The council can do regional drainage work in areas that are part of their district. You need to know that this rule is part of the Local Government Act 1974. The rule is called section 472, but it is no longer in use because it was repealed on 1 July 1992 by section 46 of the Local Government Amendment Act 1992. This means the council can no longer use this rule to do regional drainage work in their district. The rule was repealed as part of changes to the law.

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471: Interpretation, or

"What words in the law mean: explaining key terms in the Local Government Act 1974"

473: Council may undertake drainage in district of local authority, or

"Councils can fix drainage problems in their local areas."

Part 27Regional drainage

472Council may undertake regional drainage in constituent district (Repealed)

Notes

Section 472: repealed, on 1 July 1992, by section 46 of the Local Government Amendment Act 1992 (1992 No 42).