53Publication and commencement of amending agreements

53 Publication and commencement of amending agreements

(1) The parties to a North East Link tolling agreement may, from time to time and by agreement in writing, amend all or any of the provisions of the agreement that affect those persons.

(2) The relevant North East Link Tolling Corporation must cause to be published in the Government Gazette a notice of the making of an amending agreement under subsection (1).

(3) The notice must—

(a) state that the amending agreement has been made; and

(b) specify an address of an Internet site at which the amending agreement is published.

(4) The relevant North East Link Tolling Corporation must cause an amending agreement that is the subject of a notice under subsection (2) to be published on the Internet site specified in the notice.

(5) Subject to subsection (6), an amendment set out in an amending agreement comes into operation on the day specified in the amending agreement.

(6) An amendment set out in an amending agreement must not come into operation until—

(a) the amending agreement has been laid before each House of the Parliament in accordance with section 54; and

(b) the period during which the amending agreement may be revoked by each House of the Parliament under section 55(1) has passed without the amending agreement having been revoked.