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Resource Management Act 1991

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

53: Changes to or review or revocation of national policy statements

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“Rules for changing or getting rid of important national environmental guidelines”

You can change, review, or cancel a national policy statement. The Minister can do this using one of the processes mentioned in section 46A(1).

The Minister can make small changes to a national policy statement without using these processes. They can fix minor mistakes or make small amendments that don’t have a big effect. They can also change the NPS-UD (National Policy Statement on Urban Development) as described in section 77S(2).

If the Minister changes, cancels, or amends a national policy statement, it’s considered secondary legislation. This means it needs to follow the rules in Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019 about how it’s published.

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

53Changes to or review or revocation of national policy statements

  1. The Minister may review, change, or revoke a national policy statement after using one of the processes referred to in section 46A(1) in relation to the preparation of a national policy statement.

  2. The Minister may, without using a process referred to in subsection (1),—

  3. amend a national policy statement if the amendment is of minor effect or corrects a minor error:
    1. amend the NPS-UD in accordance with section 77S(2).

      1. Repealed

      2. A change, revocation, or amendment under this section is secondary legislation (see Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019 for publication requirements).

      Notes
      • Section 53(1): amended, on , by section 34 of the Resource Management Amendment Act 2005 (2005 No 87).
      • Section 53(2): replaced, on , by section 7 of the Resource Management (Enabling Housing Supply and Other Matters) Amendment Act 2021 (2021 No 59).
      • Section 53(2A): repealed, on , by section 6 of the Resource Management (Natural and Built Environment and Spatial Planning Repeal and Interim Fast-track Consenting) Act 2023 (2023 No 68).
      • Section 53(3): inserted, on , by section 3 of the Secondary Legislation Act 2021 (2021 No 7).