Notice Type
Land Notices
Notice Title

Declaring Land to be Held for Conservation Purposes, to be Part of Victoria Conservation Park and to be Part of an Existing Ecological Area

Under section 8 (1) (a) of the Forests (West Coast Accord) Act 2000, the Minister of Finance and the Minister for
State-Owned Enterprises jointly declare that the land described in the Schedule is held under the Conservation Act 1987 for conservation purposes and to be a conservation park subject to that Act, to be part of Victoria Conservation Park and to be an ecological area and to be part of the Big River Ecological Area to protect beech forest on Old Man Gravels within the area and to protect important lowland forest within the North Westland Wildlife Corridor.
This notice shall take effect on 1 July 2001.
Schedule
Nelson Land District-Buller District
1104.4900 hectares, being Sections 1 and 2, S.O. 15022.
Dated at Wellington this 26th day of June 2001.
DR MICHAEL CULLEN, Minister of Finance.
MARK BURTON, Minister for State-Owned Enterprises.
Explanatory Note:
Ecological areas are held for conservation purposes to protect indigenous intrinsic natural values and resources, ecological and evolutionary systems and in particular to protect values of scientific interest.
(File: DOC HK LMT 0045)