Section Sch1-13 — Resource Management Act 1991: Decision of requiring authority or heritage protection authority

13 Decision of requiring authority or heritage protection authority (1) A requiring authority or heritage protection authority shall notify the territorial authority whether it accepts or rejects its recommendation in whole or in part within 30 working days after the day on which the territorial authority notifies its recommendation under clause 9 . (2) A requiring authority and a heritage protection authority may modify a requirement if, and only if, that modification is recommended by the territorial authority, or it is not inconsistent with the requirement as notified. (3) The territorial authority shall alter the proposed district plan to show the modification or delete the requirement in accordance with the requiring authority's or heritage protection authority's notice. (4) The territorial authority shall ensure a notice of decision by the requiring authority or heritage protection authority and a statement of the time within which an appeal may be lodged is served on every person who made a submission on the requirement, and on the land owners and occupiers who are directly affected by the decision, within 15 working days of the territorial authority receiving the decision. (5) [Repealed] (6) If a notice summarising a decision is served, the territorial authority must— (a) make a copy of the decision available (whether physically or by electronic means) at all its offices, and all public libraries in the district; and (b) include with the notice a statement of the places where a copy of the decision is available; and (c) send, or provide, on request, a copy of the decision within 3 working days after the request is received. Subclause (1) was amended, as from 7 July 1993, by section 214(2) Resource Management Amendment Act 1993 (1993 No 65) by substituting the expression “ 30 ” for the expression “ 20 ” . Subclause (4) was substituted, as from 7 July 1993, by section 214(3) Resource Management Amendment Act 1993 (1993 No 65). Subclause (4) was amended, as from 1 August 2003, by section 92(7) Resource Management Amendment Act 2003 (2003 No 23) by substituting the words “ a notice of decision by the requiring authority or heritage protection authority and a statement of the time within which an appeal may be lodged ” for the words “ a copy of the decision by the requiring authority or heritage protection authority ” . See sections 109 to 113 of that Act as to the transitional and savings provisions. Subclause (5) was repealed, as from 7 July 1993, by section 214(3) Resource Management Amendment Act 1993 (1993 No 65). Subclause (6) was inserted, as from 1 August 2003, by section 92(8) Resource Management Amendment Act 2003 (2003 No 23). See sections 109 to 113 of that Act as to the transitional and savings provisions.