Section 11Part 3 — CONSERVATION OF LAND
Protective measures
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A management plan may contain directives consistent with the provisions of the plan for the prohibition or regulation, including management and licensing, of activities within the protected area.
Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1), directives made under this section may —
prohibit or regulate the entry of persons, animals or vehicles;
prohibit or regulate vessels so far as may be consistent with rights of passage and navigation under international law;
prohibit or regulate any activity that is likely, individually or cumulatively, to harm or adversely affect a protected area or that is otherwise not compatible with the purposes for which a protected area was established;
prohibit or regulate the dumping or discharge of waste or other substances;
prohibit or regulate the taking of specimens;
prescribe measures to protect, conserve and restore natural processes and ecological systems within a protected area, including the protection of water lenses, water flow, seasonal wetlands, sinks, reservoirs, soil and subsoil integrity and the seabed;
prescribe measures to protect, conserve and restore wildlife populations;
prescribe the types of development that would be compatible with the purposes for which a protected area was established or prohibit or regulate any development, construction or building, including roads, public works or utility services, that might adversely affect a protected area;
prohibit or regulate any archaeological activity, including the removal, damage or disturbance of any object that could be considered an archaeological object;
prohibit or regulate any activity involving the exploration, exploitation or modification of the soil, subsoil integrity or the seabed;
impose fees for entry into or the use of a protected area or for any licence or permit for activities in a protected area; and
create zones within a protected area for the purpose of prohibiting, restricting or permitting specified activities within a particular zone.
Until such time as a management plan has been adopted for a protected area, the Council may, on the advice of the Director, issue such interim directives as the Council considers to be urgently required to protect the area, including any of the measures set out in subsection (2).
The Council shall report the making of an interim directive under subsection (3) to the Cabinet and the directive shall cease to have effect on the commencement of a management plan for the protected area concerned or at such earlier time as the Council or the Cabinet may direct.
Defined Terms
directives