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shall recommend to the Tasman District Council that it establish such a committee or committees of management.

PART V

Marlborough District

75 CONSTITUTION OF MARLBOROUGH DISTRICT

There is hereby constituted a district, to be known as “The Marlborough District”, which shall comprise the area delineated on S.O Plan No 14469 deposited with the Chief Surveyor of the Marlborough Land District.

76 MARLBOROUGH DISTRICT COUNCIL

A territorial authority, to be known as “The Marlborough District Council”, is hereby constituted for the Marlborough District.

77 INTERPRETATION

In this Part of this order, “the former authorities” means:

(a) The Marlborough County Council; and

(b) The Blenheim Borough Council; and

(c) The Picton Borough Council; and

(d) The Amuri County Council; and

(e) The Tasman District Council; and

(f) The Nelson City Council; and

(g) The Nelson Reserve Board; and

(h) The Flaxmere Reserve Board,

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

78 WARDS

(1) The Marlborough District is hereby divided into 5 wards.

(2) Those 5 wards are:

(a) The Awatere Ward, comprising the area delineated on S.O. Plan No. 14472 deposited with the Chief Surveyor of the Marlborough Land District:

(b) The Blenheim Ward, comprising the area delineated on S.O. Plan No. 14485 deposited with the Chief Surveyor of the Marlborough Land District:

(c) The Picton Ward, comprising the area delineated on S.O Plan No. 14485 deposited with the Chief Surveyor of the Marlborough Land District:

(d) The Sounds Ward, comprising the area delineated on S.O. Plan No. 14470 deposited with the Chief Surveyor of the Marlborough Land District:

(e) The Wairau Ward, comprising the area delineated on S.O. Plan No. 14471 deposited with the Chief Surveyor of the Marlborough Land District:

79 MEMBERSHIP

(1) The Marlborough District Council shall consist of a Mayor and 17 members.

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

(a) One member shall be elected by the electors of the Awatere Ward; and

(b) Seven members shall be elected by the electors of the Blenheim Ward; and

(c) Three members shall be elected by the electors of the Picton Ward; and

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

(e) Four members shall be elected by the electors of the Wairau Ward.

80 FIRST ELECTION

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

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

81 FIRST MEETING

The first meeting of the Marlborough 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.

82 CHIEF EXECUTIVE

(1) The Chief Executive of the Marlborough 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 Marlborough District Council.

83 FUNCTIONS, DUTIES, AND POWERS

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

(iii) Any local Act relating to the Marlborough 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.\n

84 ADMINISTRATION HEADQUARTERS

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

85 SERVICE DELIVERY CENTRE

The Marlborough District Council shall, at least until the 1st day of November 1995, establish and maintain a service delivery centre, in Picton, in accordance with the provisions of the Third Schedule to this order.

86 RATING

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

(2) Until the Valuer-General is able to produce a valuation roll for the Marlborough District, Part XIV of the Rating Powers Act 1988 shall apply as if the Marlborough 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 Marlborough District Council shall not be required to prepare a new district scheme, immediately, for the Marlborough 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 Marlborough 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 Marlborough District Council to the contrary, all such