Section Sch8-“ 5 — Resource Management Act 1991: Authorisations deemed to be permits under the Resource Management Act 1991

“ 5 Authorisations deemed to be permits under the Resource Management Act 1991 “ Notwithstanding anything in the Resource Management Act 1991 or in any other enactment— “ (a) The authorisations conferred by section 3 of this Act to take water from the river; and “ (b) The authorisations conferred by section 4 of this Act to discharge trade wastes into the river— “ in force and exercisable by the company immediately before the commencement of this section shall be deemed to be water permits or discharge permits (as the case may be) granted under the Resource Management Act 1991, and the provisions of that Act, so far as they are applicable and with all necessary modifications, shall apply accordingly in respect of those authorisations, the conditions to which they were subject immediately before the commencement of this section, and any conditions imposed by the Board under section 4(3) of this Act (including any direction given under section 5D(3) of this Act). ”