Section 17A — Resource Management Act 1991: Recognised customary activity may be exercised in accordance with any controls

17A Recognised customary activity may be exercised in accordance with any controls (1) A recognised customary activity may be carried out despite— (a) sections 9 to 17 ; or (b) a rule in a plan or a proposed plan. (2) Subsection (1) applies to a recognised customary activity only if that activity is carried out— (a) in accordance with any controls imposed by the Minister of Conservation under Schedule 12 ; and (b) by any member of the whanau, hapu, or iwi or of the group, as the case may be, entitled to do so under section 52 or section 76 of the Foreshore and Seabed Act 2004 ; or (c) by a person authorised by the holder of the customary rights order to carry out the activity under section 53(1)(a) or section 77(1)(a) of the Foreshore and Seabed Act 2004 . Sections 17A and 17B were inserted, as from 17 January 2005, by section 5 Resource Management (Foreshore and Seabed) Amendment Act 2004 (2004 No 94). See sections 40 to 43 of that Act.