Resource Management Act 1991

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Part 5 Standards, policy statements, and plans

43AA Interpretation

In this Act, unless the context requires another meaning,—

change means—

(a)

a change proposed by a local authority to a policy statement or plan under clause 2 of Schedule 1, including an IPI notified in accordance with section 80F(1) or (2); and

(b)

a change proposed by any person to a policy statement or plan by a request under clause 21 of Schedule 1

district plan—

(a)

means an operative plan approved by a territorial authority under Schedule 1; and

(b)

includes all operative changes to the plan (whether arising from a review or otherwise)

operative, in relation to a policy statement or plan, or a provision of a policy statement or plan, means that the policy statement, plan, or provision—

(a)

has become operative—

(i)

in terms of clause 20 of Schedule 1; or

(ii)

under section 86F; and

(b)

has not ceased to be operative

plan means a regional plan or a district plan

policy statement means a regional policy statement

proposed policy statement means a proposed policy statement that has been notified under clause 5 of Schedule 1, or given limited notification under clause 5A of that schedule, but has not become operative in terms of clause 20 of that schedule

regional coastal plan—

(a)

means an operative plan approved by the Minister of Conservation under Schedule 1; and

(b)

includes all operative changes to the plan (whether arising from a review or otherwise)

regional plan—

(a)

means an operative plan approved by a regional council under Schedule 1 (including all operative changes to the plan (whether arising from a review or otherwise)); and

(b)

includes a regional coastal plan

regional policy statement—

(a)

means an operative regional policy statement approved by a regional council under Schedule 1; and

(b)

includes all operative changes to the policy statement (whether arising from a review or otherwise)

rule means a district rule or a regional rule

variation means an alteration by a local authority under clause 16A of Schedule 1 to—

(a)

a proposed policy statement or plan; or

(b)

a change.

Section 43AA: inserted, on 1 October 2009, by section 42 of the Resource Management (Simplifying and Streamlining) Amendment Act 2009 (2009 No 31).

Section 43AA change: replaced, on 21 December 2021, by section 5 of the Resource Management (Enabling Housing Supply and Other Matters) Amendment Act 2021 (2021 No 59).

Section 43AA proposed policy statement: amended, on 19 April 2017, by section 25(a) of the Resource Legislation Amendment Act 2017 (2017 No 15).

Section 43AA proposed policy statement: amended, on 19 April 2017, by section 25(b) of the Resource Legislation Amendment Act 2017 (2017 No 15).