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Local Government Act 2002

1: Title

You could also call this:

“This law's name is the Local Government Act 2002”

This law is called the Local Government Act 2002. That’s the official name for this set of rules.

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View the original legislation for this page at https://legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1986/0120/latest/link.aspx?id=DLM170876.

Topics:
Government and voting > Local councils
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2: Commencement, or

“When the different parts of this law start working”

1Title

  1. This Act is the Local Government Act 2002.