This Act may be cited as the Christchurch Tramway District Amendment Act, 1910.

Section three of the Christchurch Tramway District Act, 1906, is hereby repealed.

The Governor, from time to time, and upon the petition of the majority of the ratepayers of any borough or portion of a borough, or of any road district or portion of a road district, or of any county or portion of a county, shall by Order in Council direct that such borough or road district or county, or portion of a borough or road district or county, as the case may be, shall thenceforth be incorporated with and form a portion of the Christchurch Tramway District; and upon such Order being gazetted, any borough or road district, or portion of a borough or road district, or county or portion of a county, so directed to be incorporated shall thenceforth be incorporated with and form a portion of the said district; and the Board, in relation to tramways within any borough or road district, or portion of a borough or road district, or county or portion of a county, so incorporated shall have the same property, and may exercise all or any of the powers, rights, duties, privileges, or authorities, which under or by virtue of this Act it may possess or exercise within the said district.

This Act shall have a retroactive force and effect, and any direction by the Governor made prior to the passing of this Act incorporating or purporting to incorporate any portion of any borough or road district, or county or portion of a county, with the Christchurch Tramway District shall be deemed to be valid, and shall possess the same force and effect as if this Act had been originally enacted in lieu of the said section three of the Christchurch Tramway District Act, 1906.