Reprint as at 1 November 2008 Marine Reserves Act 1971 Public Act 1971 No 15 Date of assent 20 September 1971 Contents Page Title 2 1 Short Title 3 2 Interpretation 3 3 Marine reserves to be maintained in natural state, and public to have right of entry 6 4 GovernorGeneral may declare an area to be a marine reserve 7 5 Procedure for declaring a marine reserve 9 6 General policy 14 7 Conservation management strategies 14 Note Changes authorised by section 17C of the Acts and Regulations Publication Act 1989 have been made in this eprint. A general outline of these changes is set out in the notes at the end of this eprint, together with other explanatory material about this eprint. This Act is administered in the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, and the Department of Conservation. 1 Marine Reserves Act 1971 Reprinted as at 1 November 2008 8 Conservation management plans 15 9 Control and management of reserves 16 10 Particular functions of DirectorGeneral in relation to marine reser...