Section 184 — Resource Management Act 1991: Lapsing of designations which have not been given effect to

184 Lapsing of designations which have not been given effect to (1) A designation lapses on the expiry of 5 years after the date on which it is included in the district plan unless— (a) It is given effect to before the end of that period; or (b) The territorial authority determines, on an application made within 3 months before the expiry of that period, that substantial progress or effort has been made towards giving effect to the designation and is continuing to be made and fixes a longer period for the purposes of this subsection; or (c) The designation specified a different period when incorporated in the plan. (2) Where paragraph (b) or paragraph (c) of subsection (1) applies in respect of a designation, the designation shall lapse on the expiry of the period referred to in that paragraph unless— (a) It is given effect to before the end of that period; or (b) The territorial authority determines, on an application made within 3 months before the expiry of that period, that substantial progress or effort has been made towards giving effect to the designation and is continuing to be made and fixes a longer period for the purposes of this subsection. (3) A requiring authority may object, under section 357 , to a decision not to fix a longer period for the purposes of subsection (1) . Subsection (1) was amended, as from 7 July 1993, by section 98 Resource Management Amendment Act 1993 (1993 No 65) by omitting the words “ under section 175 ” . Subsection (3) was inserted, as from 10 August 2005, by section 90 Resource Management Amendment Act 2005 (2005 No 87). See sections 131 to 135 of that Act as to the transitional provisions.