Resource Management Act 1991

Standards, policy statements, and plans - Legal effect of rules - Legal effect of rules

86A: Purpose of sections 86B to 86G

You could also call this:

"When do rules in a proposed plan become law?"

The purpose of sections 86B to 86G is to say when a rule in a proposed plan has legal effect. You need to know that these sections are about the rules in plans. These sections tell you when a rule is legally binding.

When a plan is not yet in effect, sections 86B to 86G do not affect how much importance a consent authority gives to objectives, policies, and other issues in the plan. You should look at sections 86B to 86G to understand this better. These sections only apply to the legal effect of rules in a proposed plan.

The rules in a plan become important when the plan is operative. You can find more information about this in the Resource Management Act 1991. The Act has been amended several times, including by the Resource Management (Simplifying and Streamlining) Amendment Act 2009 and the Resource Legislation Amendment Act 2017.

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Part 5Standards, policy statements, and plans
Legal effect of rules: Legal effect of rules

86APurpose of sections 86B to 86G

  1. The purpose of sections 86B to 86G is to specify when a rule in a proposed plan has legal effect.

  2. Except to the extent that subsection (1) applies, sections 86B to 86G do not limit or affect the weight that a consent authority gives to objectives, policies, and other issues, reasons, or methods in plans before the plan becomes operative.

Notes
  • Section 86A: inserted, on , by section 68 of the Resource Management (Simplifying and Streamlining) Amendment Act 2009 (2009 No 31).
  • Section 86A(1): amended, on , by section 71 of the Resource Legislation Amendment Act 2017 (2017 No 15).