Foreshore and Seabed Act, 2004. Country/Territory New Zealand Document type Legislation Date 2004 (2009) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Land & soil, Sea Keyword Land tenure Public land Ownership Coastal zone management Indigenous peoples Marine area Geographical area Asia and the Pacific, Australia and New Zealand, Oceania, South Pacific Entry into force notes This Act enters into force on 17 January 2005 except for Parts 1 and 2 (other than sections 11, 26, 27 and 32 to 45), sections 98-103 and Schedule 2 which enter into force on the day after the date on which this Act receives the Royal assent. Abstract This Act provides for the preservation and protection of the public foreshore and seabed including the protection of the association of whanu, hapu and iwi by vesting the full legal ownership of the public foreshore and seabed in the Crown, providing for the recognition and protection of ongoing customary rights and by providing for general rights of public access and recreation in, on, over and across the public foreshore and seabed, etc. Full text English Website www.legislation.govt.nz References - Legislation Amends Territorial Sea, Contiguous Zone and Exclusive Economic Zone Act, 1977 (No 28). Legislation | New Zealand | 1977 (2005) Keyword: Basic legislation, Maritime zone, EEZ-Exclusive Economic Zone, Territorial sea, Sovereignty Source: FAO, FAOLEX Repeals Foreshore and Seabed Endowment Revesting Act (No. 103 of 1991). Legislation | New Zealand | 1991 Keyword: Vested rights/existing rights, Land tenure, Public land, Ownership, Coastal zone management, Deep sea bed, Drainage/land reclamation, Maritime zone, Protected area, Zoning Source: FAO, FAOLEX Repealed by Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) Act 2011 (No. 3 of 2011). Legislation | New Zealand | 2011 (2021) Keyword: Basic legislation, Land tenure, Public land, Ownership, Coastal zone management, Traditional rights/customary rights, Indigenous peoples, Marine area, Management/conservation Source: FAO, FAOLEX