58ILocal authority recognition of national planning standards

1. In this section and sections 58J and 58K, document means any of the following:

2. a regional policy statement:
3. a proposed regional policy statement:
4. a proposed plan:
5. a plan:
6. a variation:
7. a change.

8. If a national planning standard so directs, a local authority must amend each of its documents—

9. to include specific provisions in the documents; and
10. to ensure that the document is consistent with any constraint or limit placed on the content of the document under section 58C(2)(a) to (c).

11. An amendment required by subsection (2) must—

12. be made without using any of the processes set out in Schedule 1; and
13. be made within the time specified in the national planning standard or (in the absence of a specified time) within 1 year after the date on which the national planning standard is published under the Legislation Act 2019; and
14. amend the document to include the provisions as directed; and
15. include any consequential amendments to any document as necessary to avoid duplication or conflict with the amendments; and
16. be publicly notified not later than 5 working days after the amendments are made under paragraph (d).

17. If a national planning standard directs a local authority to choose from a number of specific provisions in a national planning standard, the local authority must—

18. choose an appropriate provision; and
19. use one of the processes set out in Schedule 1 in order to apply the provision to the local circumstances, but not to decide the content of the provision set by the national planning standard; and
20. notify any amendment required under this section within the time specified in the national planning standard, using any of the processes provided for by Schedule 1; and
21. make any consequential amendments to its documents needed to avoid duplication or inconsistency, but without using a process set out in Schedule 1; and
22. publicly notify any amendments made under paragraph (d) not later than 5 working days after the amendments are made.

23. A document is amended as from the date of the relevant public notice under subsection (3)(e) or (4)(c).

24. For the purpose of subsection (4)(a), a national planning standard may specify how local authorities are to choose relevant provisions from the national planning standard.

25. A local authority must—

26. make all other amendments to any document that are required to give effect to any provision in a national planning standard that affects the document, using one of the processes set out in Schedule 1; and
27. notify all amendments required under paragraph (a) not later than 1 year after the date on which the national planning standard is published under the Legislation Act 2019.

28. A local authority must also take any other action that is directed by a national planning standard.

29. This section and section 58J are subject to the obligations of local authorities, or of any particular local authority, under any other Act that relates to the preparation or change of a policy statement or plan under this Act.