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Natural Environment Bill

Foundations - Key instruments - Permitted activity rules

39: Permitted activity rules

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"Rules for activities that are allowed but need permission or registration"

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The proposed law says a permitted activity rule must do one of two things. It must either require an activity to be registered or relate to a matter described in section 169. You will need to follow these rules if you want to do an activity. If you want to do a permitted activity, you must register it with the territorial authority, as described in section 202. You also need to do one or more of the following: get written approval from people who may be affected, get a certificate from a qualified person, pay a fee as described in section 229, or comply with other requirements related to section 169. The rule may also say what information you need to include when you register your activity, as described in section 202. If you get approval from someone, it is valid for three years, unless they withdraw it in writing.

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Part 2Foundations
Key instruments: Permitted activity rules

39Permitted activity rules

  1. A permitted activity rule must—

  2. require an activity to be registered; or
    1. relate to a matter described in section 169.

      1. A permitted activity rule referred to in subsection (1)(a) must provide that an activity is a permitted activity only if—

      2. the activity is registered with the territorial authority (see section 202); and
        1. the person carrying out the activity does 1 or more of the following:
          1. obtains the written approval of all persons who may be directly affected by the activity:
            1. obtains a certificate from a qualified person that the activity complies, or would comply, with any specified requirement:
              1. pays a fee fixed in accordance with section 229:
                1. complies with any other requirement relating to a matter described in section 169.

                2. A permitted activity rule referred to in subsection (1)(a) may specify requirements for the information that must be included in the notice required by section 202.

                3. An approval described in subsection (2)(b)(i) is valid for 3 years from the date it is given, unless withdrawn in writing by the person who gave it.