New Zealand Geographic Board (Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa) Act 2008

Public Act	2008 No 30
Date of assent	22 May 2008
Commencement	see section 2

1 Title

2 Commencement

Part 1
General matters and key provisions relating to New Zealand Geographic Board Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa

Subpart 1—Purpose, interpretation, and other general provisions

3 Purpose

4 Interpretation

5 Act to bind the Crown

6 Treaty of Waitangi (Te Tiriti o Waitangi)

Subpart 2—New Zealand Geographic Board: its jurisdiction, powers, functions, and duties

Board

7 Continuation of Board

Jurisdiction and powers of Board

8 Extent of Board’s jurisdiction

9 General powers of Board

Functions of Board

10 Principal functions of Board

11 Other functions of Board

Duties of Board

12 Duties of Board

Gazetteer

13 Gazetteer to be created by Board

Reporting duty

14 Annual report

Part 2
Naming of geographic features and Crown protected areas

Subpart 1—Process for naming geographic features

Proposals

15 Proposals may be submitted to Board

Process for approval of proposal

16 Notification of proposal

17 Submissions

18 Board to consider submissions and decide on objections

19 Determination by Board

20 Determination by Minister

21 Publication of official geographic names

22 Alteration of name of local authority

23 Notification of alteration of name of district or region

Subpart 2—Exceptions to certain notification requirements

Circumstance where no public objection likely

24 Discretion not to give public notice

Features outside territorial limits of New Zealand

25 Geographic features outside territorial limits

26 Adoption of existing names for undersea features

Subpart 3—Review of proposals for naming Crown protected areas

Proposals notified and consulted on under another enactment

27 Process for review

28 Process if Board concurs

29 Process if Board does not concur

Proposals not notified and consulted on under another enactment

30 Process for review if public notice not given

Status of names of Crown protected areas

31 Names of Crown protected areas

Part 3
Miscellaneous provisions

Use of official geographic names

32 Official geographic names must be used

33 Injunction may be granted by Court

Savings

34 Rights of local authorities not affected

35 Validation of certain names

Proof of status as official geographic name

36 Publication in Gazette

Repeal and amendments

37 Repeal

38 Consequential amendments

Schedule 1
Appointments and other procedures

Schedule 2
Consequential amendments

Legislative history

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