Section 4 — Resource Management Act 1991: Act to bind the Crown

4 Act to bind the Crown (1) Except as provided in subsections (2) to (5) , this Act shall bind the Crown. (2) This Act does not apply to any work or activity of the Crown which— (a) Is a use of land within the meaning of section 9 ; and (b) The Minister of Defence certifies is necessary for reasons of national security. (3) Section 9(1) does not apply to any work or activity of the Crown within the boundaries of any area of land held or managed under the Conservation Act 1987 or any other Act specified in Schedule 1 to that Act (other than land held for administrative purposes) that— (a) Is consistent with a conservation management strategy, conservation management plan, or management plan established under the Conservation Act 1987 or any other Act specified in Schedule 1 to that Act; and (b) Does not have a significant adverse effect beyond the boundary of the area of land. (4) [Repealed] (5) No enforcement order, abatement notice, excessive noise direction, or information shall be issued against the Crown. Subsection (3) was substituted, and subsection (4) was repealed, as from 7 July 1993, by section 5 Resource Management Amendment Act 1993 (1993 No 65).