Local Government (Whanganui District Council) Order 2015

2015/275

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Local Government (Whanganui District Council) Order 2015

Jerry Mateparae, Governor-General

Order in Council

At Wellington this 16th day of November 2015

Present:
His Excellency the Governor-General in Council

Pursuant to section 260 of the Local Government Act 2002, His Excellency the Governor-General makes the following order, acting on the advice and with the consent of the Executive Council.

Order

1 Title

This order is the Local Government (Whanganui District Council) Order 2015.

2 Commencement

This order comes into force on 1 December 2015.

3 Amendment to Schedule 2 of Local Government Act 2002

(1)

This clause amends the Local Government Act 2002.

(2)

In Schedule 2, Part 2, repeal the item relating to Wanganui District Council.

(3)

In Schedule 2, Part 2, insert in its appropriate alphabetical order:

Whanganui District CouncilLocal Government (Manawatu-Wanganui Region) Reorganisation Order 1989, Gazette 1989, p 2351

Michael Webster,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

Explanatory note

This note is not part of the order, but is intended to indicate its general effect.

This order amends Schedule 2 of the Local Government Act 2002 to change the name of Wanganui District Council to Whanganui District Council. The amendment takes effect when the order comes into force on 1 December 2015.

The Minister for Land Information recommended that the order be made after receiving a request from the New Zealand Geographic Board Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa under section 22(2) of the New Zealand Geographic Board (Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa) Act 2008.

Issued under the authority of the Legislation Act 2012.

Date of notification in Gazette: 19 November 2015.

This order is administered by the Department of Internal Affairs.