Section 37B — Resource Management Act 1991: Persons to have powers of consent authority for purposes of sections 37 and 37A

37B Persons to have powers of consent authority for purposes of sections 37 and 37A The following bodies have the powers of a consent authority under sections 37 and 37A for the following matters: (a) the Minister, for a direction made under section 141C : (b) the board of inquiry appointed under section 146 , for all matters while carrying out its functions: (c) a special tribunal appointed under section 202 , for all matters while carrying out its functions. (d) the Minister of Conservation, for all matters while carrying out his or her functions under Schedule 12 . Sections 37A and 37B were inserted, as from 1 August 2003, by section 17 Resource Management Amendment Act 2003 (2003 No 23). See sections 109 to 113 of that Act as to the transitional and savings provisions. Paragraph (a) was amended, as from 10 August 2005, by section 19 Resource Management Amendment Act 2005 (2005 No 87) by substituting the words “ made under section 141C ” for the words “ given under section 140 ” . See sections 131 to 135 of that Act as to the transitional provisions. Paragraph (d) was inserted, as from 17 January 2005, by section 11 Resource Management (Foreshore and Seabed) Amendment Act 2004 (2004 No 94). See sections 40 to 43 of that Act.