This Act may be cited as the Northland Harbour Board Administration Act 1973.

This Act shall expire on a date to be fixed by the Governor-General by Order in Council, being not later than the date on which the members of the Board elected at the general election of the Board held on the 12 th day of October 1974 have come into office.

In this Act—

The Governor-General may, by Order in Council, appoint a suitable person to be the Northland Harbour Board Commissioner.

The Commissioner shall hold office during the pleasure of the Governor-General.

On the vacation of office by the Commissioner, whether by death, resignation, or otherwise, the Governor-General may, by Order in Council, appoint a suitable person to be the Commissioner in his stead.

The following provisions of this Act shall come into force if a Commissioner is appointed as aforesaid, but not otherwise.

The Commissioner, in the name and on behalf of the Board, may exercise any power and shall perform all the functions and duties conferred or imposed on the Board by the Harbours Act 1950 or the Northland Harbour Board Act 1965 or any other Act, or by any instrument or otherwise.

Any powers, functions, or duties conferred by any Act or otherwise on the Chairman or any other member or members of the Board, whether solely or in conjunction with any other person or persons, may be exercised and performed by the Commissioner.

While a Commissioner is in office, the Board, the Chairman of the Board, and any member of the Board shall not exercise any power or perform any function or duty conferred or imposed on it or him as aforesaid.

Any power given to the Board to do anything by special resolution may be exercised by the Commissioner by a special entry in the minute book of the Board, signed by the Commissioner and confirmed by him by a similar entry made not earlier than 6 clear days after the date of that special entry.

All cheques drawn on any bank account of the Board shall be signed by the Treasurer and countersigned by the Commissioner or by any other person, being a responsible officer of the Board, who is from time to time authorised by the Commissioner to sign cheques.

Any document that is required to be executed under the seal of the Board may be executed under that seal and verified by the signature of the Commissioner.

The Governor-General may from time to time, by Order in Council—

There shall be paid to the Commissioner and may be paid to every member of the advisory committee appointed by an Order in Council under section 6 of this Act such remuneration, allowances, and expenses as are fixed from time to time by the Minister of Finance.

All expenditure incurred by the Commissioner in exercising his powers and performing his functions under this Act, including the remuneration, allowances, and expenses of the Commissioner and members of the advisory committee, shall be paid out of money belonging to the Board.