any officer specified as such in section 76 of the Fisheries Act 1983
Fishery Officer: this definition was inserted, as from 10 April 1990, by section 3(1) Conservation Law Reform Act 1990 (1990 No 31).
Fishing—
(a)
Means the catching, taking, or harvesting of freshwater fish; and
(b)
Includes—
(i)
Any other activity that may reasonably be expected to result in the catching, taking, or harvesting of freshwater fish:
(ii)
Any attempt to catch, take, or harvest freshwater fish:
(iii)
Any operation in support of, or in preparation for, any activity described in this definition:
Fishing: this definition was inserted, as from 10 April 1990, by section 3(1) Conservation Law Reform Act 1990 (1990 No 31).
Foreshore means such parts of the bed, shore, or banks of a tidal water as are covered and uncovered by the flow and ebb of the tide at mean spring tides
Foreshore: this definition was substituted, as from 10 April 1990, by section 3(1) Conservation Law Reform Act 1990 (1990 No 31).
Former Act means the Land Act 1948 or the Forests Act 1949; and includes any enactment repealed by a former Act
Freshwater means—
(a)
All waters of rivers, streams, lakes, ponds, lagoons, wetlands, impoundments, canals, channels, watercourses, or other bodies of water whether naturally occurring or artificially made:
(b)
All waters of estuaries or coastal lagoons:
(c)
All other fresh or estuarine waters where freshwater fish indigenous to or introduced into New Zealand are found:
(d)
All waters in the mouth of every river or stream, and the mouth of every river and stream shall be deemed to include every outlet thereof and the seashore between those outlets and the waters of the sea or lying within a distance of 500 metres from any place where at low tide the waters of a river or stream meet the waters of the sea:
Freshwater: this definition was inserted, as from 10 April 1990, by section 3(1) Conservation Law Reform Act 1990 (1990 No 31).
Freshwater fish includes all species of finfish of the Classes Agnatha and Osteichthyes, and all shellfish of the Classes Mollusca and Crustacea, that must, at any time in the life history of the species, inhabit fresh water; and includes any part thereof and such finfish and shellfish that seasonally migrate into or out of freshwater
Freshwater fish: this definition was inserted, as from 10 April 1990, by section 3(1) Conservation Law Reform Act 1990 (1990 No 31).
Freshwater fisheries management plan means a freshwater fisheries management plan approved under section 17K of this Act
Freshwater fisheries management plan: this definition was inserted, as from 10 April 1990, by section 3(1) Conservation Law Reform Act 1990 (1990 No 31).
Game has the same meaning as in the Wildlife Act 1953
Game: this definition was inserted, as from 10 April 1990, by section 3(1) Conservation Law Reform Act 1990 (1990 No 31).
Game bird habitat stamp means a stamp in a form approved under section 19A of the Wildlife Act 1953
Game bird habitat stamp: this definition was inserted, as from 17 May 1993, by section 6 Wildlife Amendment Act 1993 (1993 No 39).
Game hunting guide has the same meaning as in the Wildlife Act 1953
Game hunting guide: this definition was inserted, as from 13 March 1996, by section 2(3) Conservation Amendment Act 1996 (1996 No 1).
Guide dog means a dog certified by the Royal New Zealand Foundation of the Blind as being a guide dog or a dog under training as a guide dog
Guide dog: this definition was inserted, as from 2 May 1996, by section 2(1) Conservation Amendment Act (No 2) 1996 (1996 No 14).
Guide dog: this definition was amended, as from 30 April 2003, by section 28(1) Royal New Zealand Foundation of the Blind Act (2002 No 3(P)) by substituting the words “Royal New Zealand Foundation of the Blind” for the words “Royal New Zealand Foundation for the Blind”. See clause 2 Royal New Zealand Foundation of the Blind Act Commencement Order 2003 (SR 2003/56).
Historic resource means a historic place within the meaning of the Historic Places Act 1993; and includes any interest in a historic resource
Historic resource: the Historic Places Act 1993 has been substituted, as from 1 July 1993, for the repealed Historic Places Act 1980 by section 118(1) Historic Places Act 1993 (1993 No 38).
Hunting weapon means a weapon within the meaning of the Trespass Act 1980
Indigenous fish means any freshwater fish that is indigenous to New Zealand
Indigenous fish: this definition was inserted, as from 10 April 1990, by section 3(1) Conservation Law Reform Act 1990 (1990 No 31).
Interest, in relation to any land, includes an estate in, and a right over or in respect of, the land; but does not include any right under or in respect of any covenant registered against land
Lake means a body of fresh water whose bed has an area of 8 hectares or more and which is entirely or nearly surrounded by land
Lake: this definition was inserted, as from 10 April 1990, by section 3(1) Conservation Law Reform Act 1990 (1990 No 31).
Lease—
(a)
Means—
(i)
A grant of an interest in land that—
(A)
Gives exclusive possession of the land; and
(B)
Makes provision for any activity on the land that the lessee is permitted to carry out:
(ii)
Any document purporting to be a lease (whether or not the document gives the lessee exclusive possession of the land concerned) and issued under any former Act:
(iii)
Any document purporting to be a lease (whether or not the document gives the lessee exclusive possession of the land concerned) and purporting to be issued under this Act before the commencement of section 2(2) of the Conservation Amendment Act 1996; but
(b)
Does not include a licence referred to in paragraph (b)(ii) of the definition of the term licence;—
and lessee has a corresponding meaning
Lease: this definition was substituted, as from 1 July 1996, by section 2(2) Conservation Amendment Act 1996 (1996 No 1).
Licence—
(a)
Means—
(i)
A profit a prendre or any other grant that gives a non-exclusive interest in land; or
(ii)
A grant that makes provision for any activity on the land that the licensee is permitted to carry out; and
(b)
Includes—
(i)
Any document purporting to be a licence (whether or not the licence gives an interest, or makes any provision, referred to in paragraph (a) of this definition) and issued under any former Act; and
(ii)
Any document purporting to be a licence and purporting to grant an exclusive interest in land, and issued under any former Act or issued under this Act before the commencement of section 2(2) of the Conservation Amendment Act 1996; and
(iii)
Any document purporting to be a licence (whether or not the licence gives an interest, or makes any provision, referred to in paragraph (a) of this definition) and issued under this Act before the commencement of the said section 2(2);—
and licensee has a corresponding meaning:
Licence: this definition was substituted, as from 1 July 1996, by section 2(2) Conservation Amendment Act 1996 (1996 No 1).
Livestock means any ass, cattle, or other browsing animal (not being a deer or goat or a marine mammal, fish, or shellfish), horse, mule, sheep, or swine, of whatever age or sex and whether or not neutered; and includes any animal, of whatever age or sex and whether or not neutered, of a class declared to be livestock for the purposes of this Act by the Governor-General by Order in Council
Livestock: this definition was amended, as from 25 November 1994, by section 2(3) Conservation Amendment Act 1994 (1994 No 108) by omitting the words “deer” and “goat,” and inserting the words “a deer or goat or”.
Management plan
[Repealed]
Management plan: this definition was repealed, as from 27 September 2001, by section 3(b) Conservation Amendment Act 2001 (2001 No 59).
Manawhenua means customary authority exercised by an iwi or hapu or individual in an identified area
Manawhenua: this definition was inserted, as from 24 March 1993, by section 2 Conservation Amendment Act 1993 (1993 No 9).
Maori has the same meaning as in Te Ture Whenua Maori Act 1993
Maori: “Te Ture Whenua Maori Act 1993” has been substituted, as from 1 July 1993, for the repealed “Maori Affairs Act 1993”.
Maori land has the same meaning as in Te Ture Whenua Maori Act 1993
Maori Land: this definition was inserted, as from 24 March 1993, by section 2 Conservation Amendment Act 1993 (1993 No 9).
Marginal strip means any strip of land reserved or deemed to be reserved by section 24 or section 24E(3) or section 24G of this Act for the purposes specified in section 24C of this Act; and includes any part of any such strip
Marginal strip: this definition was substituted, as from 10 April 1990, by section 3(1) Conservation Law Reform Act 1990 (1990 No 31).
Minister means the Minister of Conservation
Natural resources means—
(a)
Plants and animals of all kinds; and
(b)
The air, water, and soil in or on which any plant or animal lives or may live; and
(c)
Landscape and landform; and
(d)
Geological features; and
(e)
Systems of interacting living organisms, and their environment;—
and includes any interest in a natural resource
Nature conservation means the preservation and protection of the natural resources of New Zealand, having regard to their intrinsic values and having special regard to indigenous flora and fauna, natural eco-systems and landscape
Nature conservation: this definition was inserted, as from 10 April 1990, by section 3(1) Conservation Law Reform Act 1990 (1990 No 31).
New Zealand Conservation Authority or Conservation Authority or Authority means the New Zealand Conservation Authority established under section 6A of this Act
New Zealand Conservation Authority, or Conservation Authority or Authority: this definition was inserted, as from 10 April 1990, by section 3(1) Conservation Law Reform Act 1990 (1990 No 31).
New Zealand Fish and Game Council means the New Zealand Fish and Game Council established under section 26B of this Act
New Zealand Fish and Game Council: this definition was inserted, as from 10 April 1990, by section 3(1) Conservation Law Reform Act 1990 (1990 No 31).
Nga Whenua Rahui kawenata means an agreement entered into under section 27A of this Act
Nga Whenua Rahui kawenata: this definition was inserted, as from 24 March 1993, by section 2 Conservation Amendment Act 1993 (1993 No 9).
Open dog area means any area declared, by notice published in the Gazette under section 26ZS of this Act, to be an open dog area
Open dog area: this definition was inserted, as from 2 May 1996, by section 2(1) Conservation Amendment Act (No 2) 1996 (1996 No 14).
Operational work plan means an annual operational work plan having effect under section 26Q(3) of this Act
Operational work plan: this definition was inserted, as from 10 April 1990, by section 3(1) Conservation Law Reform Act 1990 (1990 No 31).
Owner, in relation to any dog, means every person who—
(a)
Owns the dog; or
(b)
Has the dog in his or her possession, whether the dog is at large or in confinement, otherwise than for a period not exceeding 72 hours for the purpose of preventing the dog causing injury, damage, or distress, or for the sole purpose of restoring a lost dog to its owner; or
(c)
The parent or guardian of a person under the age of 16 years who—
(i)
Is the owner of the dog pursuant to paragraph (a) or paragraph (b) of this definition; and
(ii)
Is a member of the parent's or guardian's household living with and dependent on the parent or guardian;—
but does not include any person who has seized or taken custody of the dog under this Act or the Animal Welfare Act 1999 or the National Parks Act 1980 or the Dog Control Act 1996 or any order made under the Dog Control Act 1996 or the Animal Welfare Act 1999
Owner: this definition was inserted, as from 2 May 1996, by section 2(1) Conservation Amendment Act (No 2) 1996 (1996 No 14).
Owner: this definition was amended, as from 1 January 2000, by section 194 Animal Welfare Act 1999 (1999 No 142) by substituting the words “Animal Welfare Act 1999” for the words “Animals Protection Act 1960”.
Permit in relation to Part 3B of this Act,—
(a)
Means a grant of rights to undertake an activity that does not require an interest in land; and
(b)
Includes any authorisation or licence granted before the date of commencement of this definition that granted similar rights; and—
permit holder has a corresponding meaning
Permit: this definition was inserted, as from 13 March 1996, by section 2(4) Conservation Amendment Act 1996 (1996 No 1).
Plant means any member of the plant kingdom; and includes any alga, bacterium, or fungus, and any part of or seed or spore from any plant
Preservation, in relation to a resource, means the maintenance, so far as is practicable, of its intrinsic values
Private land means any land that—
(a)
Is Maori land within the meaning of Te Ture Whenua Maori Act 1993; or
(b)
Has been alienated from the Crown:
Private land: “Te Ture Whenua Maori Act 1993” has been substituted, as from 1 July 1993, for the repealed “Maori Affairs Act 1993”.
Protected wildlife means—
(a)
Any animal for the time being absolutely protected pursuant to section 3 of the Wildlife Act 1953:
(b)
Any animal for the time being partially protected pursuant to section 5 of the Wildlife Act 1953, other than such an animal in circumstances in which that animal may be hunted or killed under the authority of subsection (2) of that section:
(c)
Any animal that is a marine mammal within the meaning of the Marine Mammals Protection Act 1978:
Protected wildlife: this definition was inserted, as from 2 May 1996, by section 2(1) Conservation Amendment Act (No 2) 1996 (1996 No 14).
Protected wildlife vulnerable to dogs means—
(a)
Any flightless protected wildlife:
(b)
Any limited-flight protected wildlife:
(c)
Any protected wildlife that nests (including moulting or breeding), or roosts, upon or in close proximity to the ground:
(d)
Any protected wildlife that feeds upon or in close proximity to the ground:
(e)
Any animal that is a marine mammal within the meaning of the Marine Mammals Protection Act 1978:
Protected wildlife vulnerable to dogs: this definition was inserted, as from 2 May 1996, by section 2(1) Conservation Amendment Act (No 2) 1996 (1996 No 14).
Protection, in relation to a resource, means its maintenance, so far as is practicable, in its current state; but includes—
(a)
Its restoration to some former state; and
(b)
Its augmentation, enhancement, or expansion:
Review, in relation to any conservation management strategy or management plan, means to consider all objectives and policies of those provisions under review and to approve a new strategy or plan, having regard to increased knowledge or changed circumstances; and, for the purposes of this definition, an “objective” is a statement of intent from which a policy is derived
Review: this definition was inserted, as from 10 April 1990, by section 3(1) Conservation Law Reform Act 1990 (1990 No 31).
Sale includes every method of disposition for valuable consideration, including barter; and includes the disposition to an agent for sale on consignment; and also includes offering or attempting to sell, or receiving or having in possession for sale, or exposing for sale, or sending or delivering for sale, or causing or permitting to be sold, offered, or exposed for sale; and also includes disposal by way of gambling; and “sell” and “sold” have corresponding meanings
Sale: this definition was inserted, as from 10 April 1990, by section 3(1) Conservation Law Reform Act 1990 (1990 No 31).
Sale: this definition was amended, as from 1 July 2004, by section 374 Gambling Act 2003 (2003 No 51) by substituting the word “gambling” for the words “raffle, lottery, or other game of chance”. See sections 376 and 377 of that Act for the savings and transitional provisions. See clause 2(3) Gambling Act Commencement Order 2003 (SR 2003/384).
Ship means a ship, boat, hovercraft, raft, or vessel of any other description used, or designed to be used, in navigation
Ship: this definition was substituted, as from 1 April 1987, by section 11(1) State-Owned Enterprises Amendment Act 1987 (1987 No 117).
Sports fish means every species of freshwater fish that the Governor-General may declare, by Order in Council, to be sports fish for the purposes of this Act; and any such Order in Council may be expressed to apply to freshwater fish in any specified freshwater or other waters
Sports fish: this definition was inserted, as from 10 April 1990, by section 3(1) Conservation Law Reform Act 1990 (1990 No 31).
Sports fish and game management plan means a sports fish and game management plan approved under section 17M of this Act
Sports fish and game management plan: this definition was inserted, as from 10 April 1990, by section 3(1) Conservation Law Reform Act 1990 (1990 No 31).
Sports fishing guide means a person whose services are actively promoted or advertised for hire or reward with the express purpose of organising and assisting persons to fish for sports fish
Sports fishing guide: this definition was inserted, as from 13 March 1996, by section 2(3) Conservation Amendment Act 1996 (1996 No 1).
State forest land means land that—
(a)
Was, immediately before the commencement of this Act, State forest land within the meaning of the Forests Act 1949; and
(b)
Has not been vested in a State enterprise under the State-Owned Enterprises Act 1986; and
(c)
Is not a conservation area:
Stewardship area means a conservation area that is not—
(a)
A marginal strip; or
(b)
A watercourse area; or
(c)
Land held under this Act for one or more of the purposes described in section 18(1) of this Act; or
(d)
Land in respect of which an interest is held under this Act for one or more of the purposes described in section 18(1) of this Act:
Taking—
(a)
In relation to any plant, includes the breaking, cutting, destroying, digging up, gathering, plucking, pulling up, and removing, of the plant; and to take has a corresponding meaning:
(b)
In relation to any fish, means fishing; and takes and to take have a corresponding meaning:
Taking: this definition was substituted, as from 10 April 1990, by section 3(1) Conservation Law Reform Act 1990 (1990 No 31).
Taupo Fishery means the fishery to which section 14 of the Maori Land Amendment and Maori Land Claims Adjustment Act 1926 relates
Taupo Fishing: this definition was inserted, as from 10 April 1990, by section 3(1) Conservation Law Reform Act 1990 (1990 No 31).
Vehicle has the same meaning as in the Land Transport Act 1998; but includes any vehicle from which any wheels have been removed
Vehicle: this definition was amended, as from 1 March 1999, by section 215(1) Land Transport Act 1998 (1998 No 110) by substituting the words “Land Transport Act 1998” for the words “Transport Act 1962”.
Warranted officer means a person—
(a)
Who—
(i)
Is a warranted officer appointed under section 59 of this Act; or
(ii)
Is a person deemed by section 59(2) or section 59(9) of this Act to be a warranted officer for the purposes of this Act; and
(b)
Has the dog in his or her possession, whether the dog is at large or in confinement, otherwise than for a period not exceeding 72 hours for the Is acting on or in respect of any matter or thing arising, situated, or formerly situated in the district, area, or areas for which the person is appointed or is deemed to be a warranted officer:
Warranted officer: this definition was substituted, as from 2 May 1996, by section 2(2) Conservation Amendment Act (No 2) 1996 (1996 No 14).
Watercourse area means land for the time being declared to be such an area under section 23 of this Act
Wild animal has the same meaning as in section 2 of the Wild Animal Control Act 1977; but does not include any animal product derived from a wild animal
Wildlife has the same meaning as it has in the Wildlife Act 1953
Wildlife: this definition was inserted, as from 13 March 1996, by section 2(3) Conservation Amendment Act 1996 (1996 No 1).
Working day means a day that is not a Saturday, a Sunday, Waitangi Day, Good Friday, Easter Monday, Anzac Day, the Sovereign's birthday, Labour Day, or a day during a period commencing on any Christmas Day and ending with the 15th day of the following January.
(2)
In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, conservation park, ecological area, sanctuary area, or wilderness area, mean an area held for ecological, park, sanctuary, or wilderness purposes under section 18(1) of this Act.
(3)
For the purposes of this Act, the Governor-General may from time to time, by Order in Council, declare any species to be included in or excluded from the definitions of the terms aquatic life, freshwater fish, or sports fish in subsection (1) of this section; and any such declaration may be expressed to apply to any species in any specified areas or waters, or generally throughout New Zealand.
Section 2(1) walkway: repealed, on 30 September 2008, by section 82 of the Walking Access Act 2008 (2008 No 101).
Subsection (3) was inserted, as from 10 April 1990, by section 3(2) Conservation Law Reform Act 1990 (1990 No 31).
