Plain language law

New Zealand law explained for everyone

Resource Management Act 1991

Standards, policy statements, and plans - National direction - National policy statements

46B: Incorporation of material by reference in national direction

You could also call this:

“National rules can include other important information to help explain things better.”

A national direction is a kind of rule that helps manage New Zealand’s resources. When making a national direction, you can include information from other documents. This is called ‘incorporating material by reference’. The rules for how to do this are explained in Schedule 1AA. This means you don’t have to repeat all the information in the national direction itself. Instead, you can refer to the other document, and it becomes part of the national direction.

This text is automatically generated. It might be out of date or be missing some parts. Find out more about how we do this.

View the original legislation for this page at https://legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1986/0120/latest/link.aspx?id=DLM233351.

Topics:
Environment and resources > Conservation
Environment and resources > Climate and energy
Government and voting > Local councils
Previous

46A: Single process for preparing national directions, or

“This law explains how the government creates rules to protect the environment in New Zealand”

Next

47: Board of inquiry, or

“A special group of people is chosen to look into and explain new important rules for the country”

Part 5 Standards, policy statements, and plans
National direction: National policy statements

46BIncorporation of material by reference in national direction

  1. A national direction may incorporate material by reference under Schedule 1AA.

Notes
  • Section 46B: inserted, on , by section 33 of the Resource Management Amendment Act 2005 (2005 No 87).
  • Section 46B heading: amended, on , by section 38(1) of the Resource Legislation Amendment Act 2017 (2017 No 15).
  • Section 46B: amended, on , by section 38(2) of the Resource Legislation Amendment Act 2017 (2017 No 15).