(1) A reference in this Act or in any regulations made under it to a rule in a proposed plan or a change does not include a reference to a rule in the proposed plan or change that—
(a) has not taken legal effect in accordance with section 86B; or
(b) has not become operative under section 86F.
(2) Subsection (1) applies subject to any express provision to the contrary in this Act.
Section 86G: inserted, on 1 October 2009, by section 68 of the Resource Management (Simplifying and Streamlining) Amendment Act 2009 (2009 No 31).