13 JUNE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE

S.O. Plan No. 9826 deposited with the Chief Surveyor of the Hawke’s Bay Land District:

(f) The Havelock North Ward, comprising the area delineated on S.O. Plan No. 9828 deposited with the Chief Surveyor of the Hawke’s Bay Land District:

(g) The Twyford Ward, comprising the area delineated on S.O. Plan No. 9827 deposited with the Chief Surveyor of the Hawke’s Bay Land District.

78 MEMBERSHIP

(1) The Hastings District Council shall consist of a Mayor and 14 members.

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

(a) Two members shall be elected by the electors of the Kaweka Ward; and

(b) Two members shall be elected by the electors of the Maraekakaho Ward; and

(c) Two members shall be elected by the electors of the Flaxmere Ward; and

(d) Two members shall be elected by the electors of the Clive Ward; and

(e) Two members shall be elected by the electors of the Hastings Ward; and

(f) Two members shall be elected by the electors of the Havelock North Ward; and

(g) Two members shall be elected by the electors of the Twyford Ward.

79 FIRST ELECTION

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

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

80 FIRST MEETING

The first meeting of the Hastings 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.

81 CHIEF EXECUTIVE

(1) The Chief Executive of the Hastings District Council shall be the person appointed to that position in accordance with clause 95 of this order.

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

82 FUNCTIONS, DUTIES, AND POWERS

The functions, duties, and powers of the Hastings 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 Hastings District Council or any of the former authorities; and

(iii) Any local Act relating to the Hastings 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; and

(c) The functions, duties, and powers of the Hawke’s Bay Crematorium Board pursuant to the Hawke’s Bay Crematorium Act 1944.

83 HAWKE’S BAY CREMATORIUM COMMITTEE

(1) The Hastings District Council shall establish and maintain a committee to be called the Hawke’s Bay Crematorium Committee.

(2) The membership of the Committee shall consist of:

(a) Two members to be appointed by the Napier City Council; and

(b) Two members to be appointed by the Hastings District Council; and

(c) One member to be appointed by the Central Hawke’s Bay District Council.

(3) The Hastings District Council shall delegate to the Hawke’s Bay Crematorium Committee such functions, duties, and powers in respect of the supervision and operation of the Hawke’s Bay Crematorium as the Council considers appropriate.

84 ADMINISTRATION HEADQUARTERS

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

85 SERVICE DELIVERY CENTRES

The Hastings District Council shall, at least until the 1st day of November 1995, establish and maintain service delivery centres, in:

(a) Havelock North; and

(b) Flaxmere,

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

86 RATING

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

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

87 TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING

(1) The Hastings District Council shall not be required to prepare a new district scheme, immediately, for the Hastings 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, of the Hastings District, as the case may be.

(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 Hastings District Council to the contrary, all such preparation shall be deemed to have been done by, or on behalf of, the Hastings 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 or any committee thereof had begun of such application or any objection thereto, the application shall be deemed to have been made to the Hastings District Council and shall be dealt with by it accordingly; or

(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 Hastings District Council and shall be dealt with by it; and

(b) Such application had been heard or otherwise disposed