Section 165S — Resource Management Act 1991: Acceptance of offer

165S Acceptance of offer (1) After considering the offers in accordance with the criteria specified under section 165P , the regional council may— (a) accept any offer; or (b) reject all offers; or (c) reject all offers and call for new offers; or (d) negotiate with any person who made an offer with a view to reaching an agreement. (2) If the offer is a tender, the regional council may accept any tender or negotiate with any tenderer, whether or not the tender was the highest received. (3) As soon as practicable after deciding to accept an offer or to reject all offers or after reaching an agreement, the regional council must give written notice of the decision and the reasons for it to every person who made an offer. (4) If an offer is accepted or an agreement is reached, the notice under subsection (3) , must include details of the name of the person who made the offer and the nature of the activity that the offer or agreement relates to. 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).