(1)
Local authorities with jurisdiction in respect of a statutory area must attach information recording the statutory acknowledgement to—
all regional policy statements, regional coastal plans, other regional plans, district plans, and proposed plans (as defined in section 2 of the Resource Management Act 1991) that—
cover, wholly or partly, the statutory area; and
are prepared under the Resource Management Act 1991; and
all proposed policy statements of the kind referred to in Schedule 1 of the Resource Management Act 1991 that—
are prepared under the Resource Management Act 1991.
(2)
The attachment of information under subsection (1) to a document referred to in that subsection—
may be by way of reference to this Part or by setting out the statutory acknowledgement in full; and
is for the purpose of public information only, and the information is neither part of the document (unless adopted by the relevant regional council or district council) nor subject to the provisions of Schedule 1 of the Resource Management Act 1991.