(1) This Act may be cited as the Local Legislation Act 1992.

(2) Except as provided in section 5(5), this Act shall come into force on the day on which it receives the Royal assent.

Notwithstanding that the general rate for the year that ended with March 1989 resolved to be made and levied by the former Lawrence Borough Council at a duly notified meeting held on 20 June 1988 was invalid in that it exceeded the limit prescribed by section 136 of the Local Government Act 1974,—

• (a) the rate is hereby validated and deemed to have been lawfully made:

• (b) all actions of both the former Lawrence Borough Council and the Clutha District Council in making, levying, and collecting the rate are hereby validated and deemed to have been lawful:

• (c) all money received by either of the councils in payment of the rate is hereby deemed to have been lawfully paid to and received by it:

• (d) such part of the rate as has not yet been paid to either of the councils is hereby deemed to be lawfully payable, and capable of being collected as if it has always been lawfully payable, to the Clutha District Council.

For the avoidance of doubt, the actions of the Palmerston North City Council in expending $111,375 out of the Palmerston North Reserves Sales Account established by section 8 of the Palmerston North Reserves Empowering Act 1966 in purchasing the building known as the Ongley Park Gymnasium (at the time erected on the recreational reserve known as Ongley Park) and paying the goods and services tax payable in respect of the purchase are hereby validated and declared to have been lawful.

(1) As soon as is practicable after the commencement of this section, the Wellington City Council (as successor to the former Johnsonville Town Board) shall pay to—

• (a) the governing bodies of Johnsonville Free Kindergarten and Johnsonville West Kindergarten; and

• (b) the Boards of Trustees of Johnsonville School, Johnsonville West School, Onslow College, Raroa Normal Intermediate School, and Saint Brigid's School; and

• (c) the Papararangi Kohanga Reo Whanau Committee,—

in 8 equal shares, the special fund comprising money paid by the Crown to the Council as compensation for the taking of the land vested in the former Town Board by section 2 of the Johnsonville School Reserve Act, 1898, and accumulated interest earned by the fund.

(2) The receipt of the Secretary or Treasurer of a body specified in subsection (1) shall be a full and sufficient discharge to the Council of its obligations to that body under that subsection in respect of the money to which the receipt relates; and that body or Board may use the money free of all trusts and restrictions.

(3) The following enactments are hereby consequentially repealed:

• (a) the Johnsonville School Reserve Act, 1898:

• (b) the Johnsonville School Reserve Act Amendment Act, 1900.

• (c), (d) Amendment(s) incorporated in the Act(s).

(1)–(3) Amendment(s) incorporated in the Act(s).

(4) Notwithstanding section 14 of the principal Act (as amended by subsection (1)), the principal Act shall apply to the period commencing on 1 October 1991 and ending with 30 June 1992 as if it is a financial year for the Lambton Harbour Development Project.

(5) Subsection (2) shall come into force on 1 January 1993.

(1) The enactments specified in the Schedule are hereby repealed.

(2) The repeal by subsection (1) of any enactment does not affect the validity or effect of anything done or validated by the enactment or, before the commencement of this Act, done under the enactment.

(3) Without limiting the generality of subsection (2), it is hereby declared that the repeal by subsection (1) of this section of—

• (a) section 10 of the Local Legislation Act 1962 shall not affect the division of the City of Takapuna into wards:

• (b) section 19 of that Act shall not affect the use by the Wellington City Council of the land described in subsection (2) of that section:

• (c) section 8 of the Local Legislation Act 1963 shall not affect any leases to which it related, or any renewals of any such leases:

• (d) section 22 of that Act shall not affect the use by the Timaru City Council of the land described in subsection (2) of that section:

• (e) section 28 of that Act shall not affect any lease granted under that section, or the powers of any successor of the former Napier Harbour Board under or in respect of any such lease.