New Zealand Legislation: Acts

12 When regional public transport plans take effect

• (1) A regional public transport plan (and a variation to a regional public transport plan) takes effect on the day that is 25 working days after the date on which the regional council resolves to adopt a resolution that approves the plan (or variation).

  (2) Despite subsection (1), a control or contracting requirement specified in a regional public transport plan takes effect on the latest of the following dates, except to the extent that an operator agrees otherwise in writing in respect of a particular service and this agreement is specified in the plan:

  • (a) the date on which the plan (or variation including or amending the control or contracting requirement) takes effect:

  • (b) any date specified in or pursuant to the plan as the date on which the control or contracting requirement takes effect:

  • (c) to the extent that a control of a kind referred to in section 13(3)(b) to (n) or a contracting requirement applies to an existing commercial service, the day that is 12 months after the day on which section 11(1)(b) is complied with in respect of that service:

  • (d) if the control is appealed under section 49 or the contracting requirement is appealed under section 50, 20 working days after the day on which the appeal is finally decided or such later date as the court may order.

  (3) A control or contracting requirement that has come into effect continues in effect until it is amended or revoked by a variation to or revocation of the plan in which it is specified.