1 APRIL

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE

SCHEDULE
Christchurch City (P), Riccarton and Lyttelton Boroughs.
Paparua (P), Heathcote, and Mount Herbert Counties.
Rangiora (P) and Kaiapoi Boroughs and Rangiora and Eyre
Counties.
Malvern (P) and Ashburton Counties.
Oxford, Ashley and Waipara (P) Counties.
Amuri (P) and Cheviot Counties.
Ellesmere (P), Waiwera and Akaroa Counties.
P. J. BROOKS, Clerk of the Executive Council.
(P.W. 75/5)

Christchurch Metropolitan Fire Board Election Order 1971

ARTHUR PORRITT, Governor-General
ORDER IN COUNCIL
At the Government Buildings at Wellington this 29th day of
March 1971
Present:
THE RIGHT HON. SIR KEITH HOLYOAKE, G.C.M.G., C.H., PRESIDING
IN COUNCIL
Pursuant to the Fire Services Act 1949, His Excellency the
Governor-General, acting by and with the advice and consent
of the Executive Council, hereby makes the following order
prescribing the time and method of election of members of
the Christchurch Metropolitan Fire Board.
ORDER

1. Title and commencement—This order may be cited as the
   Christchurch Metropolitan Fire Board Election Order 1971.
2. Interpretation—In this order, unless the context otherwise
   requires—
   “Board” means the Christchurch Metropolitan Fire Board;
   “City Member” means a member of the Board elected to
   represent the Christchurch City Council;
   “Local Authority” means a local authority (other than the
   Christchurch City Council and the Waimairi County
   Council), the district, or part of the district, of which is
   within the Christchurch United Urban Fire District;
   “Local Authority Member”, means a member of the Board
   elected to represent the local authorities (other than the
   Christchurch City Council and the Waimairi County
   Council) represented on the Board;
   “Minister” means the Minister of Internal Affairs;
   “Waimairi County Member”, means a member of the Board
   elected to represent the Waimairi County Council.
3. The members to be elected to the Board under paragraph
   (b) of subsection (1) of section 23 of the Fire Services Act
   1949 shall number five, of whom—
   (a) Three shall be elected by the Christchurch City Council
   to represent that Council;
   (b) One shall be elected by the Waimairi County Council
   to represent that Council;
   (c) One shall be elected jointly by the Riccarton Borough
   Council, the Lyttelton Borough Council, the Heath-
   cote County Council, and the Paparua County Council
   to represent those Councils.
4. Returning Officer—The person for the time being holding
   office as the Secretary of the Christchurch Metropolitan Fire
   Board shall be the Returning Officer for all elections held
   pursuant to this order.
5. Election of City Members—(i) Each city member shall be
   elected by resolution passed at a properly constituted meeting
   of the Christchurch City Council;
   (ii) Whenever an election of members to the Board is
   required to be held under section 24 of the Fire Services Act,
   the Mayor of the City of Christchurch shall convene a meet-
   ing of the Christchurch City Council for the purpose of electing
   the number of city members specified in clause 3 of this
   order to represent that Council on the Board;
   (iii) In the case of an extraordinary vacancy in the office of
   a city member the Returning Officer shall give notice in writing
   to the Christchurch City Council. On receipt of the notice by
   the Council the Mayor of the City of Christchurch shall
   convene a meeting of the Council to be held not later than 35
   days after the date when the notice was given, for the purpose
   of electing the city member to fill that vacancy;
   (iv) It shall be the duty of the Town Clerk of the Christ-
   church City Council within 5 days after the election by the
   Christchurch City Council under this order to give notice of
   the result to the Returning Officer.
6. Election of Local Authority Member—(i) For the purposes
   of electing a local authority member, each local authority shall
   be entitled to exercise one vote for each complete $200, or
   part thereof, of the contributions paid, or to be paid, by that
   local authority, to the Board in the year in which that election
   is held;
   (ii) Each local authority may nominate one candidate by
   resolution, a sealed copy of which, together with the written
   consent of the nominee to his nomination shall be lodged with
   the Returning Officer not later than the 14th day of October
   in every year in which the election of local authority members
   is to take place;
   (iii) In the case of an extraordinary vacancy in the office of
   a local authority member the Returning Officer shall give notice
   in writing to each local authority. On receipt of the notice each
   local authority may nominate one candidate by resolution, a
   sealed copy of which, together with the written consent of the
   nominee to his nomination shall be lodged with the Returning
   Officer not later than 10 days after the Returning Officer has
   given that notice;
   (iv) On the expiration of the time for nominating candidates
   as above, the Returning Officer shall forthwith prepare a list of
   candidates and send a copy to each of the local authorities
   together with a notice in writing specifying the number of votes
   exercisable by each local authority;
   (v) Within 35 days of the receipt of the list each mayor or,
   as the case may be, chairman, of a local authority, shall cause
   a meeting of his council to be held for the purpose of allocat-
   ing the prescribed number of votes to which each local
   authority is entitled under subclause (i) of this clause. At the
   meeting the local authority shall, by resolution, allocate its
   votes in respect of only one candidate.
   (vi) Each local authority shall within 5 days of its meeting
   cause a sealed copy of the resolution to be served on the
   Returning Officer.
7. Election of Waimairi County Member—(i) The Waimairi
   County member shall be elected by resolution passed at a
   properly constituted meeting of the Waimairi County Council;
   (ii) Whenever an election of members to the Board is
   required to be held under section 24 of the Fire Services Act
   1949, the Chairman of the Waimairi County shall convene a
   meeting of the Waimairi County Council for the purpose of
   electing the member to represent that Council on the Board;
   (iii) In the case of an extraordinary vacancy in the office of
   the Waimairi County member the Returning Officer shall give
   notice in writing of the vacancy to the Waimairi County
   Council. On receipt of the notice by the Council, the Chairman
   of the County of Waimairi shall convene a meeting of the
   Council to be held not later than 35 days after the date on
   which the notice was given for the purpose of electing a
   person to fill the vacancy;
   (iv) It shall be the duty of the County Clerk of the
   Waimairi County Council within 5 days after the election by
   the Waimairi County Council under this clause to give notice
   of the result to the Returning Officer.
8. Powers and duties of Returning Officer—(i) In the event
   of there being an equality of votes in any election held pursuant
   to this order, the Returning Officer shall have a casting vote.
   (ii) As soon as practicable after the conclusion of any
   elections held under this order, the Returning Officer shall—
   (a) Give notice in writing of the results of the elections to
   the Minister of Internal Affairs, the Christchurch
   City Council, the Waimairi County Council, and to
   the local authorities;
   (b) Cause the results to be publicly notified in one or more
   newspapers circulating in the Christchurch Metro-
   politan Fire District.
9. Validity of election not affected by failure to hold meet-
   ing, etc.—The validity of an election held pursuant to this order
   shall not be affected by failure of the Christchurch City
   Council, the Waimairi County Council, or any local authority—
   (a) To hold a meeting required by this order to be held by
   it; or
   (b) To pass at any such meeting a resolution allocating its
   votes; or
   (c) To forward within the period specified in this order a
   sealed copy of such resolution to the Returning
   Officer; or
   (d) Otherwise to exercise the powers conferred on it by this
   order.
10. Time at which member deemed to be elected—(a) Every
    city member and Waimairi County member shall be deemed to
    be elected when the notice of his election is given by the
    Christchurch City Council, and the Waimairi County Council
    to the Returning Officer.
    (b) The local authority member shall be deemed to be
    elected when the Returning Officer has notified the result of the
    election in accordance with clause 8 (ii) (a) of this order.