New Zealand Legislation: Acts

12 Bylaws controlling signage advertising commercial sexual services

• (1) A territorial authority may make bylaws for its district that prohibit or regulate signage that is in, or is visible from, a public place, and that advertises commercial sexual services.

  (2) Bylaws may be made under this section only if the territorial authority is satisfied that the bylaw is necessary to prevent the public display of signage that—

  • (a) is likely to cause a nuisance or serious offence to ordinary members of the public using the area; or

  • (b) is incompatible with the existing character or use of that area.

  (3) Bylaws made under this section may prohibit or regulate signage in any terms, including (without limitation) by imposing restrictions on the content, form, or amount of signage on display.

  (4) Parts 8 and 9 of the Local Government Act 2002 (which are about, among other things, the enforcement of bylaws and penalties for their breach) apply to a bylaw made under this section as if the bylaw had been made under section 145 of that Act.