(2) An agreement may be varied by a
subsequent agreement between all parties to the agreement.
(3) An agreement
shall have effect until it is terminated by consent of all parties to the
agreement or in any such other manner or in such circumstances as may be set
out in the agreement.
(4) An agreement may be varied or terminated by the
Minister, by order published in the Gazette, without the consent of the owner
of the conservation area, if the Minister is of the opinion that the area is
no longer needed for, or is no longer capable of being used to achieve, any
purpose for which the agreement was entered into.
(5) A copy of the order
shall be laid before each House of Parliament within the prescribed time after
publication of the order.
(5A) The Minister is not to vary or terminate an
agreement under subsection (4) unless--
(a) written notice of the Minister's
intention to vary or terminate the agreement has been given to the owner of
the conservation area stating that the owner may make submissions to the
Minister within the period specified in the notice (being a period of not less
than 28 days), and
(b) the Minister has considered any submissions made by
the owner of the conservation area, being submissions made within that
specified period.
(6) If an agreement is varied by the Minister under
subsection (4), the owner of the conservation area may, by written notice
given to the Minister, terminate the agreement.
(7) The owner of a
conservation area is not entitled to any compensation as a result of any
variation or termination of an agreement by the Minister under subsection (4).
