Section 13: Management plans for reserved lands

13. Management plans for reserved lands (1) The Director shall prepare, for submission to the Minister, a management plan for each area of reserved land, together with any adjoining buffer zones. (2) A management plan may relate to part of an area of reserved land, or to more than one area of reserved land. [Issue 1] W6 – 6 Revised Laws of Mauritius (3) A management plan— (a) shall contain information regarding the relevant reserved land or buffer zone, statements of objectives for management and prescriptions for the management of the subject land; and (b) may designate zones within reserved land to which the public shall not have access except upon written authorisation by the Minister. (4) (a) The Director shall provide a copy of the draft of a management plan to the Advisory Council. (b) The Advisory Council shall, within 30 days of receipt of the draft, submit its comments to the Director. (5) On receipt of the comments of the Advisory Council, the Director shall submit a draft of the management plan to the Minister, together with the comments of the Advisory Council, and shall advise the Minister of any changes which have been made to the draft in the light of these comments. (6) Subject to the approval of the Minister, the Director shall publish a draft of the management plan, and shall cause a notice to be printed in at least 2 local newspapers stating where copies of the draft plan may be inspected and purchased. (7) Any person may, within 60 days from the publication of a notice under subsection (6) make written representations to the Permanent Secretary in relation to the draft. (8) In response to any representation made under subsection (7), the Director may make such amendments to the draft as he thinks fit. (9) The Director shall submit the draft management plan, incorporating any amendment made under subsection (8), to the Minister for approval. (10) A management plan, once approved by the Minister, shall— (a) come into effect on the publication in the Gazette of a notice advising of that approval; (b) be published and made available for purchase by any person; and (c) be binding in relation to the management and use of the reserved land and related buffer zones. (11) A management plan may be amended or replaced by a subsequent management plan prepared in accordance with this section.