Conservation Amendment Act 1999 (No. 30 of 1999)

Conservation Amendment Act 1999 030 ANALYSIS Analysis Title 1 Short Title 2 Membership 3 Term of office of members of Authority 4 Membership of Conservation Boards 5 Term of office of members of Boards BE IT ENACTED by the Parliament of New Zealand as follows: 1. Short Title--- This Act may be cited as the Conservation Amendment Act 1999, and is part of the Conservation Act 1987 ("the principal Act''). 2. Membership--- Section 6D (2) of the principal Act is amended by repealing paragraph (d), and substituting the following paragraph: "(d) Be published (i) At least twice in a daily newspaper circulating in each of the cities of Auckland, Hamilton, Wellington, Christchurch, and Dunedin; and (ii) In such other communications media and on such occasions as the Minister may direct.'' 3. Term of office of members of Authority--- Section 6F of the principal Act is amended by repealing subsection (4), and substituting the following subsections: "(4) If any member of the Authority appointed under any of paragraphs (a) to (f) of section 6D (1) dies, resigns, or is removed from office, the Minister must fill the vacancy so created in the manner in which the appointment to the vacant office was originally made. "(4A) If any member of the Authority appointed under paragraph (g) of section 6D (1) dies, resigns, or is removed from office, the Minister must fill the vacancy so created either "(a) In the manner in which the appointment to the vacant office was originally made; or "(b) By appointing, in accordance with section 6D (3), a person selected from the nominations received in response to the most recent call for nominations under section 6D (2). "(4B) A person appointed to be a member of the Authority under subsection (4) or subsection (4A) holds office for the residue of the term for which the vacating member was appointed.'' 4. Membership of Conservation Boards--- Section 6P (4) of the principal Act is amended by repealing paragraph (d), and substituting the following paragraph: "(d) Be published (i) At least twice in a daily newspaper circulating in the area in which the Board will have jurisdiction; and (ii) In such other communications media and on such occasions as the Minister may direct.'' 5. Term of office of members of Boards--- Section 6R of the principal Act is amended by repealing subsection (4), and substituting the following subsections: "(4) If any member of a Board appointed other than under section 6P 2 (2) dies, resigns, or is removed from office, the Minister must fill the vacancy so created in the manner in which the appointment to the vacant office was originally made. "(4A) If any member of a Board appointed under section 6P (2) dies, resigns, or is removed from office, the Minister must fill the vacancy so created either "(a) In the manner in which the appointment to the vacant office was originally made; or "(b) By appointing, in accordance with section 6P (8), a person selected from the nominations received in response to the most recent call for nominations under section 6P (4). "(4B) A person appointed to be a member of a Board under subsection (4) or subsection (4A) holds office for the residue of the term for which the vacating member was appointed.''