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 as conservation park, subject to that Act, as part of Victoria Conservation Park and to be an ecological area and to be part of the Capleston Ecological Area to complement and buffer forests and beetle habitat within that ecological area.
Schedule
Nelson Land District-Buller District
392.1540 hectares, being Section 2, S.O. 15008; and Area "A" shown on S.O. Plan 15685 (formerly part Section 1, S.O. 15008).
Dated at Wellington this 28th day of February 2002.
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.
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