PART III
                  DUTIES AND RESTRICTIONS UNDER THIS ACT


                                   Land

   9. Restrictions on use of land---(1) No person may use any land in a
 manner that contravenes a rule in a district plan or proposed district
 plan unless the activity is---
   (a) Expressly allowed by a resource consent granted by the territorial
         authority responsible for the plan; or
   (b) An existing use allowed by section 10 (certain existing uses
         protected).

   (2) No person may contravene section 178 or section 194 (which relate
 to requirements for designations and heritage orders and prohibit the
 doing of certain things) unless the prior written consent of the
 requiring authority concerned is obtained.

   (3) No person may use any land in a manner that contravenes a rule in
 a regional plan or a proposed regional plan unless that activity is---
   (a) Expressly allowed by a resource consent granted by the regional
         council responsible for the plan; or
   (b) Allowed by section 20 (certain existing lawful uses allowed).

   (4) In this section, the word ``use'' in relation to any land means---
   (a) Any use, erection, reconstruction, placement, alteration,
         extension, removal, or demolition of any structure or part of
         any structure in, on, under, or over the land; or
   (b) Any excavation, drilling, tunnelling, or other disturbance of the
         land; or
   (c) Any destruction of, damage to, or disturbance of, the habitats of
         plants or animals in, on, or under the land; or
   (d) Any deposit of any substance in, on, or under the land; or
   (e) Any other use of land---

 and ``may use'' has a corresponding meaning.

   (5) In subsection (1), ``land'' includes the surface of water in any
 lake or river.

   (6) Subsection (3) does not apply to the bed of any lake or river.

   (7) This section does not apply to any use of the coastal marine area.