22—Amendment of section 156—Basis of differential rates
(1) Section
156(7)—delete subsection (7) and substitute:
(7) A differentiating
factor based on the locality of the land must comply with any requirement or
principle prescribed by the regulations.
(2) Section
156(14c)—delete subsection (14c)
(3) Section
156(14e)—delete "seven day before the date of that meeting" and
substitute:
21 days before the end of the period for public consultation
(4) Section
156—after subsection (14e) insert:
(14ea) Subject to
complying with the requirements of this section—
(a) a
report required under subsection (14a)(a) may form part of the council's
draft annual business plan (and that plan as adopted), or a report prepared
for the purposes of section 151(5)(d); and
(b) the
public consultation required under subsection (14d) may be undertaken as part
of the public consultation required with respect to the council's draft annual
business plan, or the public consultation under subsection 151(7).
(5) Section
156(15)—delete subsection (15) and substitute:
(15) This section does
not limit any other differentiating factor that may be applied under another
section with respect to a particular rate.