Section 315 — Resource Management Act 1991: Compliance with enforcement order

315 Compliance with enforcement order (1) Where an enforcement order is made against a person, and that enforcement order is served on that person, that person shall— (a) Comply with the order; and (b) Unless the order directs otherwise, pay all the costs and expenses of complying with the order. (2) If a person against whom an enforcement order is made fails to comply with the order, any person may, with the consent of the Environment Court,— (a) Comply with the order on behalf of the person who fails to comply with the order, and for this purpose, enter upon any land or enter any structure (with a constable if the structure is a dwellinghouse); and (b) Sell or otherwise dispose of any structure or materials salvaged in complying with the order; and (c) After allowing for any moneys received under paragraph (b) , if any, recover the costs and expenses of doing so as a debt due from that person. (3) Any costs or expenses which remain unpaid under subsection (2)(c) may be registered under the Statutory Land Charges Registration Act 1928 as a charge on any land in respect of which an enforcement order is made. (4) Failure to comply with an enforcement order is an offence under section 338 . Subsection (1) was substituted, as from 7 July 1993, by section 142 Resource Management Amendment Act 1993 (1993 No 65). The words “ Environment Court ” in subsection (2) were substituted, as from 2 September 1996, for the words “ Planning Tribunal ” pursuant to section 6(2)(a) Resource Management Amendment Act 1996 (1996 No 160).