Section 157 — Resource Management Act 1991: Calling of public tenders for authorisations

157 Calling of public tenders for authorisations (1) Where an Order in Council is in force in respect of any part of the coastal marine area, the Minister may, from time to time and at any time, by public tender of which public notice has been given, offer authorisations for the whole or any portion of that part in respect of all or any activities to which the Order in Council applies. (2) The public notice of every such offer shall— (a) Specify the range of activities to which the authorisation, once issued, will apply; and (b) Describe the area of land to which the authorisation, once issued, will apply, including the size, shape, and location of that area; and (c) Specify the closing date for tenders, which may be any date the Minister considers appropriate; and (d) Specify the manner in which tenders must be submitted. (3) Every such public notice may also specify— (a) [Repealed] (b) In the case of extraction, the maximum tonnage and period (not exceeding 35 years) of extraction: (c) Whether or not it is intended that the area will be retendered when the coastal permit to which it relates expires. (4) The Minister may amend, revoke, or replace any such notice before the time by which tenders must be received expires. Subsection (3)(a) was repealed, as from 1 January 2005, by section 17 Resource Management Amendment Act (No 2) 2004 (2004 No 103).