References to applications and approvals
39 References to applications and approvals
On and after the designated day, a reference in any Act, statutory instrument or other document or instrument to an application under the repealed Act, or to any assessment, decision, permission, consent, approval, authorisation or certificate under the repealed
Act, will, unless the context otherwise requires, be taken to include a reference to an application under this Act, or to any assessment, decision, permission, consent, approval, authorisation or certificate under this Act or an earlier Act (as the case requires).
Without limiting subclause (1), on and after the designated day—
a reference in any Act, statutory instrument or other document or instrument to development plan consent (or provisional development plan consent) under the repealed Act will, unless the context otherwise requires, be taken to include a reference to planning consent under this Act or a corresponding consent or approval under an earlier Act (other than the Building
Act 1971);
and
a reference in any Act, statutory instrument or other document or instrument to building rules consent (or provisional building rules consent) under the repealed Act will, unless the context otherwise requires, be taken to include a reference to building consent under this Act or a corresponding approval under the Building
Act 1971.
On and after the designated day, a reference in any Act, statutory instrument or other document to a certificate under section 138 of this Act will, unless the context otherwise requires, be taken to include a reference to a certificate under section 51 of the
Development
Act 1993 (and vice versa).
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