Section 14: Licences and leases on reserved lands
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14. Licences and leases on reserved lands
(1) Subject to the approval of the Minister, the Director may, on specified
terms and conditions, issue licences authorising the sale of goods or the provision of services to visitors within, or in relation to, reserved land, or the
carrying out of other activities of a commercial nature within reserved lands.
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(2) No person shall, within reserved land, sell any goods, provide any
service for a fee or carry out any other activity of a commercial nature without a licence issued under subsection (1).
(3) A licence issued under subsection (1) shall be for a term not exceeding 12 months, and may be renewed at the discretion of the Minister.
(4) (a) No licence issued pursuant to subsection (1) shall allow the holder
to exclusively occupy any area within any reserved land, or to erect any building, or to use or remove any resources of that land, unless provision for such a
licence is included in an approved management plan applying to the land.
(b) Where no management plan is in force in relation to reserved
land, the Minister may approve the issue of a licence under this section
where he is satisfied that such a licence is consistent with the purposes for
which the reserve was established.
(5) Subject to the approval of the Minister, the Director may, on specified
terms and conditions, grant leases to use or occupy reserved land, or to undertake specified activities, provided the purposes of such leases are not inconsistent with the purposes for which the land has been reserved.
(6) A lease granted pursuant to subsection (5) shall be for a term not exceeding 7 years, and may be renewed with the approval of the Minister.
(7) No lease granted pursuant to subsection (5) shall allow the holder to
exclusively occupy any area within any reserved land, or to erect any building, or to use or remove any resources of that land, unless provision for such
a lease is included in an approved management plan applying to the land.
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