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Public Works Act 1981

Dealing with land held for public works

46: Sale and removal of timber and coal from land held for public work

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“Government can let people take wood and coal from public land”

The Minister can allow people to sell and remove timber or coal from land owned by the Crown for public works. They do this by putting a notice in the Gazette, which is an official government publication.

If someone removes timber or coal and causes any damage, the Crown is still responsible for that damage.

This rule doesn’t change anything in the Resource Management Act 1991. That Act still applies to these situations.

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Part 3 Dealing with land held for public works

46Sale and removal of timber and coal from land held for public work

  1. The Minister may, by notice in the Gazette, authorise the sale and removal of timber or coal on or under any land vested in the Crown for a public work.

  2. Nothing in subsection (1) shall limit the liability of the Crown for any damage that may be caused by reason of the removal of any such timber or coal.

  3. Nothing in this section shall derogate from the provisions of the Resource Management Act 1991.

Compare
  • 1928 No 21 s 40
  • 1971 No 25 s 245
Notes
  • Section 46(3): substituted, on , by section 362 of the Resource Management Act 1991 (1991 No 69).
  • Section 46(3): amended, on , by section 6 of the Resource Management (Natural and Built Environment and Spatial Planning Repeal and Interim Fast-track Consenting) Act 2023 (2023 No 68).