National Parks and Wildlife (Savings and Transitional) Regulation 1997 (NSW)

His Excellency the Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council, has made the following Regulation under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974.

Minister for the Environment

1Name of Regulation

This Regulation is the National Parks and Wildlife (Savings and Transitional) Regulation 1997.

2Commencement

This Regulation commences on 31 May 1997.

3Definitions

In this Regulation:

amending Act means the National Parks and Wildlife Amendment Act 1996.

principal Act means the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974.

4Notes

The explanatory note and table of contents do not form part of this Regulation.

5Repeal and substitution of section 47L of the principal Act not to affect revocations, appropriations or resumptions of state recreation areas already commenced(1)

This clause applies to:

• (a)

  any proposed revocation of the reservation of land as, or as part of, a state recreation area, and

• (b)

  any proposed appropriation or resumption of lands within a state recreation area,

notice of which was given under section 47L (2) or (3) of the principal Act before the commencement of Schedule 1 [23] to the amending Act.

(2)

Section 47L of the principal Act, as in force immediately before the commencement of Schedule 1 [23] to the amending Act, continues to apply to a proposed revocation, appropriation or resumption to which this clause applies.

(3)

Section 47L of the principal Act, as in force after that commencement, does not apply to a proposed revocation, appropriation or resumption to which this clause applies.