Pursuant to Regulation 10 of the Fisheries (South Island Customary Fishing) Regulations 1999, the Minister of Fisheries hereby gives the following notice.
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1. Title and commencement-(1) This notice may be cited as the Fisheries (South Island Customary Fishing) Notice (No. 20) 2000.
(2) This notice shall come into effect the day after the date of its notification in the New Zealand Gazette.
2. Interpretation-In this notice:
(a) The term "Customary food gathering" has the same meaning as defined in the Fisheries (South Island Customary Fishing) Regulations 1999.
(b) Any reference to "Tangata Tiaki/Kaitiaki" means the person or persons appointed under Regulation 9 or 10 of the Fisheries (South Island Customary Fishing) Regulations 1999 as Tangata Tiaki/Kaitiaki for the area/rohe moana.
(c) Any reference to area/rohe moana means the area from Abut Head to Piopiotahi; inland to the boundaries defined for Te Runanga o Te Koeti Turanga in the Te Runanga o Ngai Tahu Act 1996; extending seaward to the limit of the South Island fisheries waters as defined under Regulation 2 of the Fisheries (South Island Customary Fishing) Regulations 1999, being the 200 mile limit; returning to the first mentioned point.
3. Cancellation of Tangata Tiaki/Kaitiaki-Te Rünanga o Ngai Tahu, acting on the behalf of Te Runanga o Makawhio, being the Tangata Whenua who nominated Dorothy Fraser as Tangata Tiaki/Kaitiaki for the area/rohe moana under Regulation 5 of the Fisheries (South Island Customary Fishing) Regulations 1999, have requested in writing the cancellation of the appointment of Dorothy Fraser as Tangata Tiaki/Kaitiaki.
4. Cancellation of Appointment-The Minister of Fisheries hereby cancels the appointment of Dorothy Fraser as Tangata Tiaki/Kaitiaki for managing customary food gathering for the area/rohe moana.
Dated at Wellington this 2nd day of August 2000.
PETE HODGSON, Minister of Fisheries