Pursuant to section 28W (3) of the Fisheries Act
1983, the Minister of Fisheries, after consultation with the New Zealand Fishing Industry Board and the Treaty of Waitangi Fisheries Commission, and after having regard to the provisions of section 28W (5) of the Fisheries Act 1983, hereby gives the following notice.
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1. Title and Commencement-(1) This notice may be cited as the Fisheries (Quota Aggregation Limit Exemption) Notice (No. 2) 2000.
(2) This notice shall come into effect on the date of its notification in the New Zealand Gazette.
2. Exemption to quota aggregation limit-(1) As from the date that this notice comes into effect, Chatham Quota Owner Limited is permitted to hold quota and interest in quota in excess of the 10 percent aggregation limit for rock lobster in quota management area 6, as provided in section 28W (1) of the Fisheries Act 1983, up to an aggregation limit of 22.15 percent.
(2) As from the date that this notice comes into effect, Chatham Island Packing Co Limited is permitted to hold quota by lease only in excess of the 10 percent aggregation limit for rock lobster in quota management area 6 as provided in section 28W (1) of the Fisheries Act 1983, up to an aggregation limit of 22.62 percent.
Dated at Wellington this 8th day of August 2000.
PETE HODGSON, Minister of Fisheries.