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Local Government Act 1974

Divestment of land drainage schemes and water race schemes - Implementation of transfer plan

517ZI: Activity permitted as of right

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"Using land for drainage or water without needing extra permission"

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When land is transferred under this Part, you can use the land for drainage or water race purposes without needing extra permission. This is because the law says that using the land for these purposes is a permitted activity under the Resource Management Act 1991. The rules in section 375 of that Act apply to this use of the land.

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"Some land rules don't apply when transferring land under this Act."

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517ZJ: Revocation of resolutions constituting drainage areas and water race areas, or

"Changing the rules for land drainage and water race areas when schemes are transferred"

Part 29ADivestment of land drainage schemes and water race schemes
Implementation of transfer plan

517ZIActivity permitted as of right

  1. For the purposes of section 375(1)(a)(iii) of the Resource Management Act 1991 and for the avoidance of doubt, where any land drainage scheme or water race scheme is transferred under this Part, any use for drainage purposes or water race purposes of the land upon which the land drainage scheme or water race scheme is situated is deemed to be a permitted activity within the meaning of that Act, and section 375 of that Act applies accordingly.

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  • Section 517ZI: inserted, on , by section 11 of the Local Government Amendment Act (No 5) 1999 (1999 No 125).