You are looking at a part of the Local Government Act 1974. This part is called 'Proceedings in District Court, etc' and it has been repealed. It was repealed on 1 July 2003 by section 266 of the Local Government Act 2002, which you can find on the New Zealand legislation website.

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700: Judges, District Court Judges, and Justices not disqualified as being ratepayers, or

"Judges can still work even if they pay rates."

702: Service of legal proceedings on council, or

"How to give legal papers to a council when taking them to court"

Part 44Offences and legal proceedings
Legal proceedings

701Proceedings in District Court, etc (Repealed)

Notes

Section 701: repealed, on 1 July 2003, by section 266 of the Local Government Act 2002 (2002 No 84).