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Local Government Act 2002

Regulatory, enforcement, and coercive powers of local authorities - Powers of local authorities to make bylaws - Review of bylaws made under this Act or the Local Government Act 1974

158: Review of bylaws made under this Act or the Local Government Act 1974

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“Check and update local rules within 5 years”

You need to review bylaws made by your local authority under this Act or the Maritime Transport Act 1994 within 5 years of when they were made. This doesn’t include bylaws that are considered to be made under this Act by section 293.

If your local authority made bylaws under the Local Government Act 1974, they also need to be reviewed. For bylaws made before 1 July 2003, the review had to be done by 1 July 2008. For bylaws made after 1 July 2003, they need to be reviewed within 5 years of when they were made. This also doesn’t include bylaws that are considered to be made under this Act by section 293.

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Part 8 Regulatory, enforcement, and coercive powers of local authorities
Powers of local authorities to make bylaws: Review of bylaws made under this Act or the Local Government Act 1974

158Review of bylaws made under this Act or the Local Government Act 1974

  1. A local authority must review a bylaw made by it under this Act or the Maritime Transport Act 1994 (other than a bylaw deemed to be made under this Act by section 293) no later than 5 years after the date on which the bylaw was made.

  2. A local authority must review a bylaw made by it under the Local Government Act 1974 (other than a bylaw deemed to be made under this Act by section 293)—

  3. no later than 1 July 2008, if the bylaw was made before 1 July 2003; and
    1. no later than 5 years after the bylaw was made, if the bylaw was made after 1 July 2003.

      Notes
      • Section 158: substituted, on , by section 19 of the Local Government Act 2002 Amendment Act 2006 (2006 No 26).
      • Section 158(1): amended, on , by section 90 of the Maritime Transport Amendment Act 2013 (2013 No 84).