Section Sch4-1 — Resource Management Act 1991: Matters that should be included in an assessment of effects on the environment

1 Matters that should be included in an assessment of effects on the environment Subject to the provisions of any policy statement or plan, an assessment of effects on the environment for the purposes of section 88 should include— (a) A description of the proposal: (b) Where it is likely that an activity will result in any significant adverse effect on the environment, a description of any possible alternative locations or methods for undertaking the activity: (c) [Repealed] (d) An assessment of the actual or potential effect on the environment of the proposed activity: (e) Where the activity includes the use of hazardous substances and installations, an assessment of any risks to the environment which are likely to arise from such use: (f) Where the activity includes the discharge of any contaminant, a description of— (i) The nature of the discharge and the sensitivity of the proposed receiving environment to adverse effects; and (ii) Any possible alternative methods of discharge, including discharge into any other receiving environment: (g) A description of the mitigation measures (safeguards and contingency plans where relevant) to be undertaken to help prevent or reduce the actual or potential effect: (h) identification of the persons affected by the proposal, the consultation undertaken, if any, and any response to the views of any person consulted: (i) Where the scale or significance of the activity's effect are such that monitoring is required, a description of how, once the proposal is approved, effects will be monitored and by whom. Clause 1 was amended, as from 1 August 2003, by section 94(a) Resource Management Amendment Act 2003 (2003 No 23) by substituting the expression “ 88 ” for the expression “ 88(6)(b) ” . See sections 109 to 113 of that Act as to the transitional and savings provisions. Paragraph (c) was repealed, as from 7 July 1993, by section 225 Resource Management Amendment Act 1993 (1993 No 65). Paragraph (h) was amended, as from 1 August 2003, by section 94(b) Resource Management Amendment Act 2003 (2003 No 23) by inserting the words “ if any, ” after the word “ undertaken, ” . See sections 109 to 113 of that Act as to the transitional and savings provisions. Paragraph (h) was substituted, as from 10 August 2005, by section 129(2) Resource Management Amendment Act 2005 (2005 No 87). See sections 131 to 135 of that Act as to the transitional provisions.