19Restrictions on use of beds of rivers and lakes

1. A person must not do any of the following activities in relation to the bed of a river or lake unless the activity is expressly allowed by an instrument specified in subsection (2) or a permit:

2. use, erect, reconstruct, place, alter, extend, remove, or demolish any structure or part of any structure in, on, under, or over the bed:
3. excavate, drill, tunnel, or otherwise disturb the bed:
4. introduce or plant any plant or any part of any plant (whether exotic or indigenous) in, on, or under the bed:
5. deposit any substance in, on, or under the bed:
6. reclaim or drain the bed.

7. The instruments referred to in subsection (1) are—

8. a national rule; or
9. a rule in a plan and any rule in a proposed plan that has legal effect; or
10. a water services standard.

11. A person must not do any of the following activities in a manner that contravenes an instrument specified in subsection (4) unless the activity is expressly allowed by a permit or allowed by section 25:

12. enter onto or pass across the bed of a river or lake:
13. damage, destroy, disturb, or remove a plant or a part of a plant, whether exotic or indigenous, in, on, or under the bed of a lake or river:
14. damage, destroy, disturb, or remove the habitats of exotic or indigenous plants or parts of plants in, on, or under the bed of a lake or river:
15. damage, destroy, disturb, or remove the habitats of animals in, on, or under the bed of a lake or river.

16. The instruments referred to in subsection (3) are—

17. a national rule; or
18. a rule in a plan; or
19. a rule in a proposed plan that has legal effect; or
20. a water services standard.

21. This section does not apply to any use of land in the coastal marine area.

22. Nothing in this section limits section 17.