68How regional spatial plans promote integration

1. A regional spatial plan has effect under the following legislation to the extent provided for in that legislation:

   Subpart 2 of this Part

2. a land use plan under subpart 2 implements the relevant regional spatial plan (see section 80(2)(c)):
3. a natural environment plan under the Natural Environment Act 2025 implements the relevant regional spatial plan (see section 97(2)(a)(iii) of that Act):

Land Transport Management Act 2003

4. a regional land transport plan under the Land Transport Management Act 2003 (the LTMA) must be consistent with the relevant regional spatial plan (see section 14(a)(iii) of the LTMA):
5. the Minister under the LTMA must take into account any relevant regional spatial plan when preparing or reviewing a Government Policy Statement on land transport (see section 67(1)(b)(iii) of the LTMA):

Local Government Act 2002

6. a long-term plan under the Local Government Act 2002 (the LGA) must set out steps to implement or progress the actions for which the local authority is a lead under this Part (see clause 26A of Schedule 10 of the LGA).

7. This section is a guide only to the general scheme and effect of legislation that provides for the effect of regional spatial plans.