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Local Government Act 1974

Miscellaneous provisions - Special orders

721: Appointment of person to exercise powers and functions of council

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"When a council can't make decisions, someone else is chosen to make them instead"

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If you look at a part of the Local Government Act 1974, you will see a section called 'Appointment of person to exercise powers and functions of council'. This section is numbered 721. You will also notice that it says this section is repealed, which means it is no longer in use. You can find out what happened to this section by looking at the Local Government Act 2002, which is another law that was passed later. The section 721 was repealed on 1 July 2003, by section 266 of the Local Government Act 2002, which you can find on the legislation.govt.nz website.

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Part 45Miscellaneous provisions
Special orders

721Appointment of person to exercise powers and functions of council (Repealed)

    Notes
    • Section 721: repealed, on , by section 266 of the Local Government Act 2002 (2002 No 84).