Section 375 — Resource Management Act 1991: Transitional provisions for public utilities

375 Transitional provisions for public utilities (1) Subject to subsection (2) , every district plan or any proposed district plan constituted under section 373 shall be deemed to include— (a) A rule that each of the following is a permitted activity throughout the district: (i) Transformers and lines for conveying electricity at a voltage up to and including 110KV with a capacity up to and including 100MVA: (ii) Household, commercial, and industrial connections to gas, water, drainage, and sewer pipes: (iii) Water and irrigation races, drains, channels, and pipes and necessary incidental equipment: (iv) lines as defined by section 5 of the Telecommunications Act 2001 . (v) Pipes for the distribution (but not transmission) of natural or manufactured gas at a gauge pressure not exceeding 2,000 kilopascals and necessary incidental equipment, including household connections and compressor stations: (vi) Pipes for the conveyance or drainage of water or sewage, and necessary incidental equipment including household connections: (vii) Lighthouses, navigational aids, and beacons; and (b) A rule that each of the following is a discretionary activity throughout the district and shall be allowed upon the condition that the territorial authority is satisfied that the proposed location is suitable, namely: (i) Transformers and lines for conveying electricity at a voltage exceeding 110KV and a capacity exceeding 100MVA: (ii) Pipes for the transmission of natural or manufactured gas at a gauge pressure exceeding 2000 kilopascals and necessary incidental equipment, including compressor stations. (2) The application of this section may be excluded or modified at any time in accordance with Schedule 1 . (3) This section shall cease to have effect in a district on the date that the proposed district plan for the district becomes operative, not being a proposed district plan constituted under section 373 . Subsection (1) was amended, as from 7 July 1993, by section 171(1) Resource Management Amendment Act 1993 (1993 No 65) by inserting the words “ or any proposed district plan ” . Subsection (1)(a)(iv) was substituted, as from 10 August 2005, by section 128 Resource Management Amendment Act 2005 (2005 No 87). See sections 131 to 135 of that Act as to the transitional provisions. Subsection (2) was substituted, as from 7 July 1993, by section 171(2) Resource Management Amendment Act 1993 (1993 No 65). Subsection (3) was substituted, as from 7 July 1993, by section 171(2) Resource Management Amendment Act 1993 (1993 No 65).