Section 48 — Resource Management Act 1991: Public notification of proposed national policy statement and inquiry

48 Public notification of proposed national policy statement and inquiry (1) As soon as practicable after its appointment, a board of inquiry shall ensure that notice of the proposed national policy statement and the inquiry is— (a) Published in a daily newspaper in each of the cities of Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, and Dunedin; and (b) Served on every local authority in New Zealand and such other persons and authorities as the board of inquiry considers appropriate; and (c) Given such other public notification as the board of inquiry considers appropriate. (2) Every notice for the purposes of this section shall be in the prescribed form and shall state— (a) A description of the proposed national policy statement; and (ab) places at which the proposed national policy statement may be inspected or purchased; and (b) That submissions on the proposed national policy statement may be made in writing by any person; and (c) The closing date for submissions (which shall be not earlier than 20 working days after public notification). The heading to section 48 was amended, as from 20 May 2003, by section 21(1) Resource Management Amendment Act 2003 (2003 No 23) by inserting the words “ proposed national policy statement and ” after the word “ of ” . See sections 109 to 113 of that Act as to the transitional and savings provisions. Subsection (1) was amended, as from 20 May 2003, by section 21(2) Resource Management Amendment Act 2003 (2003 No 23) by inserting the words “ proposed national policy statement and the ” after the words “ notice of the ” . See sections 109 to 113 of that Act as to the transitional and savings provisions. Subsection (2)(ab) was inserted, as from 20 May 2003, by section 21(3) Resource Management Amendment Act 2003 (2003 No 23). See sections 109 to 113 of that Act as to the transitional and savings provisions. Subsection (2)(b) was amended, as from 20 May 2003, by section 21(4) Resource Management Amendment Act 2003 (2003 No 23) by substituting the words “ proposed national policy statement ” for the word “ application ” . See sections 109 to 113 of that Act as to the transitional and savings provisions.