Resource Management (National Environmental Standards for Telecommunication Facilities) Regulations 2016

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2016/281

Coat of Arms of New Zealand

Resource Management (National Environmental Standards for Telecommunication Facilities) Regulations 2016

Patsy Reddy, Governor-General

Order in Council

At Wellington this 21st day of November 2016

Present:
Her Excellency the Governor-General in Council

These regulations are made under sections 43 and 43A of the Resource Management Act 1991—

(a)

on the recommendation of the Minister for the Environment made in accordance with section 44 of that Act; and

(b)

on the advice and with the consent of the Executive Council.

Contents

1Title
2Commencement
Part 1
Preliminary matters
3Purpose
4Interpretation
5Installing and operating a facility
6Meaning of baseline pole and baseline date
7Measurements
8Application of regulations to coastal marine area and rivers and lakes
9Transitional, savings, and related provisions
Part 2
Carrying out of regulated activities
10Restrictions on land use for regulated activities
11Activity complying with standard is permitted activity
12Status if not permitted activity
13RFG facilities: status in respect of generation of radiofrequency fields
14Controlled activities
15Restricted discretionary activities
16Discretionary activities
17Non-complying activities
18Prohibited activities
Part 3
Regulated activities and standards
Subpart 1—Cabinets
19Regulated activity and standard
20Cabinet not servicing antenna on building
21Cabinet servicing antenna on building
22Group rules for cabinets in road reserves
23Temporary contravention of group rules
24Noise limits for cabinet in road reserve
25Noise limits for cabinet not in road reserve
Subpart 2—Antennas
Antennas on existing poles in road reserve
26Regulated activity and standard
27Antenna on existing pole in road reserve
Antennas on new poles in road reserve
28Regulated activity and standard
29Antenna on new pole in road reserve
Antennas on existing poles with antennas not in road reserve and in residential zone
30Regulated activity and standard
31Antenna on existing pole with antenna not in road reserve and in residential zone
Antennas on existing poles with antennas not in road reserve and not in residential zone
32Regulated activity and standard
33Antenna on existing pole with antenna not in road reserve and not in residential zone
Antennas on new poles not in road reserve and in rural zone
34Regulated activity and standard
35Antenna on new pole not in road reserve and in rural zone
Antennas on buildings
36Regulated activity and standard
37Antenna on building
Subpart 3—Small cell units
38Regulated activity and standard
Subpart 4—Telecommunication lines
Customer connection lines
39Regulated activity and standard
40Customer connection line
Aerial telecommunication lines along same routes as existing telecommunication or power lines
41Regulated activity and standard
42Aerial telecommunication line along same route as existing telecommunication or power line
Underground telecommunication lines
43Regulated activity and standard
Subpart 5—Application of district and regional rules
44Trees and vegetation in road reserve
45Significant trees
46Historic heritage values
47Visual amenity landscapes
48Significant habitats for indigenous vegetation
49Significant habitats for indigenous fauna
50Outstanding natural features or landscapes
51Places adjoining coastal marine area
52Rivers and lakes
Subpart 6—Earthworks
53Earthworks associated with certain antennas
54Earthworks: regional rules apply
Subpart 7—Radiofrequency fields
55Radiofrequency fields
Part 4
Miscellaneous
56District and regional rules may be more stringent
57District rules about natural hazard areas disapplied
58Regulations revoked
Schedule
Transitional, savings, and related provisions
Explanatory note
Administrative Information