13 JUNE

NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE

2397

44 SERVICE DELIVERY CENTRES

The Far North District Council shall, at least until the 1st day of November 1995, establish and maintain a service delivery centre in:

(a) Kaitaia; and

(b) Kaeo; and

(c) Rawene; and

(d) Kerikeri; and

(e) Kawakawa,

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

45 COMMUNITIES

(1) There is hereby constituted a community for each of the following:

(a) The area of the Northern Ward, to be known as “The Northern Community”; and

(b) The area of the Whangaroa Ward, to be known as “The Whangaroa Community”; and

(c) The area of the Hokianga Ward, to be known as “The Hokianga Community”; and

(d) The area of the Kaikohe Ward, to be known as “The Kaikohe Community”; and

(e) The area of the Kerikeri Ward, to be known as “The Kerikeri Community”; and

(f) The area of the Kawakawa Ward, to be known as “The Kawakawa Community”.

(2) The community board for each community constituted by subclause (1) of this clause shall consist of:

(a) Six members elected by the electors of the community; and

(b) The persons elected from time to time as members of the Far North District Council, representing the ward comprising the area of the community, and appointed by the Far North District Council to the community board.

(3) The Returning Officer for the first election of the community boards for those communities constituted by this clause shall be the Returning Officer for the Kaikohe Borough.

(4) The first election of the community boards for those communities constituted by this clause shall be conducted by postal vote.

46 RATING

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

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

47 TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING

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

(3) Where any former authority had, prior to its dissolution, begun the preparation of any review of its district scheme or any change or variation thereto, then, subject to any resolution of the Far North District Council to the contrary, all such preparation shall be deemed to have been done by, or on behalf of, the Far North 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 of such application or any objection thereto, the application shall be deemed to have been made to the Far North 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 Far North District Council; or

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

48 CIVIL DEFENCE

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

49 VESTING OF PROPERTY

All property, real and personal, vested in the corporation of any former authority and situated in the Far North District is hereby vested in the corporation of the Far North District Council, subject to all existing encumbrances.

50 TITLE TO PROPERTY

Any reference, express or implied, to any former authority in any instrument or other document, or in any entry or record in any register in relation to any property vested in the Far North District Council by clause 49 of this order shall, unless the context otherwise requires, be read as a reference to “The Far North District Council”.

51 TRANSITIONAL COMMITTEE

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

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

(a) The Mangonui County Council; and

(b) The Kaitaia Borough Council; and

(c) The Whangaroa County Council; and

(d) The Hokianga County Council; and

(e) The Bay of Islands County Council; and

(f) The Kaikohe Borough Council.

52 MEMBERSHIP OF TRANSITIONAL COMMITTEE

The transitional committee for the Far North District shall consist of:

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

(b) One member appointed by the Kaitaia Borough Council; and

(c) One member appointed by the Whangaroa County Council; and

(d) One member appointed by the Hokianga County Council; and

(e) Two members appointed by the Bay of Islands County Council; and

(f) One member appointed by the Kaikohe Borough Council; and