Section 1 — Resource Management Act 1991: Short Title and commencement

1 Short Title and commencement (1) This Act may be cited as the Resource Management Act 1991. (2) Except as provided in subsection (3) , this Act shall come into force on the 1st day of October 1991. (3) [Repealed] Subsection (3) was repealed, as from 2 July 2001, by section 149 Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act 1996 (1996 No 30). See Parts 11 to 16 of that Act (comprising sections 151 to 259) as to the transitional provisions. See clause 2 Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act Commencement Order (No 2) 2001 (SR 2001/171).