15SPPs criteria

### 15 SPPs criteria > [*\[Section 15 Repealed by No. 85 of 1997, Sched. 4, Applied:01 Jan 1998\]*](/view/html/inforce/1998-01-01/act-1997-085#JS4@Ja5@GC2@Hpc@EN) [*\[Section 15 Amended by No. 59 of 2013, s. 13, Applied:01 Jan 2014\]*](/view/html/inforce/2014-01-01/act-2013-059#GS13@EN) [*\[Section 15 Substituted by No. 24 of 2014, s. 9, Applied:01 Jan 2015\]*](/view/html/inforce/2015-01-01/act-2014-024#GS9@EN) [*\[Section 15 Repealed by No. 47 of 2015, s. 10, Applied:17 Dec 2015\]*](/view/html/inforce/2015-12-17/act-2015-047#GS10@EN) > > > (1)  In this section – > > > > > ***relevant planning instrument*** means a draft of the SPPs, the SPPs, a draft amendment of the SPPs and an amendment of the SPPs. > > > (2)  The SPPs criteria to be met by a relevant planning instrument are that the instrument – > > > > > > (a) only contains provisions that the SPPs may contain under [section 14](#GS14@EN) ; and > > > > > > > (b) furthers the objectives set out in [Schedule 1](#JS1@EN) ; and > > > > > > > (c) is consistent with each State Policy; and > > > > > > > (ca) [*\[Section 15 Subsection (2) amended by No. 36 of 2018, s. 8, Applied:17 Dec 2018\]*](/view/html/inforce/2018-12-17/act-2018-036#GS8@EN) is consistent with the TPPs that are in force before the instrument is made; and > > > > > > > (d) [*\[Section 15 Subsection (2) amended by No. 3 of 2019, s. 12, Applied:03 Feb 2021\]*](/view/html/inforce/2021-02-03/act-2019-003#GS12@EN) has regard to the safety requirements set out in the standards prescribed under the [Gas Safety Act 2019](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2019-002) . > > > (3)  An amendment of the SPPs, or a draft amendment of the SPPs, is taken to meet the SPPs criteria if the amendment of the SPPs, or an amendment of the SPPs made in the terms of the draft amendment of the SPPs, will not have the effect that the State Planning Provisions, as amended, will cease to meet the SPPs criteria.