164Local policy not to be more onerous than this Act or the regulations

#### 164 Local policy not to be more onerous than this Act or the regulations 164 Local policy not to be more onerous than this Act or the regulations > > (1) If a criterion is prescribed by this Act or the regulations in relation to— > > > > > (a) a specified aspect of an activity that may be carried out only with the prior approval of the council, or > > > > > (b) a specified aspect of anything for which an order may be given under Part 2, > > > > a local policy adopted under this Part by a council, to the extent to which its provisions impose a more onerous criterion in relation to the specified aspect, is void. > > > (2) However, for the purposes of this section, the imposition of a criterion in a local policy in relation to a specified aspect, does not, in the absence of the prescription by this Act or the regulations of a criterion in relation to that aspect, constitute a more onerous criterion. > > **s 164:** Am 1994 No 44, Sch 3 (13).