New Zealand Acts

GREYTOWN DISTRICT TRUST LANDS ACT 1979 - SECT 5

5 Elections of members

1 An election of 3 members must be held on the second Saturday in October in the year 2004.

2 After that date, an election of 3 members must be held on the day appointed by the Local Electoral Act 2001 for the holding of successive triennial general elections of members of local authorities.

3 At every election held under this Act, the electoral officer of the South Wairarapa District Council is the electoral officer of the Trust Board.

4 The electoral roll for the South Wairarapa District is the roll of electors for elections under this Act.

5 It is the duty of the electoral officer for the South Wairarapa District Council to indicate on the electoral roll for the South Wairarapa District, by appropriate words, abbreviations, or marks, the names of the persons entitled to vote at elections of members of the Trust Board.

6 Every election under this Act must be conducted within the district by the electoral officer of the South Wairarapa District Council on behalf of the Trust Board. After counting the votes recorded in the district for the candidates, the electoral officer of the South Wairarapa District Council must, as soon as practicable, declare the result of the election.

7 Subject to the provisions of this Act, the provisions of the Local Electoral Act 2001 and of any regulations made under that Act apply in respect of every election held under this Act.

History: Section 5: substituted, on 25 December 2002, by section 52 of the Local Electoral Amendment Act 2002 (2002 No 85).