This Act may be cited as the Wellington City and Suburban Highways Construction and Hutt Road Amendment Act, 1929.

The members of the Wellington City and Suburban Highways Board of Control constituted under the Wellington City and Suburban Highways Construction and Hutt Road Amendment Act, 1924, actually in office at the date of the passing of this Act shall continue in office until the thirtieth day of November, nineteen hundred and twenty-nine, and shall then go out of office.

On and after the first day of December, nineteen hundred and twenty-nine, the Board shall consist of the following fourteen members, namely:—

The first members to be appointed under paragraphs (b), (c), (d), and (e) of the last preceding subsection shall be appointed in the month of November, nineteen hundred and twenty-nine, and shall be and continue in office on and from the first day of December, nineteen hundred and twenty-nine, until the first day of July, nineteen hundred and thirty-one, or until their respective successors come into office, but shall be capable of being reappointed.

In the month of May, nineteen hundred and thirty-one, and in the same month in every second year thereafter, the persons entitled to make appointments under paragraphs (b), (c), (d), and (e) of subsection one hereof shall make such appointments; and the persons so appointed shall come into office on the first day of July following, and shall hold office until their successors come into office, but shall be capable of being reappointed.

In case of any failure to appoint any member under the provisions of paragraphs (b), (c), and (d) of subsection one hereof for two months the Governor-General may by Warrant under his hand make the necessary appointment.

If any member of the Board holding office under paragraphs (b), (c), or (d) of subsection one hereof ceases to hold office as a member of the local authority appointing him he shall also thereupon cease to be a member of the Board. If any appointed member ceases to be a member of the Board the person or persons entitled to appoint the member shall appoint any qualified person in his stead, and such appointee shall hold office for the residue of the term of his predecessor in office.

Subsections two to seven of section three of the Wellington City and Suburban Highways Construction and Hutt Road Amendment Act, 1924, and section two of the Wellington City and Suburban Highways Construction and Hutt Road Amendment Act. 1927, are hereby consequentially repealed.