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Resource Management Act 1991

Miscellaneous provisions - Rights of objection

360C: Regional council's obligations

You could also call this:

“The regional council must tell everyone about new rules and change its plan quickly without asking for opinions.”

When rules are made that change a regional council’s coastal plan, the council must do two things. First, they need to tell everyone about these new rules. They have to do this as soon as they can after the rules are made. They need to let people know when the rules will start and explain what the rules are about.

Second, the council needs to change their plan to match the new rules. They don’t have to follow the usual process for changing plans. Instead, they just need to update their plan to include the new rules. If the rules say when this needs to be done by, the council must do it by that date. If no date is given, they should do it as soon as they can after the rules start.

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Environment and resources > Town planning
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Part 14 Miscellaneous provisions
Rights of objection

360CRegional council's obligations

  1. As soon as practicable after regulations are made under section 360A(1), the regional council whose regional coastal plan is or will be amended by the regulations must—

  2. give public notice that the regulations have been made, of the date on which the regulations come into force, and that provides a general description of the nature and effect of the regulations; and
    1. amend the plan in accordance with the regulations—
      1. without using the process in Schedule 1; and
        1. by any date specified in the regulations for that purpose or, if no date is specified, as soon as practicable after the regulations come into force.

        Notes
        • Section 360C: inserted, on , by section 57 of the Resource Management Amendment Act (No 2) 2011 (2011 No 70).