Section 165D — Resource Management Act 1991: Provisions about occupation of coastal marine area

165D Provisions about occupation of coastal marine area (1) This section applies only in relation to areas in a coastal marine area that are not aquaculture management areas. (2) A regional coastal plan or proposed regional coastal plan may include provisions to address the effects of occupation of a coastal marine area and to manage competition for the occupation of space, including rules specifying— (a) that no application can be made for a coastal permit to occupy space before a date to be specified in a public notice: (b) that the consent authority may process and hear together applications for coastal permits for the occupation of— (i) the same space in a coastal marine area; or (ii) different spaces in a coastal marine area that are in close proximity to each other: (c) limits on— (i) the character, intensity, or scale of activities associated with the occupation of space: (ii) the size of space that may be the subject of a coastal permit and the proportion of any space that may be occupied for the purpose of specified activities. (3) However, a rule made for the purposes of subsection (2)(a) does not apply to an application made for a coastal permit under an authorisation. Part 7A (comprising sections 165A to 165ZJ) was inserted, as from 1 January 2005, by section 20 Resource Management Amendment Act (No 2) 2004 (2004 No 103).