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read as a reference to the former authority only in relation to that part or, as the case may be, that function.

(2) Any reference in Part XI of this order to “the former authorities” or “former authority” shall be a reference to any of the former authorities defined in Parts II to IX of this order.

8 DISSOLUTION OF EXISTING DISTRICT COMMUNITY COUNCILS AND COMMUNITY COUNCILS AND ABOLITION OF EXISTING COMMUNITIES

(1) Every district community council and community council named in the Second Schedule to this order is hereby dissolved.

(2) Every community named in the Second Schedule to this order is hereby abolished.

PART II

AUCKLAND REGIONAL COUNCIL

9 AUCKLAND REGIONAL COUNCIL

A regional council, to be known as “The Auckland Regional Council”, is hereby constituted for the Auckland Region.

10 INTERPRETATION

In this Part of this order:

“The former authorities” means—

(a) The Auckland Regional Authority; and

(b) The Rodney District Noxious Plants Authority; and

(c) The Great Barrier District Noxious Plants Authority; and

(d) The North Shore District Noxious Plants Authority; and

(e) The West Auckland District Noxious Plants Authority; and

(f) The Central Auckland District Noxious Plants Authority; and

(g) The Waiheke Island District Noxious Plants Authority; and

(h) The South Auckland District Noxious Plants Authority; and

(i) The Rodney County Pest Destruction Board; and

(j) The Great Barrier Island County Pest Destruction Board; and

(k) The Waiheke County Pest Destruction Board; and

(l) The Franklin-Manukau Pest Destruction Board; and

(m) Subject to Part X of this order, the Auckland Harbour Board; and

(n) The Waitemata Maritime Planning Authority; and

(o) The Manukau Maritime Planning Authority,

and any reference to “former authority” shall be a reference to any of the former authorities named in this clause:

“Former Auckland Region” means the Auckland Region in existence immediately before the coming into force of this clause of this order:

“Auckland Region” means the Auckland Region constituted by this order.

11 APPLICATION OF ACTS

Except as provided in this order, Part XLIVA of the Local Government Act 1974 and the Auckland Regional Authority Act 1963 shall, with the necessary modifications, apply to the Auckland Regional Council.

12 MEMBERSHIP

(1) Subject to the provisions of the Local Elections and Polls Act 1976, and the Local Government Act 1974, those members of the Auckland Regional Authority who were elected on the 8th day of October 1988 shall continue in office as members of the Auckland Regional Council until the triennial general election of members of local authorities to be held in October 1992.

(2) Notwithstanding anything in this order, the first Chairperson of the Auckland Regional Council shall be the person holding the position of Chairman of the Auckland Regional Authority immediately before the coming into force of this clause.

13 FIRST MEETING

(1) The principal administrative officer of the Auckland Regional Council shall convene the first meeting of that Council.

(2) The first meeting of the Auckland Regional Council shall be held no later than the 14th day of November 1989.

14 CHIEF EXECUTIVE

(1) The Chief Executive of the Auckland Regional Council shall be the person holding the position of General Manager of the Auckland Regional Authority immediately before the coming into force of this clause.

(2) The Chief Executive shall be the principal administrative officer of the Auckland Regional Council.

15 FUNCTIONS, DUTIES, AND POWERS

The functions, duties, and powers of the Auckland Regional Council shall be:

(a) Except as otherwise provided in this order, the functions, duties, and powers of a regional council under—

(i) The Local Government Act 1974; and

(ii) The Urban Transport Act 1989; and

(iii) Any public Act relating to the Auckland Regional Council or any of the former authorities and not expressly referred to in this clause; and

(iv) Any local Act relating to the Auckland Regional Council or any of the former authorities; and

(b) The functions, duties, and powers in relation to regional planning of a regional council under the Town and Country Planning Act 1977 or any other Act; and

(c) The functions, duties, and powers in relation to maritime planning of a maritime planning authority under the Town and Country Planning Act 1977 or any other Act; and

(d) The functions, duties, and powers of a catchment board and a regional water board under the Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Act 1941 and the Water and Soil Conservation Act 1967 or any other Act and of the Auckland Regional Authority under sections 42 and 43 of the Auckland Regional Authority Act 1963; and

(e) The functions, duties, and powers in relation to civil defence of a regional council under the Civil Defence Act 1983 or any other Act; and

(f) Except as otherwise provided in this order, the functions, duties, and powers of a harbour board under the Harbours Act 1950 and the Marine Pollution Act 1974 or any other Act; and

(g) The functions, duties, and powers of a pest destruction board under the Agricultural Pests Destruction Act 1967 or any other Act; and

(h) The functions, duties, and powers of a district noxious plants authority under the Noxious Plants Act 1978 or any other Act.

16 WATERWORKS

(1) The functions of the Onehunga Borough Council, the Papakura City Council, the Papatoetoe City Council in relation to bulk water supply are hereby transferred to the Auckland Regional Council.

(2) The assets and liabilities related to those functions transferred to the Auckland Regional Council by subclause (1) of this clause are hereby vested in that Council.