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(1) At a suitable location within the area of the former Motueka Borough, and, if appropriate within premises already owned by the former authorities, a service delivery centre shall be established.

(2) The service delivery centre shall provide services not less than those required for:

(a) the payment of money due to the district council;

(b) the provision of information relating to rates and other accounts due to the district council;

(c) the provision of information relating to the district planning scheme, bylaws, or information otherwise necessary for the preparation of town planning applications and building permit applications;

(d) the provision of information relating to community development and recreation;

(e) the making of rates rebates applications;

(f) the making of applications for elderly persons’ housing units;

(g) the registration of dogs; and

(h) such other purposes as the district council considers appropriate.

(2) A works depot shall be maintained within or immediately adjacent to the area of the former Motueka Borough and if appropriate in premises or on land already owned by any of the former authorities.

(3) The provisions of this clause shall not be construed as restricting the district council in the provision of such other facilities and services at other locations as may be determined by the district council.

16. Chairman and principal administrative officer—(1) The Mayor of the new district shall exercise the duties, powers and functions of the Mayors and Chairman of the districts of the former authorities.

(2) The principal administrative officer of the district council shall exercise the duties, powers and functions of the principal administrative officers of the former authorities.

17. Transfer of responsibilities—Except as otherwise provided in this order, the district council, in respect of the district of the former Motueka Borough Council, the district of the former Richmond Borough Council and that part of the district of the former Waimea County Council included in the new district:

(a) shall have and may exercise and be responsible for all the powers, duties, acts of authority, and functions which were previously exercised, or which would have been so exercised, by the former authorities if they had remained in control of their districts;

(b) shall have and may exercise and be responsible for all liabilities, obligations, engagements, and contracts which were, or which would have been, the responsibility of the former authorities;

(c) shall have and may exercise and be responsible for all actions, suits, and proceedings pending by or against, or which would have been the responsibility of the former authorities;

(d) shall succeed to the bylaws which are in force in the districts of the former authorities and which are applicable to the new district’s circumstances and, until revoked or altered by the district council, every such bylaw shall remain in force in the area in which it was in force immediately before the constitution of the new district and every bylaw which cannot be restricted to the area in which it was in force immediately before the constitution of the new district, or which is not applicable to the new district’s circumstances, shall be deemed inapplicable and revoked by this order;

(e) shall succeed to all rates and levies, and other money payable to the former authorities; and

(f) shall succeed to the valuation rolls, electoral rolls, and rate records in force in the districts of the former authorities, and these shall remain in force in the new district until such rolls or records are made by the district council.

18. Vesting of property—The corporation of the district council shall, in respect of the district of the former Motueka Borough Council, the district of the former Richmond Borough Council and that part of the district of the former Waimea County Council, included in the new district, shall have vested in it, subject to all existing encumbrances, all property, real and personal vested in the corporations of the districts of the former authorities.

19. Title of property—For the purposes of clause 18 of this order any reference (express or implied) to “The Motueka Borough Council” or “The Mayor, Councillors, and Citizens of the Borough of Motueka” or “The Richmond Borough Council” or “The Mayor, Councillors, and Citizens of the Borough of Richmond” or, in respect of that part of the former County of Waimea included in the new district, to “The Waimea County Council” or “The Chairman, Councillors, and Inhabitants of the County of Waimea” in any instrument or other document whatsoever, or in any entry or record made on any instrument or other document whatsoever, shall, unless the context otherwise requires, be read as a reference to the district council.

20. Creditors—Subject to section 37F of the Local Government Act 1974 the rights or interests of creditors of any district affected by this order shall not be affected.

21. Civil Defence—The operative civil defence plans for the former authorities shall remain in force in the districts of the former authorities until a new plan is approved for the new district under Part II of the Civil Defence Act 1983.

C. J. HILL,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

Stratford Borough—Stratford County Union Order 1988

PAUL REEVES, Governor-General

ORDER IN COUNCIL

At Wellington this 12th day of December 1988

Present:
His EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL IN COUNCIL

Pursuant to section 36 of the Local Government Act 1974, His Excellency the Governor-General, acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council, hereby makes the following order:

Order

1. Title and commencement—(1) This order may be cited as the Stratford Borough—Stratford County Union Order 1988.

(2) Except as provided in subclause (3) of this clause this order shall come into force on the day after the day on which the Returning Officer declares the result of the election held pursuant to clause 4 of this Order or on the 1st day of April 1989, whichever is the later.

(3) The provisions of this Order necessary to provide for the first election of the district council constituted pursuant to clause 2 of this order shall come into force on the day of the making of this Order.

2. Constitution—(1) The districts of Stratford Borough and Stratford County are hereby united into one district to be