The following sections are inserted after section 267:
“267A Regulations relating to advertisement of a specified kind“(1) The Governor-General may from time to time, by Order in Council made on the recommendation of the Minister, make regulations regulating—“(a) all or any of the following matters in relation to an advertisement of a specified kind:“(i) design:“(ii) layout:“(iii) shape:“(iv) colour:“(b) the procedures to be followed by any person before displaying an advertisement of a specified kind.“(2) Regulations made under subsection (1)(a)—“(a) may be made only for the purpose of ensuring that an advertisement of a specified kind does not endanger the safety of road users; and“(b) apply only during the period beginning 2 months before polling day and ending with the close of the day before polling day.“(3) Regulations made under subsection (1) may—“(a) impose different requirements for an advertisement of a specified kind depending on how it is published:“(b) override or modify any other enactment and any bylaw or other instrument.“(4) In this section, advertisement of a specified kind has the same meaning as in section 221B(2).“(5) This section is subject to section 267B.“Compare: 1993 No 87 s 267A (pre-20 December 2007)“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)”.
“(1) The Governor-General may from time to time, by Order in Council made on the recommendation of the Minister, make regulations regulating—
“(a) all or any of the following matters in relation to an advertisement of a specified kind:
“(i) design:
“(ii) layout:
“(iii) shape:
“(iv) colour:
“(b) the procedures to be followed by any person before displaying an advertisement of a specified kind.
“(2) Regulations made under subsection (1)(a)—
“(a) may be made only for the purpose of ensuring that an advertisement of a specified kind does not endanger the safety of road users; and
“(b) apply only during the period beginning 2 months before polling day and ending with the close of the day before polling day.
“(3) Regulations made under subsection (1) may—
“(a) impose different requirements for an advertisement of a specified kind depending on how it is published:
“(b) override or modify any other enactment and any bylaw or other instrument.
“(4) In this section, advertisement of a specified kind has the same meaning as in section 221B(2).
“(5) This section is subject to section 267B.
“Compare: 1993 No 87 s 267A (pre-20 December 2007)
“(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)”.