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Disaster Management Act · s 42

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s 42Lapsing of application

(1)

If the Council makes a requirement under section 41(4), it shall at that time inform the applicant —

(a)

of the time by which the information shall be provided to it;

and

(b)

that, if the information is not given to it by that stated time, the application will lapse.

(2)

The time stated in subsection (1)(a) shall be reasonable and, in any case, at least 21 days after the requirement is made.

(3)

The Council may give the applicant a further notice extending or further extending the time if it is satisfied that it would be reasonable in all the circumstances to grant that extension or further extension.

(4)

A notice may be given under subsection (3) even if the time to which it relates has lapsed.

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(5)

If the applicant does not comply with the requirement within the stated time or during the time of any extension or further extension, the application will lapse.