(2) The Minister may amend a protected area order under subsection (1)—
- (a) on the application of the authority of the protected area; or
- (b) on the Minister’s own volition.
(3) The application under subsection (2)(a) must be made in such form and manner, and be accompanied or supported by such information and documents, as the Minister may require.
(4) Before amending a protected area order on the Minister’s own volition, the Minister must, unless the Minister considers it not practicable or desirable to do so in any particular case—
- (a) give notice of the Minister’s intention to do so—
- (i) to the authority of the protected area; and
- (ii) where the Minister intends to change the authority of the protected area, to the owner or occupier of the protected area that the Minister intends to designate as the authority in the amended protected area order; and
- (b) give the authority and (where applicable) the person mentioned in paragraph (a)(ii) 14 days (or such longer or shorter time as the Minister may specify in the notice) after the date of the notice to make representations on the proposed amendment.
(5) To avoid doubt, except as provided in this section, the Minister is not required to give any person notice of, or consult any person on, the Minister’s intention to amend a protected area order.
(6) Sections 9 and 10 apply, with the necessary modifications, to an amended protected area order under this section.
Duties of authority of protected area
12.—(1) The authority of a protected area must, on the date that the protected area order for the protected area takes effect, display prominently at the perimeter of the protected area adequate notices about the protected area.
