Te Ture Whenua Maori Act 1993/Maori Land Act 1993 No 4 (as at 01 July 2009), Public Act

15 Court districts
  • (1) The Governor-General may from time to time, by Order in Council,—

    • (a) Divide New Zealand into Maori Land Court districts, and declare the name by which each such district shall be designated; or

    • (b) Abolish any such district, or alter the limits or the designation of any such district, as the Governor-General thinks fit.

    (2) The Chief Judge shall from time to time assign a Judge to each district, or to 2 or more districts, as the Chief Judge thinks fit.

    (3) There shall be a Registrar for each district, but the same person may hold office as Registrar for any 2 or more districts.

    Compare: 1953 No 94 s 23