No. 37

SUPPLEMENT
TO THE
NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
OF
THURSDAY, 8 APRIL 1976
Published by Authority
WELLINGTON: FRIDAY, 9 APRIL 1976

Constitution of the Tasman Electric Power Board
DENIS BLUNDELL, Governor-General
ORDER IN COUNCIL
At the Government Buildings at Wellington, this 22nd day
of March 1976
Present:
THE RIGHT HON. R. D. MULDOON PRESIDING IN COUNCIL
WHEREAS by Proclamation, dated the 16th day of June 1925,
and published in the Gazette, on the 18th day of June 1925,
the Golden Bay Electric Power District as therein described
was duly constituted as an electric power district within the
meaning of the Electric Power Boards Act 1925:
And whereas by Proclamation, dated the 1st day of May
1929, and published in the Gazette, on the 2nd day of May
1929, the Waimea Electric Power District as therein described
was duly constituted as an electric power district within the
meaning of the Electric Power Boards Act 1925:
And whereas the districts controlled by the Golden Bay
Electric Power Board and the Waimea Electric Power Board
have since the respective dates of the constitution of the
Boards been extended, modified, and amended:
And whereas it is desirable to amalgamate the electric
undertakings and districts of the Golden Bay Electric Power
Board and the Waimea Electric Power Board under a new
electric power board to be hereby constituted under the
Electric Power Boards Act 1925:
And whereas by special order of the Golden Bay Electric
Power Board, confirmed on the 21st day of August 1975,
and by special order of the Waimea Electric Power Board,
confirmed on the 20th day of August 1975, it was resolved
that the amalgamation of the two Boards be recommended:
And whereas the Local Government Commission has re-
commended the amalgamation in terms of the Local Govern-
ment Act 1974:
Now, therefore, pursuant to the Electric Power Boards Act
1925 and the Local Government Act 1974, His Excellency the
Governor-General, acting by and with the advice and con-
sent of the Executive Council, hereby makes the following
order.
ORDER

1. The Tasman Electric Power District—
   (i) The area defined in the First Schedule to this
   order is hereby constituted as the Tasman Electric
   Power District.
   (ii) The outer area of the district so formed shall
   consist of the area described in the Second Schedule
   hereto.
2. The Tasman Electric Power Board—The Tasman Electric
   Power Board is hereby constituted for the purpose of ad-
   ministering the supply of electricity in the Tasman Electric
   Power District.
3. Representation—
   (i) The constituent districts which are bracketed
   together in the first column of the Third Schedule
   to this order shall be a combined district, and the
   local authority of the constituent district, distinguished
   by the letter "(P)", shall be the principal local
   authority of the combined district.
   (ii) The number of representatives of each con-
   stituent district or combined district shall be the
   number specified in the Third Schedule to this order
   opposite the name of that constituent district or com-
   bined district. Provided that until the next triennial
   local body elections the total number of the present
   members of the Waimea Electric Power Board and
   the Golden Bay Electric Power Board shall be the
   number of representatives of the Tasman Electric
   Power Board.
   (iii) The first representatives of the constituent dis-
   tricts and combined districts shall be the present
   members of the Golden Bay and Waimea Electric
   Power Boards and shall hold office until the next
   triennial local body election. All subsequent re-
   presentatives of the constituent districts and combined
   districts shall be elected by the electors of the said
   constituent districts and combined districts.
4. First Meeting of Board—The first meeting of the Tasman
   Electric Power Board shall be held at the office of the Board
   in Richmond, at 11 a.m., on the 24th day of March 1976.
5. Functions, Powers, and Responsibilities of Board—The
   Tasman Electric Power Board shall have all the powers,
   righrs, duties, obligations, and responsibilities of an electric
   power board constituted under the Electric Power Boards
   Act 1925, and the provisions of the Electric Power Boards
   Act 1925, in so far as they are not contrary to this order
   shall apply to the board.
6. Staff—In accordance with the Local Authorities (Employ-
   ment Protection) Act 1963. and under such terms and condi-
   tions as may be agreed upon, the board shall continue to
   employ all permanent employees of the Golden Bay and
   Waimea Electric Power Boards, who elect to transfer to the
   board, provided the conditions of employment shall be no
   less favourable than those enjoyed formerly.