13 JUNE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE 2331

in accordance with the provisions of the Second Schedule to this order.

19 RATING

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

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

(3) The Gisborne District Council shall exercise within the Gisborne District or any part thereof—

(a) Any rating powers possessed by any former territorial authority; and

(b) Any rating powers possessed by any former authority other than a former territorial authority; and

(c) Any powers to make and levy assessments relating to the functions and powers possessed by any former authority.

20 REGIONAL PLANNING

(1) The Gisborne District Council shall not be required to prepare a new regional planning scheme immediately.

(2) The approved regional planning scheme and the proposed regional planning scheme under the Town and Country Planning Act 1977 of the East Cape United Council shall be deemed to be the approved, or as the case may be, the proposed, regional planning scheme of the Gisborne District.

(3) If the East Cape United Council had, prior to its dissolution, begun the preparation of any review of its regional planning scheme or of any change or variation thereto, then subject to any resolution of the Gisborne District Council to the contrary, all such preparation shall be deemed to have been done by, or on behalf of, the Gisborne District Council, and may be adopted and acted upon by it.

21 TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING

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

(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 Gisborne District Council to the contrary, all such preparation shall be deemed to have been done by, or on behalf of, the Gisborne 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 or any objection thereto, the application shall be deemed to have been made to the Gisborne 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 Gisborne District Council; or

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

22 CIVIL DEFENCE

The operative regional civil defence plan of the former East Cape Region and the operative local civil defence plans for the districts of the former authorities shall continue in force in the respective parts of the Gisborne District until a new regional civil defence plan and local civil defence plan is approved for the Gisborne District, in accordance with the Civil Defence Act 1983.

23 VESTING OF PROPERTY

(1) All property, real and personal, vested in the corporations of the former authorities and situated in the Gisborne District is hereby vested in the corporation of the Gisborne District Council, subject to all existing encumbrances.

(2) All property, real and personal, vested in the corporation of a former authority, and situated in a district in which that former authority is not also a former authority, is hereby vested in the corporation of the Gisborne District Council, subject to all existing encumbrances.

24 TITLE TO PROPERTY

Any reference, express or implied, to any former authority in any instrument or other document, or in any entry or record made in any register in relation to any property vested in the Gisborne District Council by clause 23 of this order shall, unless the context otherwise requires, be read as a reference to “The Gisborne District Council”.

25 TRANSITIONAL COMMITTEE

(1) The local authorities named in subclause (2) of this clause shall unite in appointing a transitional committee for the Gisborne District.

(2) The local authorities to which this clause applies shall be:

(a) The Waiapu County Council; and

(b) The Waikohu County Council; and

(c) The Cook County Council; and

(d) The Gisborne City Council; and

(e) The East Cape Catchment Board and Regional Water Board; and

(f) The East Cape Pest Destruction Board; and

(g) The Gisborne Harbour Board.

26 MEMBERSHIP OF THE TRANSITIONAL COMMITTEE

The transitional committee for the Gisborne District shall consist of:

(a) One member appointed by the Waiapu County Council; and

(b) One member appointed by the Waikohu County Council; and

(c) Two members appointed by the Cook County Council; and

(d) Three members appointed by the Gisborne City Council; and

(e) One member appointed by the East Cape Catchment Board and Regional Water Board; and

(f) One member appointed by the East Cape Pest Destruction Board; and

(g) One member appointed by the Gisborne Harbour Board; and

(h) One officer appointed by each local authority, named in clause 25(2) of this order, each of whom shall be a non-voting member of the transitional committee; and

(i) the Chief Executive designate, when appointed.