Section Sch1-17 — Resource Management Act 1991: Final consideration of policy statements and plans other than regional coastal plans

17 Final consideration of policy statements and plans other than regional coastal plans (1) A local authority shall approve a proposed policy statement or plan (other than a regional coastal plan) once it has made amendments under clause 16 or variations under clause 16A (if any). (1A) However, a local authority may approve a proposed policy statement or plan (other than a regional coastal plan) in respect of which it has initiated a variation. (1B) A variation to a proposed policy statement or plan approved under subclause (1A) must be treated as if it were a change to the policy statement or plan unless the variation has merged in and become part of the proposed policy statement or plan under clause 16B(1) . (2) A local authority may approve part of a policy statement or plan, if all submissions or appeals relating to that part have been disposed of. (3) Every approval under this clause shall be effected by affixing the seal of the local authority to the proposed policy statement or plan. Subclause (1) was amended, as from 7 July 1993, by section 216(1) Resource Management Amendment Act 1993 (1993 No 65) by inserting the words “ or variations under clause 16A ” . Subclauses (1A) and (1B) were inserted, as from 10 August 2005, by section 129(1) Resource Management Amendment Act 2005 (2005 No 87). See sections 131 to 135 of that Act as to the transitional provisions. The words “ Environment Court ” in subclause (2) were substituted, as from 2 September 1996, for the words “ Planning Tribunal ” pursuant to section 6(2)(a) Resource Management Amendment Act 1996 (1996 No 160). Subclause (2) was amended, as from 10 August 2005, by section 129(1) Resource Management Amendment Act 2005 (2005 No 87) by omitting the words “ , with the consent of the Environment Court, ” . See sections 131 to 135 of that Act as to the transitional provisions. Subclause (3) was substituted, as from 7 July 1993, by section 216(2) Resource Management Amendment Act 1993 (1993 No 65).