New Zealand Legislation: Acts

3 Airport authorities may establish and carry on airports

• (1) Any local authority, with the prior consent of, and in accordance with any conditions prescribed by, the Governor-General by Order in Council, may establish, improve, maintain, operate, or manage airports (including the approaches, buildings, and other accommodation, and equipment and appurtenances for any such airports) and may acquire land for any such purpose either within or without its district or region.

  (2) Any local authority empowered to carry out any undertaking under this section may carry on or cause to be carried on in connection therewith any subsidiary business or undertaking.

  (3) The powers conferred on local authorities by this section may, with the prior consent of, and in accordance with conditions prescribed by the Governor-General by Order in Council, be exercised by any person or association of persons referred to in the Order in Council.

  (4) Any Order in Council under this section may be at any time in like manner amended or revoked.

  (5) [Repealed]

  Subsection (1) was amended, as from 1 July 2003, by section 262 Local Government Act 2002 (2002 No 84) by inserting the words “or region”. See sections 273 to 314 of that Act for the savings and transitional provisions.

  Subsection (5) was amended, as from 18 December 1986, by section 3 Airport Authorities Amendment Act 1986 (1986 No 128) by inserting the words “by a local authority”.

  Subsection (5) was repealed, as from 1 July 1998, by section 16(1) Local Government Amendment Act (No 3) 1996 (1996 No 83).