(1) For the purposes of this Act the Minister may, with the advice of the Board, make a General Protection Order.
(2) A General Protection Order is any Protection Order which affects more than one parcel of land.
(3) A General Protection Order specifying the area to which it extends shall be published in 2 consecutive issues of the Gazette and in a local newspaper which is circulated in the area covered by the Order.
(4) Subject to section 9, a General Protection Order shall come into operation 14 days after the second consecutive publication in the Gazette.