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Resource Management Act 1991

1: Short Title and commencement

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This law is called the Resource Management Act 1991. You can think of this as the law’s official name.

The law started working on 1 October 1991. This means that from this date, people had to follow the rules in this law.

There used to be a third part to this section, but it has been removed. When a part of a law is removed, we say it has been “repealed”.

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2: Interpretation, or

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1Short Title and commencement

  1. This Act may be cited as the Resource Management Act 1991.

  2. Except as provided in subsection (3), this Act shall come into force on 1 October 1991.

  3. Repealed
Notes
  • Section 1(3): repealed, on , by section 149 of the Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act 1996 (1996 No 30).