Section 324 — Resource Management Act 1991: Form and content of abatement notice

324 Form and content of abatement notice Every abatement notice shall be in the prescribed form and shall state— (a) The name of the person to whom it is addressed; and (b) The reasons for the notice; and (c) The action required to be taken or ceased or not undertaken; and (d) The period within which the action must be taken or cease, having regard to the circumstances giving rise to the abatement notice, being a reasonable period to take the action required or cease the action; but must not be less than 7 days after the date on which the notice is served if the abatement notice is within the scope of section 322(1)(a)(ii) and the person against whom the notice is served is complying with this Act, any regulation, a rule in a plan, or a resource consent; and (e) The consequences of not complying with the notice or lodging a notice of appeal; and (f) The rights of appeal under section 325 ; and (g) In the case of a notice under section 322(1)(c) , the rights of the local authority under section 323(2) on failure of the recipient to comply with the notice within the time specified in the notice; and (h) The name and address of the local authority or consent authority whose enforcement officer issued the notice. Paragraph (d) was substituted, as from 17 December 1997, by section 51(1) Resource Management Amendment Act 1997 (1997 No 104). See section 78 of that Act as to the transitional provisions. Paragraph (f) was amended, as from 17 December 1997, by section 51(2) Resource Management Amendment Act 1997 (1997 No 104) by omitting the words “ and the last day on which a notice of appeal can be lodged ” . See section 78 of that Act as to the transitional provisions.