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Local Electoral Act 2001

Representation arrangements for elections of territorial authorities, regional councils, local boards, and community boards

19EA: Membership of local boards

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"Who can be on a local board and how many members it can have"

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You are a member of a local board. Your local board must have between 5 and 12 members. The local board must have at least 5 members who are elected. It can also have members who are appointed, but only if an Order in Council under section 25 of the Local Government Act 2002 says so. You need to know that the number of appointed members must be less than half of the total members. Appointed members must be from the governing body of the district where the local board is. They must also represent a ward that is mostly in the local board area. The appointed members are chosen by the governing body. They must be members of the governing body and represent a ward in the local board area.

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Part 1ARepresentation arrangements for elections of territorial authorities, regional councils, local boards, and community boards

19EAMembership of local boards

  1. Every local board—

  2. must consist of not fewer than 5 members nor more than 12 members, including the chairperson; and
    1. must include at least 5 elected members; and
      1. may, if an Order in Council under section 25 of the Local Government Act 2002 so provides, include 1 or more appointed members.

        1. The maximum number of members appointed under subsection (1)(c) must be less than half the total number of members.

        2. The persons who are appointed under subsection (1)(c) as members of the local board must—

        3. be members of, and must be appointed by, the governing body for the district in which the local board area is situated; and
          1. be members of the governing body representing a ward that is wholly or predominantly within the local board area.

            Notes
            • Section 19EA: inserted, on , by section 76 of the Local Government Act 2002 Amendment Act 2014 (2014 No 55).