Section Sch1-29 — Resource Management Act 1991: Procedure under this Part

29 Procedure under this Part (1) Except as provided in subclauses (2) to (9) , Part 1 of this Schedule, with all necessary modifications, shall apply to any plan or change requested under this Part and accepted under clause 25(2)(b) . (2) The local authority shall send copies of all submissions on the plan or change to the person who made the request. (3) The person who made the request has the right to appear before the local authority under clause 8B . (4) After considering a plan or change, the local authority may decline, approve, or approve with modifications, the plan or change, and shall give reasons for its decision. (5) In addition to those persons covered by clause 11 , the local authority shall serve a copy of its decision on the person who made the request under clause 21 . (6) The person who made the request, and any person who made submissions on the plan or change, may appeal the decision of the local authority to the Environment Court. (7) Where a plan or change has been appealed to the Environment Court, clauses 14 and 15 shall apply, with all necessary modifications. (8) Where a plan or change has been appealed to the Environment Court, the person who made the request under clause 21 has the right to appear before the Environment Court. (9) With the agreement of the person who made the request, the local authority may, at any time before its decision on the plan or change, initiate a variation under clause 16A . Clause 29 was inserted, as from 7 July 1993, by section 220 Resource Management Amendment Act 1993 (1993 No 65). Subclauses (6), (7) and (8) were amended, as from 2 September 1996, pursuant to section 6(2)(a) Resource Management Amendment Act 1996 (1996 No 160) by substituting the words “ Environment Court ” for the words “ Planning Tribunal ” . Subclause (6) was amended, as from 1 August 2003, by section 92(14)(a) Resource Management Amendment Act 2003 (2003 No 23) by substituting the word “ appeal ” for the word “ refer ” . See sections 109 to 113 of that Act as to the transitional and savings provisions. Subclause (7) was amended, as from 1 August 2003, by section 92(14)(b) Resource Management Amendment Act 2003 (2003 No 23) by substituting the word “ appealed ” for the word “ referred ” . See sections 109 to 113 of that Act as to the transitional and savings provisions. Subclause (8) was amended, as from 1 August 2003, by section 92(14)(c) Resource Management Amendment Act 2003 (2003 No 23) by substituting the word “ appealed ” for the word “ referred ” . See sections 109 to 113 of that Act as to the transitional and savings provisions.