337Variation of establishment of licensing trust

1. The Governor-General may, by Order in Council made on the recommendation of the Minister, in respect of a licensing trust,—

2. vary the number of members:
3. vary the number of members required for a quorum at a meeting of the trust:
4. divide the trust district into wards for the election of members:
5. for each ward prescribe—
   1. its name:
   2. its boundaries in accordance with subsections (2) and (3):
   3. the number of members:
6. alter the boundaries of a ward in accordance with subsections (2) and (3), or wholly redivide the trust district into wards:
7. rename a ward:
8. alter the number of members for a ward:
9. abolish all the wards of the trust district.

10. The boundaries of any ward must coincide with the boundaries of the current statistical meshblock areas determined by Statistics New Zealand and used for parliamentary electoral purposes (meshblocks).

11. In relation to a variation under subsection (1)(d)(ii) or (1)(e), the Minister must give the requisite advice only on the recommendation of the Local Government Commission (the Commission) made in accordance with subsection (4).

12. The Commission may from time to time review the boundaries of wards or proposed wards of a licensing trust and, after consulting with affected persons (including the members of each trust, any affected licensees, and the trust's electoral officer), may recommend,—

13. in the case of existing wards, their alteration to coincide with meshblocks; or
14. in the case of proposed wards, new boundaries to coincide with meshblocks.

15. An order under this section is secondary legislation (see Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019 for publication requirements).