NATURE CONSERVATION ACT 1992 - SECT 51 Conservation agreements and conservation covenants for nature refuges binding

NATURE CONSERVATION ACT 1992 - SECT 51

51 Conservation agreements and conservation covenants for nature refuges binding

(1) A conservation agreement in relation to the land in a nature refuge is binding on—

(a) the landholder of the land; and

(b) the landholder’s successors in title; and

(c) any other person with an interest in land in the nature refuge to the extent the agreement contains terms to that effect.

(2) A conservation covenant in relation to the land in a nature refuge is binding on persons with an interest in the land to the extent stated in the covenant.

(3) Subsection (1) applies even if—

(a) there is a lease or reserve under the Land Act 1994 over the land in the nature refuge; and

(b) under the Land Act 1994 —

(i) the lease is renewed or extended; or

(ii) the lease is converted to freehold land or a different type of lease; or

(iii) the reserve is converted to freehold land or a different type of reserve.