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Resource Management Act 1991

Occupation of common marine and coastal area - Order in which applications by existing consent holders are to be processed

165ZG: Application

You could also call this:

“This law explains when you need special permission to use shared ocean areas for fish farming.”

This part of the law applies to you if you want to use space in the common marine and coastal area for aquaculture activities. It covers applications for coastal permits made on or after 23 August 2004.

However, there’s an exception. If the regional coastal plan already has a way to give out permissions for the space and activity you want to do, then this part of the law doesn’t apply to your application.

Remember, this only applies to aquaculture activities in the common marine and coastal area. If you’re not sure what that means, you might need to check other parts of the law or ask someone who knows about these things.

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Part 7A Occupation of common marine and coastal area
Order in which applications by existing consent holders are to be processed

165ZGApplication

  1. This subpart applies—

  2. only to applications for coastal permits to occupy space in the common marine and coastal area for aquaculture activities; and
    1. in relation to such applications made on or after 23 August 2004.

      1. However, this subpart does not apply to an application for a coastal permit to occupy space in the common marine and coastal area for an aquaculture activity if, at the time the application is made, a regional coastal plan provides for a method of allocating authorisations in respect of the space and activity.

      Notes
      • Section 165ZG: inserted, on , by section 20 of the Resource Management Amendment Act (No 2) 2004 (2004 No 103).
      • Section 165ZG(1)(a): replaced, on , by section 51(1) of the Resource Management Amendment Act (No 2) 2011 (2011 No 70).
      • Section 165ZG(2): replaced, on , by section 51(2) of the Resource Management Amendment Act (No 2) 2011 (2011 No 70).