Local Elections and Polls Amendment Act 1946

Local Elections and Polls Amendment Act 1946

Public Act1946 No 27
Date of assent12 October 1946

AN ACT to amend the Local Elections and Polls Act 1925.

BE IT ENACTED by the General Assembly of New Zealand in Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

1 Short Title

  • This Act may be cited as the Local Elections and Polls Amendment Act 1946, and shall be read together with and deemed part of the Local Elections and Polls Act 1925 (hereinafter referred to as the principal Act).

2 General elections of local authorities to be held on third Wednesday in November

  • (1) [Repealed]

    (2) [Repealed]

    (3) [Repealed]

    (4) [Repealed]

    (5) [Repealed]

    (6) [Repealed]

    (7) [Repealed]

    (8) [Repealed]

    (9) The enactments specified in Schedule 1 to this Act are hereby amended in the manner indicated in that Schedule.

    Subsections (1) to (8) were repealed, as from 29 September 1950, by section 2(8) Local Elections and Polls Amendment Act 1950 (1950 No 30).

3 Notice of general election, and date for nominations

  • [Repealed]

    Sections 3 to 5 were repealed, as from 27 August 1953, by section 103(1) Local Elections and Polls Act 1953 (1953 No 16).

4 Time for election to extraordinary vacancy, and date for nominations

  • [Repealed]

    Sections 3 to 5 were repealed, as from 27 August 1953, by section 103(1) Local Elections and Polls Act 1953 (1953 No 16).

5 Closing-hour of poll

  • [Repealed]

    Sections 3 to 5 were repealed, as from 27 August 1953, by section 103(1) Local Elections and Polls Act 1953 (1953 No 16).

6 Closing of rolls of electors

  • (1) [Repealed]

    (2) [Repealed]

    (3) The enactments specified in Schedule 2 to this Act are hereby amended in the manner indicated in that Schedule.

    Subsections (1) and (2) were repealed, as from 27 August 1953, by section 103(1) Local Elections and Polls Act 1953 (1953 No 16).

7 Supplementary rolls in counties

  • [Repealed]

    Section 7 was repealed by section 9(2)(a) Counties Amendment Act 1952 (1952 No 75).

8 County Councils and Road Boards to provide forms of claims for enrolment

  • [Repealed]

    Sections 8 and 9 were repealed, as from 27 August 1953, by section 103(1) Local Elections and Polls Act 1953 (1953 No 16).

9 Abolition of occupier's qualification and of qualification as a wife or husband

  • [Repealed]

    Sections 8 and 9 were repealed, as from 27 August 1953, by section 103(1) Local Elections and Polls Act 1953 (1953 No 16).

10 Enrolment on roll of electors of persons on electoral rolls in respect of addresses in district of local authority

  • [Repealed]

    Section 10 was repealed, as from 29 September 1950, by section 3 Local Elections and Polls Amendment Act 1950 (1950 No 30).

Schedule 1
Amendments consequential on alteration of day for elections

Section 2

Title of ActNumber of Section affectedNature of Amendment.
   
1928, No 44—The Auckland Transport Board Act 1928Section 7(1)By omitting the word “four”, and substituting the word “three”.
 Section 7(2)By repealing this subsection.
   
1933 (Local), No 17—The Waimakariri River Improvement Amendment Act 1933Section 4, as amended by the said section 2(4)By omitting the words “third Saturday in the month of May”, and substituting the words “third Wednesday in November”.
 Section 5By omitting the word “May”, and substituting the word “November”.
   
1937 (Local), No 18—The Ashley River Improvement Amendment Act 1937Section 2(1), as amended by the said section 2(4)By omitting the words “third Saturday in the month of May”, and substituting the words “third Wednesday in November”.
   
1945, No 29—The Local Legislation Act 1945Section 22By repealing this section.

  • Items were repealed, as from 29 September 1950, by section 2(8) Local Elections and Polls Amendment Act 1950 (1950 No 30).

  • Items were repealed, as from 1 January 1952, pursuant to section 93 Christchurch District Drainage Act 1951 (1951 No 21).

  • Items relating to the Land Drainage Act 1908, the Roads Boards Act 1908, and the Hospitals Act 1926 were repealed, as from 27 August 1953, by section 103(1) Local Elections and Polls Act 1953 (1953 No 16).

  • Items relating to the Town Boards Act 1908, and the Municipal Corporations Act 1933 were repealed, as from 1 April 1955, by section 413(1) Municipal Corporations Act 1954 (1954 No 76).

  • An item relating to the Counties Act 1920 was repealed, as from 1 April 1957, by section 453(1) Counties Act 1956 (1956 No 64).

  • An item relating to the Auckland Electric Power Board Amendment Act 1937 was repealed, as from 20 October 1978, by section 111 Auckland Electric Power Board Act 1978 (1978 No 11).

Schedule 2
Amendments consequential on provisions as to closing of rolls

Section 6

Title of ActNumber of Section affectedNature of Amendment
1914, No 32—The Local Railways Act 1914 (Reprint of Statutes, Vol VII, p 939)Section 11By repealing this section
   
1920 (Local), No 15—The Christchurch Tramway District Act 1920Section 15By repealing this section.
   
1927 (Local), No 21—The Christchurch Tramway District Amendment Act 1927Section 10By repealing this section.
   

  • Items were repealed by section 9(2)(a) Counties Amendment Act 1952 (1952 No 75).

  • Items were repealed, as from 27 August 1953, by section 103(1) Local Elections and Polls Act 1953 (1953 No 16).

  • An item relating to the Municipal Corporations Act 1933 was repealed, as from 1 April 1955, by section 413(1) Municipal Corporations Act 1954 (1954 No 76).

  • An item relating to the Auckland Electric Power Board Amendment Act 1937 was repealed, as from 18 October 1961, by section 2(3) Local Elections and Polls Amendment Act 1961 (1961 No 22).

  • An item relating to the Rating Act 1925 was repealed, as from 1 April 1968, by section 177(1) Rating act 1967 (1967 No 123).

Schedule 3
Amendments consequential on abolition of occupier's qualification

Section 9

[Repealed]

  • Schedule 3 was repealed, as from 27 August 1953, by section 103(1) Local Elections and Polls Act 1953 (1953 No 16).

Schedule 4
Declaration by person applying to vote by virtue of enrolment on electoral roll

Section 10

[Repealed]

  • Schedule 4 was repealed, as from 29 September 1950, by section 3 Local Elections and Polls Amendment Act 1950 (1950 No 30).