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70: Rules about discharges
or “This explains what a regional council must check before allowing things to be put into water or on land that might affect water.”
You could also call this:

“How the rules about releasing harmful gases into the air are used to help stop the Earth from getting too warm.”

This part of the law used to talk about how rules for releasing greenhouse gases into the air worked with climate change. However, it’s no longer part of the law. On 30 November 2022, this section was taken out of the Resource Management Act 1991. The government made this change when they updated the law in 2020.

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Next up: 70B: Implementation of national environmental standards

or “This rule explains how to follow nationwide guidelines for protecting the environment.”
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Part 5 Standards, policy statements, and plans
Local authority policy statements and plans: Rules relating to discharge of greenhouse gases

70AApplication to climate change of rules relating to discharge of greenhouse gases (Repealed)

    Notes
    • Section 70A: repealed, on , by section 19 of the Resource Management Amendment Act 2020 (2020 No 30).