21Regulated entity to honour obligations under permits already issued or applied for

21 Regulated entity to honour obligations under permits already issued or applied for

(1)  Subsection (2) applies to –

(a) a building permit, plumbing permit, or special plumbing permit, granted under the Building Act 2000 before the commencement day and in force immediately before that day; and

(b) a building permit, plumbing permit, or special plumbing permit, granted under the Building Act 2000 after the commencement day and to which section 19 applies; and

(c) a permit or agreement granted or entered into under the Land Use Planning and Approvals Act 1993 before the commencement day and in force or in operation immediately before that day; and

(d) a permit or agreement granted or entered into under the Land Use Planning and Approvals Act 1993 after the commencement day and to which section 18 applies.

(2)  If a permit or agreement to which this section applies required, or by implication required, a local authority to provide, or make arrangements for the provision of, water services or sewerage services to an area of land, a regulated entity for the area of land is to take all reasonable steps to provide or make arrangements for the provision of those services as required by the permit or agreement.

(3)  A reference to a local authority in an agreement entered into under the Land Use Planning and Approvals Act 1993 in relation to the provision of water services or sewerage services to an area is to be taken to be a reference to the regulated entity responsible for the provision of such services in the area.