2184 NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE No. 82

J Exhausted Voting Papers—(1) If on a transfer it is found that on a voting paper there is no candidate opposite whose name a number is placed, other than a candidate who has already been declared elected or excluded, the voting paper shall be set aside as exhausted.

(2) Where the preferences of an elector have been indicated in any way other than solely by the use of numbers the voting paper shall be set aside as exhausted after the counting of—

(a) the first preference indicated by the voting paper, if “1” is the only number used; or

(b) the preferences indicated by a sequence of numbers beginning with “1”.

(3) If the same number is recorded opposite the name or more than one candidate or if a number within the sequence of preferences indicated is missing, the voting paper shall be set aside as exhausted immediately before preferences indicated by that number are considered.

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Misuse of Drugs Act 1975

Health Centre Specified as a Place at Which Controlled Drugs May Be Prescribed, Administered or Supplied for the Purpose of Treating People With Drug Dependence

Pursuant to section 24 (5) (b) of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1975, I, Janice Marjorie Wilson, acting under delegated authority from the Minister of Health, specify

Awhina House Drug and Alcohol Centre, Gisborne

as a place at which controlled drugs may be prescribed, administered or supplied for the purposes of that section.

Dated at Wellington this 31st day of July 1996.

DR JANICE WILSON, Director of Mental Health.

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Medicines Act 1981

Consent to the Distribution of Changed Medicines

Pursuant to section 20 of the Medicines Act 1981, the Minister of Health hereby consents to the distribution in New Zealand of the changed medicines which were referred to the Minister of Health under the provisions of section 24 (5) of the Act, and are set out in the Schedule hereto:

Schedule

Dated this 5th day of August 1996.

CLARE VAN DER LEM, Acting Assistant General Manager, Health Regulation & Protection, pursuant to delegation given by the Minister of Health on the 18th day of January 1996.

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Research, Science and Technology

Foundation for Research, Science and Technology Act 1990

Notice of Appointment of Members of the Foundation for Research, Science and Technology

Pursuant to section 9 (1) of the Foundation for Research, Science and Technology Act 1990, on 29 July 1996, His Excellency the Governor-General was pleased to appoint the following as members of the Foundation for Research, Science and Technology for terms of 3 years from 1 October 1996 to 30 September 1999:

Professor Margaret Wynn Loutit, retired university professor of Dunedin

Dr Geoffrey Page, chief executive officer of Auckland

Mr John Paterson Garden, farmer of Roxburgh

and to appoint

Dame Mary Anne Salmond, university professor of Auckland

as Deputy Presiding Member of the Foundation for Research, Science and Technology for a term commencing on 1 October 1996 and expiring on 17 November 1998.

Dated at Wellington this 6th day of August 1996.

SIMON UPTON, Minister of Research, Science and Technology.

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Dr Ian Oswald Smith, deputy vice-chancellor of Dunedin