13 JUNE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE 2509

"Former authority" means the Carterton District Council, and any reference to "the former authority" shall be read as a reference to the former authority named in this clause:

"Former Carterton District" means the Carterton District in existence immediately before the coming into force of this clause of this order:

"Former Carterton District Council" means the Carterton District Council in existence immediately before the coming into force of this clause of this order:

"Carterton District" means the Carterton District constituted by this order:

"Carterton District Council" means the Carterton District Council constituted by this order.

158 WARDS

(1) The Carterton District is hereby divided into 4 wards.

(2) Those 4 wards are:

(a) The Carterton Ward, comprising the area delineated on S.O. Plan No. 35994 deposited with the Chief Surveyor of the Wellington Land District:

(b) The Tararua Ward, comprising the area delineated on S.O. Plan No. 35995 deposited with the Chief Surveyor of the Wellington Land District:

(c) The Parkvale Ward, comprising the area delineated on S.O. Plan No. 35996 deposited with the Chief Surveyor of the Wellington Land District:

(d) The Maungaraki Ward, comprising the area delineated on S.O. Plan No. 35997 deposited with the Chief Surveyor of the Wellington Land District.

159 MEMBERSHIP

(1) The Carterton District Council shall consist of a Mayor and 12 members.

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

(a) Six members shall be elected by the electors of the Carterton Ward; and

(b) Two members shall be elected by the electors of the Tararua Ward; and

(c) Two members shall be elected by the electors of the Parkvale Ward; and

(d) Two members shall be elected by the electors of the Maungaraki Ward.

160 FIRST ELECTION

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

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

161 FIRST MEETING

The first meeting of the Carterton 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.

162 CHIEF EXECUTIVE

(1) The Chief Executive of the Carterton District Council shall be the person holding the position of the Chief Executive of the former Carterton District Council immediately before the coming into force of this clause.

(2) The Chief Executive shall be the principal administrative officer of the Carterton District Council.

163 FUNCTIONS, DUTIES, AND POWERS

The functions, duties, and powers of the Carterton 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 Carterton District Council or the former authority; 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.

164 ADMINISTRATION HEADQUARTERS

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

165 RATING

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

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

166 TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING

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

(2) The operative district scheme and the proposed district scheme under the Town and Country Planning Act 1977 of the former authority shall be deemed to be the operative district scheme or, as the case may be, the proposed district scheme of the Carterton District.

(3) Where the 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 Carterton District Council to the contrary, all such preparation shall be deemed to have been done by, or on behalf of, the Carterton 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 the former authority by any person pursuant to 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 of any objection thereto, the application shall be deemed to have been made to the Carterton 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 Carterton District Council; or

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

167 CIVIL DEFENCE

The operative local civil defence plan for the district of the former authority shall continue in force in the respective parts of the Carterton District until a new plan is approved for the Carterton District.