New Zealand Legislation: Acts

17 Power to amend charter

• (1) The charter of Te Runanga o Ngai Tahu may be amended from time to time by a special resolution.

  (2) For the purposes of this section a special resolution is a resolution of Te Runanga o Ngai Tahu that—

  • (a) proposes an amendment to the charter of Te Runanga o Ngai Tahu; and

  • (b) subject to subsection (3), is carried, at a meeting of Te Runanga o Ngai Tahu after notice of the intention to put that resolution to that meeting has been given, at least 28 clear days before the date of the meeting, to—

    • (i) the members of Te Runanga o Ngai Tahu; and

    • (ii) the runanga representatives of the members of Te Runanga o Ngai Tahu; and

    • (iii) the alternate runanga representatives of the members of Te Runanga o Ngai Tahu.

  (3) Where the notice required by subsection (2)(b) is given less than 28 clear days before the date of the meeting of Te Runanga o Ngai Tahu, the meeting shall nevertheless be deemed to be properly convened if, before the meeting proceeds to business, all the members of Te Runanga o Ngai Tahu agree in writing that the meeting is, notwithstanding the shorter period of notice, deemed to be properly convened.