Section Sch1-20 — Resource Management Act 1991: Operative date

20 Operative date (1) Subject to subclause (2) , an approved policy statement or plan shall become an operative policy statement or plan on a date which is to be publicly notified. (2) The local authority shall publicly notify the date on which the policy statement or plan becomes operative at least 5 working days before the date on which it becomes operative. (3) [Repealed] (4) The local authority shall provide one copy of its operative policy statement or plan without charge to— (a) The Minister for the Environment; and (b) The appropriate regional manager for the Ministry for the Environment; and (c) In the case of a regional coastal plan, the Minister of Conservation and the appropriate regional conservator for the Department of Conservation; and (d) In the case of a district plan, the regional council and adjacent territorial authorities; and (e) In the case of a policy statement or regional plan, constituent territorial authorities and adjacent regional councils; and (f) The tangata whenua of the area, through iwi authorities; and (g) the board of any foreshore and seabed reserve in the area. (5) The local authority shall provide one copy of its operative policy statement or plan to every public library in its area. (6) The obligation imposed by subclause (5) is in addition to the local authority's obligations under section 35 (records). Subclause (1) was substituted, as from 7 July 1993, by section 219 Resource Management Amendment Act 1993 (1993 No 65). Subclause (2) was substituted, as from 7 July 1993, by section 219 Resource Management Amendment Act 1993 (1993 No 65). Subclause (3) was repealed, as from 7 July 1993, by section 219 Resource Management Amendment Act 1993 (1993 No 65). Subclause (4)(f) was amended, as from 17 January 2005, by section 36(4) Resource Management (Foreshore and Seabed) Amendment Act 2004 (2004 No 94) by inserting the expression “ ; and ” . See sections 40 to 43 of that Act. Subclause (4)(f) was amended, as from 10 August 2005, by section 129(1) Resource Management Amendment Act 2005 (2005 No 87) by omitting the words “ and tribal runanga ” after the word “ authorities ” . See sections 131 to 135 of that Act as to the transitional provisions. Subclause (4)(g) was inserted, as from 17 January 2005, by section 36(4) Resource Management (Foreshore and Seabed) Amendment Act 2004 (2004 No 94). See sections 40 to 43 of that Act.