Section 13 — Resource Management Act 1991: Restriction on certain uses of beds of lakes and rivers

13 Restriction on certain uses of beds of lakes and rivers (1) No person may, in relation to the bed of any lake or river,— (a) Use, erect, reconstruct, place, alter, extend, remove, or demolish any structure or part of any structure in, on, under, or over the bed; or (b) Excavate, drill, tunnel, or otherwise disturb the bed; or (c) Introduce or plant any plant or any part of any plant (whether exotic or indigenous) in, on, or under the bed; or (d) Deposit any substance in, on, or under the bed; or (e) Reclaim or drain the bed— unless expressly allowed by a rule in a regional plan and in any relevant proposed regional plan or a resource consent. (2) No person may— (a) Enter or pass across the bed of any river or lake; or (b) Disturb, remove, damage, or destroy any plant or part of any plant (whether exotic or indigenous) or the habitats of any such plants or of animals in, on, or under the bed of any lake or river—

in a manner that contravenes a rule in a regional plan or proposed regional plan unless that activity is— (c) Expressly allowed by a resource consent granted by the regional council responsible for the plan; or (d) Allowed by section 20A (certain existing lawful uses allowed). (3) This section does not apply to any use of land in the coastal marine area. (4) Nothing in this section limits section 9 . Subsection (1) was substituted, as from 7 July 1993, by section 11 Resource Management Amendment Act 1993 (1993 No 65). Subsection (2)(d) was amended, as from 1 August 2003, by section 95 Resource Management Amendment Act 2003 (2003 No 23) by substituting the expression “ 20A ” for the expression “ 20 ” . See sections 109 to 113 of that Act as to the transitional and savings provisions.