Title
1 Short Title
2 Interpretation
Part 1
Minister for the Environment
3 Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Council established [Repealed]
4 Chairman of Council [Repealed]
4A Deputies of members [Repealed]
5 Members of Council not personally liable [Repealed]
6 Meetings of Council [Repealed]
7 Minister may attend meetings of Council [Repealed]
8 Travelling expenses and allowances [Repealed]
9 Officers of Council [Repealed]
10 Objects of Act
10A Relationship to Resource Management Act 1991
11 Functions of the Authority [Repealed]
12 Authority to have powers of Commission of Inquiry [Repealed]
13 Catchment territory, catchment areas, and Catchment Commissions [Repealed]
14 Regulation of certain operations in catchment areas [Repealed]
15 Offences against regulations [Repealed]
16 Soil conservation reserves
17 Offences in relation to soil conservation reserves
18 Unbranded animals trespassing in soil conservation reserves
19 Acquisition of other land
20 Disposal of land not required
21 Surveys and inspections
22 Powers of Authority as to watercourses and defences against water [Repealed]
23 Incidental powers of Authority [Repealed]
23A Delegation of work [Repealed]
23AA Delegation of powers and functions to Catchment Commission [Repealed]
23B Administrative rates in catchment areas [Repealed]
24 Local authorities may contribute towards cost of constructing or maintaining works executed by Authority [Repealed]
24A Financing local authority's share of cost of works it undertakes by agreement with Authority [Repealed]
25 Contribution by landowners to cost of works [Repealed]
26 Exercise by Minister of powers of Catchment Board or other authority in default [Repealed]
27 Recovery by Minister of cost [Repealed]
28 Minister may empower Valuer-General to raise the amount due by means of rates [Repealed]
29 Repeal
30 Grants and loans by Minister
30A Land improvement agreements
31 Expenditure to be appropriated by Parliament and receipts to be paid to Crown Bank Account
32 Contracts and consents by Authority [Repealed]
33 Annual report of Authority [Repealed]
33A Minister or Tribunal to hear matters
33B Appeal on a question of law
33C Notice of appeal
33D Right to appear and be heard on appeals
33E Orders relating to determination of appeals
33F Dismissal of appeal
33G Appeal in respect of additional point of law
33H Extension of time
33I Date of hearing
33J Appeals to Court of Appeal
Part 2
Catchment districts
34 Constitution of catchment districts
34A Extending jurisdiction of Catchment Boards
35 Union of districts
36 Property, etc, of original districts to vest in united district
37 Alteration or abolition of districts [Repealed]
37A Constitution, alteration, or abolition of districts
38 Financial arrangements on alteration or abolition of districts
39 Creditors not affected by alteration or abolition of districts
Part 3
Catchment Boards
40 Catchment Boards
41 Constitution of Boards
42 Combined districts
42A Ward or group of wards may be declared separate constituent district
43 Alteration of constituent districts not to affect constitution of Board
Appointments and elections of members of Boards
44 Appointment of non-elective members
45 Election of members for constituent districts
46 Election of members for combined districts
47 Expenses of elections [Repealed]
48 Deposits by candidates [Repealed]
49 Date of first election of Board
50 Dates of general elections of Boards [Repealed]
51 In default of election Governor-General may appoint members
52 Members to come into office on date of election or appointment [Repealed]
53 Qualification of members
54 Disqualification from election or appointment
55 Vacation of office by member
56 Filling of extraordinary vacancies
Ouster of office
57 Ouster of office
The Chairman
58 Chairman to be elected by Board
59 Remuneration of Chairman [Repealed]
Part 4
Proceedings of Boards
60 Majority of Board to determine questions before the Board
61 Questions decided by open voting
62 Chairman to preside at meetings
63 Member not to vote on matter in which he has pecuniary interest [Repealed]
64 First meetings of Boards
65 Annual and ordinary meetings of Boards
66 Special meetings
67 Adjournment and postponement of meetings
68 Meetings to be open [Repealed]
69 Business at ordinary meetings
70 Extraordinary business
71 Revocation of resolutions
72 Committees
73 Proceedings not invalid by reason of irregularities in election of members, etc
74 Regulating the conduct of business
Minutes
75 Minutes of meetings
Special orders
76 Making of special orders
77 Evidence of special orders
78 Proceedings to quash special orders
Public offices
79 Public offices
Officers
80 Board may appoint officers
81 Board may contract with officers and servants as to tenure of office [Repealed]
82 Acting officers
83 Certain officers to give security
Part 5
Rating and classification of lands for rating
[Repealed]
Administrative rates
[Repealed]
84 Administrative rates [Repealed]
General rates
[Repealed]
85 General rates [Repealed]
Separate rates
[Repealed]
86 Separate rates [Repealed]
Special works rates
[Repealed]
87 Special works rate over whole of district [Repealed]
88 Special works rate over portion of district [Repealed]
89 Maintenance rate in respect of special work [Repealed]
Special rates and maintenance rates
[Repealed]
90 Special rates in respect of loans [Repealed]
91 Maintenance rate in respect of works constructed out of special loan [Repealed]
General as to rates
[Repealed]
92 Valuation roll for the district [Repealed]
93 Separate rate or special works rate may be made an annually recurring rate [Repealed]
94 Provision as to maximum rate where rates levied on a graduated scale [Repealed]
95 Board may direct rate to be levied [Repealed]
96 Local authorities may collect rates within their respective jurisdictions [Repealed]
97 Annual value and capital value [Repealed]
98 Rates to be handed to Board less cost of collection [Repealed]
99 Liability if local authority neglects to collect rate [Repealed]
100 Local authority may pay amount of rate out of its general fund [Repealed]
100A Liability of Catchment Boards for rates [Repealed]
100B Consolidated rate [Repealed]
Classification of lands for rating
[Repealed]
101 Rates to be levied on a graduated scale according to classification of lands affected [Repealed]
102 General classification of lands [Repealed]
103 Appeals [Repealed]
104 Signed list to be sufficient evidence of classification [Repealed]
105 Amendment of classification list [Repealed]
106 Separate classification lists for particular rates [Repealed]
106A Rating by agreement [Repealed]
106B Rating on area system [Repealed]
Part 6
Finance
Borrowing
107 Borrowing powers of Boards
108 Advances out of general account for benefit of defined part of district [Repealed]
108A Loans to meet emergency expenditure may be charged on defined part of district
109 Classification of lands before loan poll taken [Repealed]
110 Number of votes that ratepayer may exercise at loan poll [Repealed]
Receipts and expenditure
111 Moneys to be paid into bank
112 Board may establish an Imprest Account
113 Collectors to pay over moneys
113A Remuneration, etc, of assessors
114 Travelling expenses of members
114A Annual allowances and remuneration of Chairman, chairmen of standing committees, and members [Repealed]
115 Insurance of members against personal accident while engaged in duties
115A Subscriptions to Catchment Authorities' Association, etc
116 Unauthorised expenditure [Repealed]
Accounts and audit
117 Books of account to be kept
118 Accounts to be kept in accordance with requirements of Auditor-General
119 Transfers from General Account to meet deficiencies
120 Establishment of renewal or replacement funds
121 Yearly statement of financial position and statements
Part 7
Powers and duties of Boards
Contracts
122 Boards may enter into contracts for purposes of Act
123 Mode of contracting [Repealed]
124 Boards may make compositions
125 Boards may contract with local authorities or Crown
General functions and powers
126 General powers of Catchment Boards
127 Boards to keep hydrological records [Repealed]
128 Schemes of works to be prepared by Boards and approved by Minister and Authority [Repealed]
129 Boards to furnish information to Minister
129A Board to furnish information to constituent local authorities
130 Governor-General may vest control of watercourses in Boards [Repealed]
Particular powers
131 Public Works Act 1981 to apply to construction of works
132 Powers of Boards to enter for survey and investigation
133 Maintenance and improvement of watercourses and defences against water, etc
134 Afforestation, etc
135 Incidental powers of Boards
136 Notice to authority concerned before interfering with roads, etc
137 Notice in respect of works to be undertaken on private land
138 Boards may apportion cost of works with owners of lands
139 Land may be purchased on system of time payment
140 Leasing powers of Boards
Supervision of Drainage Boards, River Boards, and local authorities
141 Schemes for reorganisation or abolition of internal drainage and river districts
142 Reorganisation and abolition of internal drainage and river districts
143 Supervision of drainage works and river works
144 Exercise by Catchment Board of powers of Drainage Board, River Board, or local authority in default [Repealed]
Compensation
145 Compensation for injury or damage
145A Compensation for acts of Catchment Commissions, local authorities, and Catchment Boards [Repealed]
145B Procedure in respect of compensation claims
146 Board may pay for private works used by it
147 Board may purchase land injuriously affected
148 Liability for damages arising from neglect
Part 8
Bylaws
[Repealed]
149 Power to make bylaws for the protection of watercourses and defences against water [Repealed]
150 Power to make bylaws as to land utilisation [Repealed]
150A Disallowance of bylaws [Repealed]
151 Penalties for breach of bylaws [Repealed]
152 Bylaws, how made [Repealed]
152A Effect of bylaws [Repealed]
Part 9
Offences and legal proceedings
Offences
153 Obstruction of Minister or Boards
154 Damage to watercourses and works
155 Interfering with watercourses [Repealed]
156 Offences punishable summarily
157 Time for prosecutions
Legal proceedings
158 Judge not disqualified as being ratepayer
159 Representation of Boards in proceedings in District Court, etc
160 Valuation roll to be evidence of ownership
161 Service of legal proceedings on Boards
162 Notice to be given to Boards of proposed actions [Repealed]
Part 10
Miscellaneous
163 Authentication of documents
164 Notices
165 Power to rectify omissions or to validate irregularities, etc
165A Loss or destruction of records, etc
166 Regulations
167 Regulations to be laid before Parliament [Repealed]
168 Board not to construct works on tidal waters without Governor-General's sanction [Repealed]
169 Government works not to be interfered with
170 Act not to affect property of the Crown
Schedule 1
[Repealed]
Schedule 2
[Repealed]
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