205Use of development contributions for reserves

1. A territorial authority must use a development contribution received for reserves purposes for the purchase or development of reserves within its district, which may include—

2. the development of community or recreational facilities associated with the use of a reserve:
3. the provision or improvement of recreational facilities at a school established or about to be established under subpart 6 of Part 3 of the Education and Training Act 2020, if—
   1. a licence has been granted under section 6A of the Education Lands Act 1949 in relation to the use or occupation of the community recreational facilities; and
   2. the Minister for Sport and Recreation has notified the local authority in writing that he or she is satisfied that the licence provides for the reasonable use of the community recreational facilities by members of the public:
4. the purchase of land or an interest in land—
   1. to be held for conservation purposes under the Reserves Act 1977:
   2. that is, or will be, subject to a conservation covenant under section 77 of the Reserves Act 1977:
5. payment, on terms and conditions the territorial authority thinks fit, to—
   1. another local authority or public body in which land in the district is vested to enlarge, enhance, or develop the land for public recreation purposes:
   2. the administering body of a reserve held under the Reserves Act 1977 to enlarge, enhance, or develop the reserve:
   3. the trustees or body corporate in whom is vested a Māori reservation to which section 340 of Te Ture Whenua Maori Act 1993 applies, to enhance the reservation for cultural or other purposes:
   4. any person, to secure an appropriate interest in perpetuity in land for conservation purposes.

Notes

• Section 205(b): amended, on 1 August 2020, by section 668 of the Education and Training Act 2020 (2020 No 38).
• Section 205(b)(i): amended, on 1 August 2020, by section 668 of the Education and Training Act 2020 (2020 No 38).