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The following section is inserted after section 196:
“196A Power to withdraw or suspend certain draft allocation plans
“(1) This section applies to any draft allocation plan publicly notified under section 78(3) before the commencement of this section.
“(2) If this section applies, the Minister may, by public notice, withdraw or suspend the draft allocation plan.
“(3) If the Minister suspends a draft allocation plan, the public notice must specify the period of suspension.
“(4) However, the Minister may, by subsequent public notice, end the suspension before the period of suspension expires.
“(5) When, or as soon as is reasonably practicable after, the suspension ends or expires, the Minister must renotify the draft allocation plan in accordance with section 78(3) and (4).
“(6) When a suspension ends or expires, the report required under section 78(5) must contain recommendations in respect of any submissions made under section 78(4) on the draft allocation plan before or after its suspension.
“(7) If the Minister withdraws a draft allocation plan, a new draft allocation plan must be prepared under section 78.
“(8) The Minister must ensure that a public notice given under subsection (2) or (4) is made available in hard copy at the office of, and is accessible via the Internet site of the department of, the chief executive responsible for the administration of this Act and at such other places as the Minister considers appropriate.”