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Local Government Act 1974

Regions, territorial districts, and communities - Councils of districts

56B: Commission to determine wards

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"A group decides the areas that a local council is divided into."

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The Commission decides the wards for a district council. You can find more information about this in the Local Government Act 1974, but this specific part is no longer used. It was stopped being used on 1 November 1989, by section 6(1) of the Local Government Amendment Act (No 2) 1989.

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"Checking how elections work in big areas with over 70,000 people"

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Part 2Regions, territorial districts, and communities
Councils of districts

56BCommission to determine wards (Repealed)

    Notes
    • Section 56B: repealed, on , by section 6(1) of the Local Government Amendment Act (No 2) 1989 (1989 No 29).