(1) If a territorial authority is given a notice of requirement under section 168, the territorial authority must decide whether to notify the notice under sections 95 to 95F, which apply with all necessary modifications and as if—
(a) a reference to a resource consent were a reference to the requirement; and
(b) a reference to an applicant were a reference to the requiring authority; and
(c) a reference to an application for a resource consent were a reference to the notice of requirement; and
(d) a reference to a consent authority were a reference to the territorial authority; and
(e) a reference to an activity were a reference to the designation.
(2) Unless the territorial authority applies section 170, sections 92 to 92B and 96 to 103 apply to the notice of requirement with all necessary modifications and—
(a) with the modifications described in subsection (1); and
(b) as if a reference to a decision on the application for a resource consent were a reference to a recommendation by the territorial authority under section 171.
Section 169: replaced, on 1 October 2009, by section 103 of the Resource Management (Simplifying and Streamlining) Amendment Act 2009 (2009 No 31).