206Alternative uses of development contributions for reserves

1. Despite sections 197AB(d) and 205, if the territorial authority considers that the district in which the development is situated has adequate reserves, or that it is impracticable to purchase or develop reserves in that locality, it may, if it considers it will benefit the residents in the district in which the development is situated, use the development contributions—

2. to add to, improve, or develop land outside the district that is vested in, or controlled by, the territorial authority for public recreation purposes:
3. with the consent of the Minister and subject to the terms and conditions the Minister thinks fit, to make payments or advance money to a local authority or public body to add to, improve, or develop land outside the district that is vested in, or controlled by, the local authority or public body for public recreation purposes:
4. if the territorial authority has control of the foreshore or the bed of a lake or a harbour under a coastal permit by virtue of section 384(1)(b) or section 425(3)(a) of the Resource Management Act 1991,—
   1. to improve or develop the foreshore (whether within or outside the district) for public recreational purposes:
   2. to erect, improve, or develop for public recreational purposes—
      1. the bed of the harbour or of the sea immediately contiguous to the foreshore; or
      2. the bed of a lake (whether within or outside the district).

Notes

• Section 206: amended, on 8 August 2014, by section 61 of the Local Government Act 2002 Amendment Act 2014 (2014 No 55).