NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE

No. 99

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

15 CHIEF EXECUTIVE

(1) The Chief Executive of the Nelson-Marlborough Regional Council shall be the person appointed to that position in accordance with clause 32 of this order.

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

16 FUNCTIONS, DUTIES, AND POWERS

The functions, duties, and powers of the Nelson-Marlborough 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 1980; and
(iii) Any public Act relating to the Nelson-Marlborough Regional Council or any of the former authorities not expressly referred to in this clause; and
(iv) Any local Act relating to the Nelson-Marlborough 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

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

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

(h) The functions, duties, and powers of a harbour board under the Harbours Act 1950, and the Marine Pollution Act 1974 or any other Act, with respect to the Nelson Harbour.

17 RURAL SERVICES COMMITTEE

(1) The Nelson-Marlborough Regional Council shall, at least until the 1st day of November 1995, establish and maintain a Rural Services Committee.

(2) The Rural Services Committee shall be responsible for:

(a) Agricultural pests destruction; and
(b) Noxious plants (including Nassella Tussock) control; and
(c) Any other functions considered by the Nelson-Marlborough Regional Council to be of particular concern to the rural community.

(3) The persons appointed by the Nelson-Marlborough Regional Council to the Rural Services Committee established under this clause shall include not less than two persons:

(a) Who are not members of that Council; but
(b) Who, in the opinion of the Council, have knowledge that will assist the work of the Committee.

18 JOINT COMMITTEE

The Nelson-Marlborough Regional Council shall, at least until the 1st day of November 1995, unite with the Canterbury Regional Council in appointing a joint committee, comprising an equal number of representatives of those Councils, for the purposes of:

(a) Co-ordinating planning for the control of those agricultural pests and noxious plants (including Nassella Tussock), of particular concern in relation to those regions; and
(b) Co-ordinating action on such other matters as those Councils are jointly interested in.

19 REGIONAL LAND TRANSPORT COMMITTEE

(1) The Nelson-Marlborough Regional Council shall establish and maintain a Regional Land Transport Committee.

(2) The Regional Land Transport Committee shall be responsible for:

(a) Regional roading, under Part XXII of the Local Government Act 1974; and
(b) Such transport or other roading responsibilities as may from time to time, pursuant to any Act, become a function of a regional council; and
(c) Such other functions as the Nelson-Marlborough Regional Council considers appropriate.

20 HARBOUR COMMITTEE

(1) The Nelson-Marlborough Regional Council shall, at least until the 1st day of November 1995, establish and maintain a “Nelson Harbour Committee”.

(2) The Nelson Harbour Committee shall be responsible for:

(a) Navigation and safety within the limits of the Nelson harbour, for which the Nelson-Marlborough Regional Council is, from time to time, responsible; and
(b) Any other matter associated with the regulation of those areas, other than maritime planning; and
(c) Such other functions as that Council considers appropriate.

(3) The persons appointed by the Nelson-Marlborough Regional Council to the Nelson Harbour Committee established under this clause shall include not less than two persons:

(a) Who are not members of that Council; but
(b) Who, in the opinion of the Council, have knowledge that will assist the work of the Committee.

21 ADMINISTRATION HEADQUARTERS

At least until the 1st day of November 1995, the administration headquarters of the Nelson-Marlborough Regional Council shall be located in Blenheim.

22 REGIONAL SERVICE DELIVERY CENTRE

At least until the 1st day of November 1995, the Nelson-Marlborough Regional Council shall establish and maintain a regional service delivery centre in Nelson.

23 RATING

(1) Without limiting the powers of the Nelson-Marlborough Regional Council under the Rating Powers Act 1988 to make and levy any rate under a different system of rating, the system of rating in the Nelson-Marlborough Region shall be the capital value system.

(2) The Nelson-Marlborough Regional Council shall exercise within the Nelson-Marlborough Region or any part thereof:

(a) Any rating powers possessed by any former authority;
(b) Any powers to make and levy assessments relating to the functions and powers possessed by any former authority.

(3) Subject to subclause (7) of this clause, and until at least the 30th day of June 1992, all rates made by the Nelson-Marlborough Regional Council shall be levied and collected by the constituent authorities of the Nelson-Marlborough Region.