New Zealand Legislation: Acts

168 Notice of requirement to territorial authority

• (1) A Minister of the Crown who, or a local authority which, has financial responsibility for a public work, may at any time give notice in the prescribed form to a territorial authority of its requirement for a designation—

  • (a) for a public work; or

  • (b) in respect of any land, water, subsoil, or airspace where a restriction is necessary for the safe or efficient functioning or operation of a public work.

  (2) A requiring authority for the purposes approved under section 167 may at any time give notice in the prescribed form to a territorial authority of its requirement for a designation—

  • (a) for a project or work; or

  • (b) in respect of any land, water, subsoil, or airspace where a restriction is reasonably necessary for the safe or efficient functioning or operation of such a project or work.

  (3) [Repealed]

  (4) A requiring authority may at any time withdraw a requirement by giving notice in writing to the territorial authority affected.

  (5) Upon receipt of notification under subsection (4), the territorial authority shall—

  • (a) publicly notify the withdrawal; and

  • (b) notify all persons upon whom the requirement has been served.

  Section 168(1): amended, on 1 August 2003, by section 60(1) of the Resource Management Amendment Act 2003 (2003 No 23).

  Section 168(2): amended, on 1 August 2003, by section 60(2) of the Resource Management Amendment Act 2003 (2003 No 23).

  Section 168(2): amended, on 7 July 1993, by section 85(a) of the Resource Management Amendment Act 1993 (1993 No 65).

  Section 168(2)(a): substituted, on 7 July 1993, by section 85(b) of the Resource Management Amendment Act 1993 (1993 No 65).

  Section 168(3): repealed, on 1 August 2003, by section 60(3) of the Resource Management Amendment Act 2003 (2003 No 23).