267B Requirements before Minister can recommend that regulations be made
  • (1) The Minister may not recommend the making of any regulations under section 267A(1)(a) unless—

    • (a) the Minister has consulted with the Minister who is for the time being responsible for the administration of the Land Transport Act 1998; and

    • (b) the Minister is satisfied that the regulations do not restrict the rights of candidates and political parties any more than is reasonably necessary to ensure that an advertisement of a specified kind does not endanger the safety of road users; and

    • (c) the recommendation is agreed by at least half of the parliamentary leaders of all political parties represented in Parliament; and

    • (d) the members of Parliament of the political parties whose parliamentary leaders agree with the Minister's recommendation comprise at least 75% of all members of Parliament.

    (2) The Minister may not recommend the making of any regulations under section 267A(1)(b) unless—

    • (a) the Minister has consulted with the Minister of Local Government; and

    • (b) the recommendation is agreed by at least half of the parliamentary leaders of all political parties represented in Parliament; and

    • (c) the members of Parliament of the political parties whose parliamentary leaders agree with the Minister's recommendation comprise at least 75% of all members of Parliament.

    Compare: 1993 No 87 s 267B (pre-20 December 2007)

    Section 267B: substituted, on 1 March 2009, by section 13 of the Electoral Amendment Act 2009 (2009 No 1).