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

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

“Former Rotorua District Council” means the Rotorua District Council in existence immediately before the coming into force of this clause of this order:

“Rotorua District” means the Rotorua District constituted by this order:

“Rotorua District Council” means the Rotorua District Council constituted by this order.

87 WARDS

(1) The Rotorua District is hereby divided into 4 wards.

(2) Those 4 wards are:

(a) The North Ward, comprising the area delineated on S.O. Plan No. 58045 deposited with the Chief Surveyor of the South Auckland Land District:

(b) The West Ward, comprising the area delineated on S.O. Plan No. 58046 deposited with the Chief Surveyor of the South Auckland Land District:

(c) The East Ward, comprising the area delineated on S.O. Plan No. 58047 deposited with the Chief Surveyor of the South Auckland Land District:

(d) The South Ward, comprising the area delineated on S.O. Plan No. 58048 deposited with the Chief Surveyor of the South Auckland Land District.

88 MEMBERSHIP

(1) The Rotorua District Council shall consist of a Mayor and 16 members.

(2) The members of the Rotorua District Council to be elected at the first election of that Council shall be elected as follows:

(a) Four members shall be elected by the electors of the North Ward; and

(b) Four members shall be elected by the electors of the West Ward; and

(c) Four members shall be elected by the electors of the East Ward; and

(d) Four members shall be elected by the electors of the South Ward.

89 FIRST ELECTION

(1) For the purposes of the first election of the Rotorua District Council, the Returning Officer and the principal administrative officer for the Rotorua District shall be, respectively, the Returning Officer and the principal administrative officer for the former Rotorua District.

(2) The first election of the Rotorua District Council shall be conducted by postal vote.

90 FIRST MEETING

The first meeting of the Rotorua District Council:

(a) Shall be convened by the principal administrative officer of that Council; and

(b) Shall be held no later than the 14th day of November 1989.

91 CHIEF EXECUTIVE

(1) The Chief Executive of the Rotorua District Council shall be the person holding the position of District Manager of the former Rotorua District Council immediately before the coming into force of this clause.

(2) The Chief Executive shall be the principal administrative officer of the Rotorua District Council.

92 FUNCTIONS, DUTIES, AND POWERS

The functions, duties, and powers of the Rotorua District Council shall be:

(a) The functions, duties, and powers of a territorial authority under—

(i) The Local Government Act 1974; and

(ii) Any other public Act relating to the Rotorua District Council or any of the former authorities; and

(iii) Any local Act relating to the Rotorua District Council or any of the former authorities; and

(b) The functions, duties, and powers of an administering body under the Reserves Act 1977 in respect of the reserves being administered by the former authorities immediately before the coming into force of this clause.

93 ADMINISTRATION HEADQUARTERS

The administration headquarters of the Rotorua District Council shall be located in Rotorua.

94 RATING

(1) The system of rating in the Rotorua District shall be the land value system.

(2) Until the Valuer-General is able to produce a valuation roll for the Rotorua District, Part XIV of the Rating Powers Act 1988 shall apply as if the Rotorua District was the district of a special purpose authority and the areas from which it was formed were constituent districts.

95 TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING

(1) The Rotorua District Council shall not be required to prepare a new district scheme, immediately, for the Rotorua District.

(2) The operative district schemes and the proposed district schemes under the Town and Country Planning Act 1977 of the former authorities shall be deemed to be the operative district scheme, or as the case may be, the proposed district scheme, of the Rotorua District Council.

(3) Where any former authority had, prior to its dissolution, begun the preparation of any review of its district scheme or of any change or variation thereto, then, subject to any resolution of the Rotorua District Council to the contrary, all such preparation shall be deemed to have been done by, or on behalf of, the Rotorua District Council and may be adopted and acted upon by it.

(4) Where before the coming into force of this clause any application had been made to any former authority by any person pursuant to any provision of the Town and Country Planning Act 1977; and

(a) No hearing by that former authority or any committee thereof had begun of such application or any objection thereto, the application shall be deemed to have been made to the Rotorua District Council and shall be dealt with by it accordingly; or

(b) Such application had been heard or otherwise disposed of by that former authority and either the time for any appeal against such decision had not expired or notice of appeal had been given, any such appeal shall be deemed to be against the Rotorua District Council; or

(c) Such application had been either partly or fully heard or considered by that former authority but no decision thereon had been given, the application shall be heard or considered again by the Rotorua District Council or, as the case may require, a committee or delegate thereof.

96 CIVIL DEFENCE

The operative local civil defence plans for the districts of the former authorities shall continue in force in the respective parts of the Rotorua District until a new plan is approved for those parts.