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Local Government Act 2002

Regulatory, enforcement, and coercive powers of local authorities - Powers of local authorities to make bylaws - Powers of territorial authorities to make bylaws

146: Specific bylaw-making powers of territorial authorities

You could also call this:

"Rules councils can make to keep their communities safe and nice"

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A territorial authority can make bylaws for its area. You can think of bylaws like rules that help keep your community safe and nice. The authority can make bylaws about things like waste management and keeping animals.

The authority can also make bylaws to manage and protect land, structures, and infrastructure. This includes things like water races, land drainage, and cemeteries. They can make bylaws about reserves and recreation grounds too. When making bylaws, the authority must follow what is said in section 145.

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Part 8Regulatory, enforcement, and coercive powers of local authorities
Powers of local authorities to make bylaws: Powers of territorial authorities to make bylaws

146Specific bylaw-making powers of territorial authorities

  1. Without limiting section 145, a territorial authority may make bylaws for its district for the purposes—

  2. of regulating 1 or more of the following:
      1. waste management:
          1. solid wastes:
            1. keeping of animals, bees, and poultry:
              1. trading in public places:
              2. of managing, regulating against, or protecting from, damage, misuse, or loss, or for preventing the use of, the land, structures, or infrastructure associated with 1 or more of the following:
                1. water races:
                      1. land drainage:
                        1. cemeteries:
                          1. reserves, recreation grounds, or other land under the control of the territorial authority:

                            1. Repealed

                            2. Repealed

                            3. Repealed
                            Notes
                            • Section 146(1)(a)(i): repealed, on , by section 172 of the Local Government (Water Services) (Repeals and Amendments) Act 2025 (2025 No 43).
                            • Section 146(1)(a)(iii): repealed, on , by section 172 of the Local Government (Water Services) (Repeals and Amendments) Act 2025 (2025 No 43).
                            • Section 146(1)(b)(ii): repealed, on , by section 172 of the Local Government (Water Services) (Repeals and Amendments) Act 2025 (2025 No 43).
                            • Section 146(1)(b)(iii): repealed, on , by section 172 of the Local Government (Water Services) (Repeals and Amendments) Act 2025 (2025 No 43).
                            • Section 146(1)(c): repealed, on , by section 197 of the Fire and Emergency New Zealand Act 2017 (2017 No 17).
                            • Section 146(2): repealed, on , by section 172 of the Local Government (Water Services) (Repeals and Amendments) Act 2025 (2025 No 43).
                            • Section 146(3): repealed, on , by section 172 of the Local Government (Water Services) (Repeals and Amendments) Act 2025 (2025 No 43).
                            • Section 146(4): repealed, on , by section 172 of the Local Government (Water Services) (Repeals and Amendments) Act 2025 (2025 No 43).