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Resource Management Act 1991

Interpretation and application

3A: Person acting under resource consent with permission

You could also call this:

“Rules about doing things allowed by a resource consent apply to people who have permission from the consent holder”

When you act with permission from someone who has a resource consent, you are treated as if you also have that resource consent. This means you can do the activities allowed by the consent, just like the person who actually holds it. However, there are some rules to follow:

  1. You need to follow what section 134 says.
  2. You must follow any special conditions that are part of the resource consent.

The permission from the consent holder can be clearly given or just implied. Either way, when you have their permission, the law sees you as if you were granted the same resource consent.

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Part 1 Interpretation and application

3APerson acting under resource consent with permission

  1. Subject to section 134 and any specific conditions included in the resource consent, any reference in this Act to activities being allowed by a resource consent includes a reference to a person acting under a resource consent with the permission (including implied permission) of the consent holder as if the resource consent had been granted to that person as well as to the holder of the resource consent.

Notes
  • Section 3A: inserted, on , by section 4 of the Resource Management Amendment Act 1993 (1993 No 65).