New Zealand Legislation: Acts

65N Decisions of Ministers concerning proposed regional fuel tax scheme

• (1) The responsible Ministers may, after considering a proposed regional fuel tax scheme, or a proposed scheme that they have amended under section 65M, decide—

  • (a) to recommend to the Governor-General the making of an Order in Council to approve the proposed regional fuel tax scheme and prescribe the rate or rates of regional fuel tax under that proposed scheme; or

  • (b) to refer the proposed regional fuel tax scheme back to the regional council with a request that the relevant regional transport committee reconsider 1 or more of the aspects of the proposed scheme; or

  • (c) to decline to recommend the making of an Order in Council under section 65O(1).

  (2) If the responsible Ministers refer the proposed regional fuel tax scheme back to the regional council, the regional council must refer the proposed scheme back to the relevant regional transport committee under section 65K(1)(b).

  Section 65N: inserted, on 1 August 2008, by section 42 of the Land Transport Management Amendment Act 2008 (2008 No 47).