10 (1) The Minister shall ensure that the Ministry prepares a management plan that applies to each provincial park and conservation reserve. 2020, c. 36, Sched. 40, s. 2. Non-application (2) Subsection (1) does not apply with respect to a provincial park or a conservation reserve for which a management plan is deemed to have been approved under this section. 2020, c. 36, Sched. 40, s. 2. Application to more than one provincial park or conservation reserve (3) A management plan may apply to one or more provincial parks, one or more conservation reserves or to a combination of provincial parks and conservation reserves. 2020, c. 36, Sched. 40, s. 2. Management plan, approval and contents (4) A management plan shall, (a) be approved by the Minister; and (b) identify site specific management policies for the provincial parks and conservation reserves to which the plan applies. 2020, c. 36, Sched. 40, s. 2. Requirement for planning manual (5) The Minister shall ensure that the Ministry maintains and makes public a planning manual to guide the preparation of management plans. 2020, c. 36, Sched. 40, s. 2. Public consultation, preparation (6) During the preparation of a management plan, the Minister shall ensure that, (a) there are at least two opportunities for public consultation in the case of a management plan that addresses substantial and complex issues or proposals for substantial capital infrastructure or resource management projects in one or more provincial parks or conservation reserves; and (b) there is at least one opportunity for public consultation in the case of a management plan other than a management plan described in clause (a). 2020, c. 36, Sched. 40, s. 2. Public consultation, amendments (7) During the process of amending a management plan, the Minister shall ensure that there is at least one opportunity for public consultation, except if the amendments are administrative in nature. 2020, c. 36, Sched. 40, s. 2. Same (8) The requirement in subsection (7) to ensure an opportunity for public consultation with respect to amendments to a management plan is satisfied if, in the opinion of the Minister, the environmentally significant aspects of the amendments have already been considered in a process of public participation under another Act or otherwise. 2020, c. 36, Sched. 40, s. 2. Examination of management plans (9) The Ministry shall examine, in an order determined by the Ministry, management plans that have been in effect for 20 years or more to determine the need for amendment or replacement of those plans. 2020, c. 36, Sched. 40, s. 2. Posting of results of examination (10) The Minister shall ensure that the results of the examination of management plans under subsection (9) are posted in the registry established under the Environmental Bill of Rights, 1993 or made available for public inspection by other appropriate means. 2020, c. 36, Sched. 40, s. 2. Existing management plans, etc. (11) For the purpose of this section, management directions, management plans, management statements and interim management statements for provincial parks and management statements, statements of conservation interest and resource management plans for conservation reserves that were in effect immediately before the day section 2 of Schedule 40 to the Protect, Support and Recover from COVID-19 Act (Budget Measures), 2020 came into force shall be deemed to be approved management plans. 2020, c. 36, Sched. 40, s. 2. Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) 2012, c. 8, Sched. 48, s. 1 (1-4) - 20/06/2012 2020, c. 36, Sched. 40, s. 2 - 08/12/2020