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nominate a corporate member to act as a substitute, but the secretary must be notified in writing before the meeting.''

Bye-law 49

''Should a councillor be unable to attend to duty and fail to resign, or to obtain leave, the council after due warning may appoint a substitute until the next election of the council, due consideration being given to the scheme of representation set out in Bye-law 37.''

Bye-law 52

''There shall be an honorary treasurer, elected annually by the council at its first meeting. If not a councillor, the honorary treasurer shall if required attend the meetings of the council and may take part in the deliberations but may not vote. Subject to any expressed provision in the charter and Bye-laws, the honorary treasurer shall perform such duties as the council may determine. The appointment of a councillor to the position of honorary treasurer shall not be deemed to create a vacancy in the council.''

Bye-law 53

''An auditor, who shall be a public accountant resident in the locality of the headquarters of the institute, shall be appointed at the annual meeting. The auditor shall have access, at all reasonable times, to the accounts of the financial transactions of the institute and shall verify and sign the annual statement of accounts before it is submitted by the council to the annual meeting. The auditor's remuneration shall be approved by the annual meeting.''

Bye-law 58

The council may appoint standing committees who shall retain office for a period of 1 year or until their successors shall be appointed. It may at any time appoint such other committees as may be considered advisable. Council may nominate the quorum for each such standing committee, and if it does not, a simple majority of members appointed to a standing committee shall constitute a quorum of that committee.

Bye-law 59

''The council may appoint a finance and audit committee as a sub-committee of the executive committee. It shall consist of the chairman of the executive committee, the honorary treasurer, the chief executive officer and 1 councillor. The finance and audit committee shall submit its recommendations for approval at the next meeting of the executive committee unless already charged by the executive committee to take that decision. Three members of the finance and audit committee shall constitute a quorum.''

Bye-law 61

''The affairs of every branch, preferred interest division and societies formed within the institute shall be administered under the direction of the council and in conformity with the charter and Bye-laws, and the committees to be appointed under Bye-laws 63 and 64 shall exercise such powers as the council may delegate.

The affairs of each affiliated society shall be administered within each society consistent with the basis on which the society was affiliated.''

Bye-law 81

''(iii) . . . . A corporate member, desiring to vote shall record the vote on the voting paper and return it in a sealed envelope to the secretary. At the adjourned extraordinary general meeting the sealed envelopes containing the voting papers received by the secretary shall be handed to scrutineers appointed by the meeting, who shall examine them and report the result of their scrutiny to the meeting . . . .''

Bye-law 82

''The president shall take the chair at all meetings of the institute when present. In the absence of the president a vice-president shall preside; but, in the case of the absence of the president and vice-presidents the meeting may elect any member of the council or in the absence of such any corporate member present to take the chair.''

Bye-law 95

To be omitted.

Bye-law 99

''These Bye-laws or any other Bye-law for the time being in force may, subject to the provisions of the charter, be added to, revoked, altered or amended. Written notice of any proposed additions or amendments shall be sent to the council which may call an extraordinary general meeting as provided in Bye-law 81.''

Bye-law 104

''Every councillor, auditor, chief executive officer, secretary, treasurer and other officer from the time being of the institute shall be indemnified out of the assets of the institute against any liability incurred by any of them arising out of the conduct of their office in defending any proceedings, whether civil or criminal, in which judgment is given in their favour or in which they are acquitted or in connection with any application in relation thereto in which relief is granted by the Court.''

Bye-laws 10, 11, 14, 24, 28, 31, 37, 40 (b), 47, 59, 72 and 75

That the words ''adopted 1992'' or ''adopted 1994'' be deleted after the Bye-laws.

MARIE SHROFF, Clerk of the Executive Council.

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Dumping and Countervailing Duties Act 1988

Initiation of Dumping Investigation: Lead Acid Batteries From the People's Republic of China

Notice is hereby given that, acting pursuant to section 10 (1) of the Dumping and Countervailing Duties Act 1988, and under delegated authority from the Secretary of Commerce, I have initiated an investigation to determine both the existence and effect of the alleged dumping of the goods described in the Schedule to this notice, originating from the People's Republic of China, being satisfied that sufficient evidence has been provided that:

(a) The goods imported or intended to be imported into New Zealand are being dumped; and

(b) By reason thereof material injury to an industry is being caused,

and also being satisfied that the collective output of those New Zealand producers who have, in writing, expressed support for or opposition to the application constitutes:

(a) 25% or more of total New Zealand production of like goods produced for domestic consumption (assessed during the most recent representative period, being not less than 6 months); and

(b) More than 50% of the total production of like goods produced for domestic consumption (as so assessed) by those New Zealand producers who have, in writing, expressed support for or opposition to the application.