Section 140 — Resource Management Act 1991: Meaning of applicant, local authority, and matter in sections 141 to 150AA

140 Meaning of applicant, local authority, and matter in sections 141 to 150AA In sections 141 to 150AA ,— (a) applicant means— (i) an applicant for a resource consent; or (ii) a person who has requested a local authority to make a change to a plan under Schedule 1 ; or (iii) a person who has requested a local authority to prepare a regional plan under Schedule 1 ; or (iv) a requiring authority; or (v) a heritage protection authority: (b) local authority means— (i) a local authority, for an application for a resource consent; or (ii) a local authority, for a request for a change to be made to a plan; or (iii) a regional council, for a request for the preparation of a regional plan; or (iv) a territorial authority, for a notice of requirement: (c) matter means— (i) an application for a resource consent; or (ii) a request for a change to be made to a plan under Schedule 1 ; or (iii) a request for the preparation of a regional plan under Schedule 1 ; or (iv) a notice of requirement under any of sections 168 , 168A , 189 , and 189A . Sections 140 and 141 were substituted, as from 10 August 2005, by section 79 Resource Management Amendment Act 2005 (2005 No 87). See sections 131 to 135 of that Act as to the transitional provisions.