Section 104E — Resource Management Act 1991: Applications relating to discharge of greenhouse gases

104E Applications relating to discharge of greenhouse gases When considering an application for a discharge permit or coastal permit to do something that would otherwise contravene section 15 or section 15B relating to the discharge into air of greenhouse gases, a consent authority must not have regard to the effects of such a discharge on climate change, except to the extent that the use and development of renewable energy enables a reduction in the discharge into air of greenhouse gases, either— (a) in absolute terms; or (b) relative to the use and development of non-renewable energy. Sections 104E and 104F were inserted, as from 2 March 2004, by section 7 Resource Management (Energy and Climate Change) Amendment Act 2004 (2004 No 2). See sections 8 and 9 of that Act for transitional provisions relating to applications and rules made before 2 March 2004.