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Natural Environment Bill

2: Commencement

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"When the Natural Environment Bill becomes a law"

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This Act will come into force when it gets Royal assent, except for some parts. You need to know that some parts will come into force on a specified transition date. This date is defined in the Planning Act 2025. The parts that come into force on the specified transition date include rules about duties and restrictions, and tools for managing resources. You will also see changes to sections about regional councils, natural resource permits, and coastal matters. Some other sections will come into force on this date too, like those about key roles and enforcement. The specified transition date is explained in the Planning Act 2025, which you can refer to for more information. This will help you understand when each part of the Act will start. The Act is waiting for Royal assent, which is a formal approval from the monarch.

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"The Natural Environment Act 2025: a law to protect our environment"

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"What special words in the Natural Environment Bill mean"

2Commencement

  1. This Act comes into force on Royal assent except as provided under subsection (2).

  2. The following provisions come into force on the specified transition date:

  3. subpart 2 of Part 2 (duties and restrictions):
    1. section 60 (tools for managing resources to which environmental limits apply):
      1. section 120 (regional councils to comply with and enforce natural environment plans):
        1. subpart 2 of Part 3 (coastal matters, waiter conservation orders, freshwater farm plans):
          1. Part 4 (natural resource permits):
            1. the following provisions of Part 5: relating to key roles:
              1. section 215(c) (functions of Minister); and
                1. sections 221, 222 (but not subsection (1)(a) and (b)(i)), 223, 224, and 226 (regional councils); and
                  1. sections 241 and 242 (Planning Tribunal and Environment Court):
                  2. subpart 1 of Part 6 (enforcement):
                    1. sections 301 to 304 (emergency works):
                      1. sections 316, 322, 323, 328 to 330, and 332 to 335 (miscellaneous matters):
                        1. Schedules 2, 4, 5, and 7 (information for permit applications, water conservation orders, freshwater farm plans, amendments to other legislation):
                          1. Schedule 3 except for clauses 4 to 6 (coastal matters).

                            1. In this section, specified transition date, has the meaning given in clause 4(5) of Schedule 1 of the Planning Act 2025.