Kahurangi National Park Amendment Bylaws 2017

Bylaws

1 Title

These bylaws are the Kahurangi National Park Amendment Bylaws 2017.

2 Commencement

These bylaws come into force on 1 October 2017.

3 Principal bylaws

These bylaws amend the Kahurangi National Park Bylaws 2009 (the principal bylaws).

4 Bylaw 3 amended (Interpretation)

In bylaw 3, insert in their appropriate alphabetical order:

electric power-assisted pedal cycle means a pedal cycle to which is attached 1 or more auxiliary electric propulsion motors having a combined maximum power output not exceeding 300 watts

motorised vehicle—

(a)

has the meaning given to motor vehicle in section 2(1) of the Land Transport Act 1998; but

(b)

includes an electric power-assisted pedal cycle (despite the Power-assisted Cycles (Declaration Not to be Motor Vehicles) Notice 2013 (Gazette 2013, p 2532))

5 Bylaw 17A amended (Non-motorised vehicles: taking in and using)

In bylaw 17A(5)(a), replace “September” with “November”.

6 Bylaw 17B amended (Non-motorised vehicles: allowing to remain)

In bylaw 17B(2)(b), replace “September” with “November”.

Dated at Wellington this 11th day of September 2017.

Maggie Barry,
Minister of Conservation.

Explanatory note

This note is not part of the bylaws, but is intended to indicate their general effect.

These bylaws, which come into force on 1 October 2017, amend the Kahurangi National Park Bylaws 2009 (the bylaws) to—

  • extend the period during which a person may use a non-motorised vehicle on the Heaphy Track mountain biking route (the amendments extend the end of the period from 30 September to 30 November); and

  • clarify that electric power-assisted pedal cycles are motorised vehicles for the purposes of the bylaws (even though they are not within the definition of motor vehicle in the Land Transport Act 1998).

Issued under the authority of the Legislation Act 2012.

Date of notification in Gazette: 14 September 2017.

These bylaws are administered by the Ministry of Conservation.