62Cap on resource use

1. A cap on resource use—

2. describes the maximum amount of resource use that can occur without breaching an environmental limit; and
3. informs the maximum quantum of resource use that a regional council may allocate through plan rules and permits; and
4. may be expressed in terms of—
   1. a land use (such as the extent of an activity):
   2. an input (such as an amount of fertilizer that may be applied):
   3. an output (such as the volume or rate of contaminant discharge, for example, an annual nitrogen discharge cap); and
5. may apply to all or part of a management unit.

6. A regional council must publish caps set on resource use on its internet site.