New Zealand Legislation: Acts
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(1) This section establishes each of the organisations named in column 1 of Schedule 1 as a DHB in respect of the geographical area specified in that schedule for the organisation.
(2) Schedule 1 may be amended by Order in Council.
(3) The Governor-General may, by Order in Council, divide any geographical area specified in Schedule 1 for a DHB into 2 or more constituencies, and determine—
(a) the boundaries of each constituency, whether by reference to a current or former local government unit or otherwise; and
(b) the number of members of the board of the DHB that are to be elected by the electors of each constituency.
(4) An Order in Council under this section may not take effect in the period commencing after 30 April in a year in which triennial elections under the Local Electoral Act 2001 are to be held and ending with the close of the 58th day after polling day appointed for those elections if the Order—
(a) alters a geographical area specified in Schedule 1; or
(b) divides such an area into constituencies; or
(c) alters a constituency; or
(d) changes the number of members to be elected by the electors of a constituency.
(5) With the written permission of the Minister, a DHB may adopt an operating name that is different from the name of the DHB specified in Schedule 1.
Subsection (4) was amended, as from 1 July 2001, by section 151 Local Electoral Act 2001 (2001 No 35) by substituting the words “Local Electoral Act 2001”
for the words “Local Elections and Polls Act 1976”
. See sections 153 to 157 of that Act as to the transitional provisions. See clause 2 Local Electoral Act Commencement Order 2001 (SR 2001/144).