This legislation has been repealed.
82—Time for implementation of plans
(1) Subject to this
section, a plan cannot be implemented unless or until it has been adopted by
the Minister.
(2) A draft plan or
amendments to a plan that have not been adopted by the Minister may be
implemented by the regional NRM board with the consent of the Minister and the
constituent councils and, in the case of a plan referred to in subsection (3)
, the consent of the Minister for the time being administering the Water
Industry Act 2012 .
(3) The consent of the
Minister for the time being administering the Water
Industry Act 2012 is required if, in the opinion of the Minister for the
time being administering this Act, implementation of the plan or the
amendments under subsection (2)
would affect the quality or quantity of water flowing into any water
infrastructure under the Water
Industry Act 2012 .
(4) If the Minister
and the Minister for the time being administering the Water
Industry Act 2012 cannot reach agreement for the purposes of subsection (3)
, the Minister may take steps to refer the matter to the Governor and the
Governor will determine the matter (and any decision taken by the Governor
will be taken to be a decision of both Ministers for the purposes of this
section).