When you read sections 127B and 127C, you need to understand what some words mean. The term 'commencement date' refers to the day after the Royal assent of the Resource Management (Consenting and Other System Changes) Amendment Act 2025. This Act is a law that was passed to make some changes.

The term 'Regional Plan: Water for Otago' or 'plan' refers to a specific plan that was created on 3 September 2022. You can think of this plan as a set of rules for managing water in the Otago region. This plan is an important part of how water is managed in that area.

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127: Change or cancellation of consent condition on application by consent holder, or

"Changing or cancelling conditions of a resource consent you already have"

127B: Duration of new water permits under Regional Plan: Water for Otago must not exceed 6 years, or

"New water permits in Otago can only last up to 6 years."

Part 6Resource consents
Duration of consent

127AInterpretation of sections 127B and 127C

In sections 127B and 127C,—
commencement date means the day after Royal assent of the Resource Management (Consenting and Other System Changes) Amendment Act 2025
Regional Plan: Water for Otago or plan means the plan of that name dated 3 September 2022.

Notes

Section 127A: inserted, on 21 August 2025, by section 48 of the Resource Management (Consenting and Other System Changes) Amendment Act 2025 (2025 No 41).