Marine Farming Planning Act 1995

The Director, EPA, by notice in writing to the Panel, may require – any matter, specified in the notice, that relates to environmental management of finfish farming, to be contained in – a draft plan, or draft amendment, that relates to finfish farming; or any draft plan, or any draft amendment, that relates to finfish farming; and any matter, specified in the notice, that relates to environmental management of finfish farming, to be addressed in – an environmental impact statement; or any environmental impact statement – that is, under section 23, to accompany a draft plan, or a draft amendment, in relation to finfish farming, or any draft plan, or any draft amendment, in relation to finfish farming; and any environmental management controls, specified in the notice, to be included in draft management controls, to which section 24 relates, that relate to finfish farming; and the Panel to consider, under section 29 or section 41, a matter, specified in the notice, that relates to environmental management of finfish farming; and a matter, specified in the notice, that relates to environmental management of finfish farming, to be included in – a draft plan, in relation to finfish farming, to which a recommendation of the Panel under section 31(1) relates; or a draft amendment, in relation to finfish farming, to which a notification under section 41A(1) relates.

The Panel must give to a person preparing a draft plan, or an amendment of a draft plan, in relation to finfish farming, a copy of any notice, given to the Panel under subsection (1), that, in the opinion of the Panel, relates to the draft plan, or the amendment of a draft plan, being prepared.

The Secretary – is to notify the Director, EPA of an application made under section 16 for approval to prepare a draft plan in relation to finfish farming; and is to provide to the Director, EPA a copy of the application under section 16 to which the approval relates and any information that accompanied the application; and is to notify the Director, EPA if an approval under section 17 relates to finfish farming.

The Panel must provide to the Director, EPA a copy of a report, in relation to finfish farming, forwarded to the Panel under section 28.

The Panel – is to notify the Director, EPA of an application under section 33(1) or (2) in relation to finfish farming; and is to provide to the Director, EPA a copy of such an application.

As soon as practicable after the Minister gives an approval, sought under section 33(5), in relation to finfish farming, the Panel – is to notify the Director, EPA of the approval; and is to provide to him or her a copy of the request to which the approval relates.

As soon as practicable after the Panel directs a planning authority under section 34 to prepare a draft amendment (other than in response to a request from the Director, EPA) of a marine farming development plan in relation to finfish farming, the Panel – is to notify the Director, EPA of the direction; and is to provide to him or her a copy of the request to which the direction relates.

The Panel is to notify the Director, EPA of the withdrawal of a draft amendment, in relation to finfish farming, in accordance with section 36.

The Panel, within 7 days of receiving a report under section 40 in relation to finfish farming, is to forward the report to the Director, EPA.

A planning authority – before preparing a draft emergency plan under section 45 in relation to finfish farming, is to notify the Director, EPA of the authority's intention to prepare the plan; and as soon as practicable after an emergency plan in relation to finfish farming is approved by the Minister under section 45, is to notify the Director, EPA of the approval of the emergency plan.