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Resource Management Act 1991

Freshwater farm plans

217C: Application of this Part

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“When and where this part of the law is used in New Zealand”

This Part of the law applies to certain areas in New Zealand. You can find out which areas it applies to by looking at an Order in Council. The Order in Council will also say when this Part starts to apply.

The Governor-General can decide which areas this Part applies to. They can also decide when it starts to apply to those areas. The Governor-General makes these decisions based on a recommendation from the Minister.

Before the Minister makes a recommendation, they must be sure that regulations are needed. They must also talk to the Minister of Agriculture. The Minister wants to make sure this Part achieves its purpose in the specified areas.

An Order in Council is a type of secondary legislation, which means it is a law made under another law, see Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019 for more information about publication requirements. This Part can stop applying to an area, but you can find out more about that in section 217CA. The Governor-General can also change or remove some rules about land use in certain areas.

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Part 9A Freshwater farm plans

217CApplication of this Part

  1. This Part applies only—

  2. to a region, district, or part of New Zealand specified in an Order in Council under this section; and
    1. on and from the date specified in the Order in Council (but see section 217CA, which relates to when this Part ceases to apply).

      1. The Governor-General may, by Order in Council, on the recommendation of the Minister, determine—

      2. that this Part applies to a specified district, region, or part of New Zealand; and
        1. the date on which this Part applies to that district, region, or part of New Zealand.

          1. The Governor-General may, by Order in Council, on the recommendation of the Minister, in relation to a region, district, or part of New Zealand to which this Part applies,—

          2. disapply a statutory land use area threshold; or
            1. disapply a statutory land use area threshold and prescribe a higher land use area threshold in its place.

              1. Before making a recommendation under subsection (2) or (2A), the Minister must—

              2. be satisfied that regulations are necessary to achieve the purpose of this Part in the specified district, region, or part of New Zealand; and
                1. consult the Minister of Agriculture.

                  1. An order under this section is secondary legislation (see Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019 for publication requirements).

                  Notes
                  • Section 217C: inserted, on , by section 64 of the Resource Management Amendment Act 2020 (2020 No 30).
                  • Section 217C(1)(b): amended, on , by section 25 of the Resource Management (Freshwater and Other Matters) Amendment Act 2024 (2024 No 43).
                  • Section 217C(2A): inserted, on , by section 805(4) of the Natural and Built Environment Act 2023 (2023 No 46).
                  • Section 217C(3): amended, on , by section 805(4) of the Natural and Built Environment Act 2023 (2023 No 46).
                  • Section 217C(4): inserted, on , by section 3 of the Secondary Legislation Act 2021 (2021 No 7).