13 JUNE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE 2431

65 Chief executive
66 Functions, duties, and powers
67 Administration headquarters
68 Service delivery centre
69 Rating
70 Town and country planning
71 Civil defence
72 Vesting of property
73 Title to property
74 Transitional committee
75 Membership of transitional committee
76 No casting vote
77 Exclusion of non-voting members
78 Obligation of transitional committee to appoint chief executive
79 Principal local authority
80 Costs of transitional committee

PART V
Southland District
81 Constitution of Southland District
82 Southland District Council
83 Interpretation
84 Wards
85 Membership
86 First election
87 First meeting
88 Chief executive
89 Functions, duties, and powers
90 Funds of Ohai Railway Board
91 Administration headquarters
92 Service delivery centres
93 Communities
94 Rating

95 Town and country planning
96 Civil defence
97 Vesting of property
98 Title to property
99 Transitional committee
100 Membership of transitional committee
101 No casting vote
102 Exclusion of non-voting members
103 Obligation of transitional committee to appoint chief executive
104 Principal local authority
105 Costs of transitional committee
106 Consultation with administering authorities of reserves

PART VI
Southland Harbour Board
107 Vesting of property
108 Title to property
109 South Port New Zealand Limited
110 Liabilities in respect of port related commercial undertakings
111 Residual assets and liabilities

PART VII
General
112 Transfer of responsibilities
113 Creditors
114 Local authorities petroleum tax
115 Special funds
116 Loans
117 Assets and liabilities
118 Loan liabilities
119 Residual authorities
120 Conduct of affairs

Schedules

Order

1 TITLE AND COMMENCEMENT

(1) This order may be cited as the Local Government (Southland 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 26 to 33, 51 to 57, 74 to 80, 99 to 106 and 117 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

Southland Region

4 CONSTITUTION OF SOUTHLAND REGION

There is hereby constituted a region, to be known as “The Southland Region”, which shall comprise the area delineated on S.O. Plan No. 11470 deposited with the Chief Surveyor of the Southland Land District.

5 CONSTITUENT AUTHORITIES

The constituent authorities of the Southland Region shall comprise the territorial authorities constituted by Parts III to V of this order.

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.

(2) Every district named in Part I of the First Schedule to this order is hereby abolished.

7 REFERENCES TO FORMER AUTHORITY

(1) Every reference in this order to a former authority shall, where part only of the district of a former authority has been