- (a) is jointly and severally responsible for discharging the duties of, and complying with the requirements imposed on, the authority under this Act; and
- (b) may jointly and severally exercise the powers of the authority under this Act.
Notice of protected area order
10.—(1) The Minister must cause notice of a protected area order to be given, in such manner as the Minister considers to be appropriate in the circumstances—
- (a) to the authority of the protected area; and
- (b) to any other person who, in the Minister’s opinion, ought to have notice of the protected area order.
(2) The Minister may, in addition to or in place of the notice of the protected area order required under subsection (1), cause the protected area order to be published in the Gazette.
(3) Where the Minister causes the protected area order to be published in the Gazette in place of the notice of the protected area order required under subsection (1), the requirements of that subsection are taken to be satisfied.
(4) To avoid doubt, the non-publication of a protected area order in the Gazette does not affect the validity of the protected area order.
Amendment of protected area order
11.—(1) The Minister may, at any time, amend a protected area order (including before the effective date of the protected area order) by doing one or more of the following:
- (a) change the specification of the protected area;
- (b) change the authority of the protected area;
- (c) for the purposes of sections 27 and 28, specify any surrounding area (whether in the form of a description (of its location or boundaries), map or other representation), or change the specification of or delete any specified surrounding area, of the protected area.
