Pursuant to Regulation 15 of the Marine Mammals Protection Regulations 1992, and pursuant to an instrument of delegation dated 9 September 2015 from the Director-General of Conservation, I, Carl McGuiness, Acting Deputy Director-General, Operations, Department of Conservation, hereby amend the declaration notice titled “Declaration That No New Permits Shall Be Granted—Northland”, dated 21 June 2016 and published in the New Zealand Gazette, 7 July 2016, Issue No. 61, No. 2016-go3802, by inserting in it a new paragraph after paragraph c.:

“d. any application to film, record or photograph marine mammals, where there is no paying passenger.”

Dated at Wellington this 11th day of August 2017.

CARL McGUINNESS, Acting Deputy Director-General, Operations, Department of Conservation.