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Natural Environment Bill

Enforcement and other matters - Regulations - Regulations relating to allocation of the use of natural resources

312: Regional council obligations

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"What regional councils must do when new environment rules are made"

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If new regulations are made under section 310, you need to know what the regional council must do. The regional council has to give public notice that the regulations have been made and say when they come into force. The council also has to amend its natural environment plan to match the new regulations. This must be done without using the usual process in the Planning Act 2025. The council must make these changes by a certain date, or as soon as possible after the regulations start. You should be aware that some rules in the Planning Act 2025 do not apply when a natural environment plan is changed because of new regulations. This is to avoid any confusion about what rules apply when a plan is amended.

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Part 6Enforcement and other matters
Regulations: Regulations relating to allocation of the use of natural resources

312Regional council obligations

  1. As soon as practicable after regulations are made under section 310, the regional council whose natural environment plan is or will be amended by the regulations must—

  2. give public notice that the regulations have been made, of the date on which the regulations come into force, and that provides a general description of the nature and effect of the regulations; and
    1. amend the natural environment plan in accordance with the regulations—
      1. without using the process in Schedule 3 of the Planning Act 2025 (as applied by section 94); and
        1. by any date specified in the regulations for that purpose or, if no date is specified, as soon as practicable after the regulations come into force.

        2. To avoid doubt, clause 6 of Schedule 3 does not apply to any amendments to a natural environment plan that have been made in accordance with regulations made under section 310.