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Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) Act 2011

Common marine and coastal area - Interests in common marine and coastal area

20: Act does not affect existing resource consents or lawful activities

You could also call this:

"This law does not change things that were already allowed to happen."

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This Act does not change things that were already allowed. You can still do things you were allowed to do before this Act started. This includes things you were allowed to do with a resource consent that was given before this Act started, or things you can do without needing a consent.

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Part 2Common marine and coastal area
Interests in common marine and coastal area

20Act does not affect existing resource consents or lawful activities

  1. Nothing in this Act limits or affects—

  2. any resource consent granted before the commencement of this Act; or
    1. any activities that can be lawfully undertaken without a resource consent or other authorisation.