NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE

13 JUNE

2353

165 Administration headquarters

166 Communities

167 Rating

168 Town and country planning

169 Civil defence

170 Vesting of property

171 Title to property

172 Transitional committee

173 Membership of transitional committee

174 No casting vote

175 Exclusion of non-voting members

176 Obligation of transitional committee to appoint chief executive

177 Principal local authority

178 Costs of transitional committee

PART IX

Ruapehu District

179 Constitution of Ruapehu District

180 Ruapehu District Council

181 Interpretation

182 Wards

183 Membership

184 First election

185 First meeting

186 Chief executive

187 Functions, duties, and powers

188 Administration headquarters

189 Service delivery centre

190 Communities

191 Rating

192 Town and country planning

193 Civil defence

194 Vesting of property

195 Title to property

196 Transitional committee

197 Membership of transitional committee

198 No casting vote

199 Exclusion of non-voting members

200 Obligation of transitional committee to appoint chief executive

201 Principal local authority

202 Costs of transitional committee

PART X

General

203 Transfer of responsibilities

204 Creditors

205 Local authorities petroleum tax

206 Special funds

207 Loans

208 Assets and liabilities

209 Loan liabilities

210 Residual authorities

211 Conduct of affairs

Schedules

Order

1 TITLE AND COMMENCEMENT

(1) This order may be cited as the Local Government (Manawatu-Wanganui Region) Reorganisation Order 1989.

(2) Subject to subclause (3) of this clause, this order shall come into force on the 1st day of November 1989.

(3) Those provisions of this order necessary:

(a) To provide for the first election of the members of the local authorities, and the members of the community boards for the communities, constituted by this order; and

(b) For the purposes of clauses 27 to 34, 52 to 59, 77 to 83, 101 to 107, 124 to 130, 148 to 155, 172 to 178, 196 to 202, and 208 of this order; and

(c) For the appointment of the principal administrative officers of the local authorities constituted by this order,

shall come into force on the making of this order.

2 ELECTIONS

The first elections of the local authorities, and the community boards for the communities, constituted by this order shall be held on the 14th day of October 1989.

3 COMMUNITIES

Each community constituted by this order shall come into existence on the day after the date on which the Returning Officer declares the result of the first election of members of the community board for that community, provided that no such community shall come into existence prior to the 1st day of November 1989.

PART I

Manawatu-Wanganui Region

4 CONSTITUTION OF MANAWATU-WANGANUI REGION

There is hereby constituted a region, to be known as “The Manawatu-Wanganui Region”, which shall comprise the area delineated on S.O. Plan No. 36010 deposited with the Chief Surveyor of the Wellington Land District.

5 CONSTITUENT AUTHORITIES

The constituent authorities of the Manawatu-Wanganui Region shall comprise:

(a) The territorial authorities constituted by Parts III to IX of this order; and

(b) In relation to any part of the Stratford District constituted by the Local Government (Taranaki Region) Reorganisation Order 1989 that is within the Manawatu-Wanganui Region, the Stratford District Council; and

(c) In relation to any part of the Waitomo District constituted by the Local Government (Waikato Region) Reorganisation Order 1989 that is within the Manawatu-Wanganui Region, the Waitomo District Council; and

(d) In relation to any part of the Taupo District constituted by the Local Government (Waikato Region) Reorganisation Order 1989 that is within the Manawatu-Wanganui Region, the Taupo District Council.

6 DISSOLUTION OF EXISTING LOCAL AUTHORITIES AND ABOLITION OF EXISTING DISTRICTS

(1) Every local authority named in Part I or Part II of the First Schedule to this order is hereby dissolved.