Water and Soil Conservation Amendment Act 1972
Water and Soil Conservation Amendment Act 1972
Water and Soil Conservation Amendment Act 1972
Water and Soil Conservation Amendment Act 1972
Public Act |
1972 No 114 |
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Date of assent |
20 October 1972 |
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Contents
An Act to amend the Water and Soil Conservation Act 1967
BE IT ENACTED by the General Assembly of New Zealand in Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
1 Short Title
This Act may be cited as the Water and Soil Conservation Amendment Act 1972, and shall be read together with and deemed part of the Water and Soil Conservation Act 1967 (hereinafter referred to as the principal Act).
2 Constitution of National Water and Soil Conservation Authority
(1)
Section 5 of the principal Act is hereby amended by repealing subsection (1), and substituting the following subsection:
“(1)
The National Water and Soil Conservation Authority shall consist of—
“(a)
The Minister of Works, who shall be Chairman:
“(b)
One member to be appointed by the Governor- General on the advice of the Minister:
“(c)
Five other members to be appointed by the Governor- General on the advice of the Minister, of which members—
“(i)
One shall be so appointed to represent the Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Council:
“(ii)
One shall be so appointed to represent the Water Resources Council:
“(iii)
One shall be so appointed after consultation by the Minister with the Executive Committee of the New Zealand Catchment Authorities Association Incorporated from a panel of 3 persons nominated by that Committee:
“(iv)
One shall be so appointed after consultation by the Minister with the Executive Committee of the Municipal Association of New Zealand Incorporated from a panel of 3 persons nominated by that Committee:
“(v)
One shall be so appointed after consultation by the Minister with the Executive Committee of the New Zealand Counties Association Incorporated from a panel of 3 persons nominated by that Committee.”
(2)
Section 4 of the Water and Soil Conservation Amendment Act (No. 2) 1971 is hereby consequentially repealed.
3 Effect of classification
Section 26H of the principal Act (as inserted by section 17 of the Water and Soil Conservation Amendment Act (No. 2) 1971) is hereby amended by adding to subsection (1) the following proviso:
“Provided that nothing in this subsection shall in any way limit or affect the provisions of subsection (3B) of section 21 of this Act.”
This Act is administered in the Ministry of Works.