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Reprint as at 1 March 2017 Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Act 1941 Public Act 1941 No 12 Date of assent 29 September 1941 Commencement 29 September 1941 Contents Title Short Title Interpretation Part 1 Minister for the Environment Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Council established [Repealed] Chairman of Council [Repealed] Deputies of members [Repealed] Members of Council not personally liable [Repealed] Meetings of Council [Repealed] Minister may attend meetings of Council [Repealed] Travelling expenses and allowances [Repealed] Officers of Council [Repealed] Objects of Act Relationship to Resource Management Act 1991 Functions of the Authority [Repealed] Authority to have powers of Commission of Inquiry [Repealed] Page 8 9 9 11 11 11 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 13 13 1 2 3 4 4A 10A 11 12 Note Changes authorised by subpart 2 of Part 2 of the Legislation Act 2012 have been made in this official reprint.
Note 4 at the end of this reprint provides a list of the amendments incorporated.

This Act is administered by the Ministry for the Environment.
1 Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Act 1941 Reprinted as at 1 March 2017 Catchment territory, catchment areas, and Catchment Commissions [Repealed] Regulation of certain operations in catchment areas [Repealed] Offences against regulations [Repealed] Soil conservation reserves Offences in relation to soil conservation reserves Unbranded animals trespassing in soil conservation reserves Acquisition of other land Disposal of land not required Surveys and inspections Powers of Authority as to watercourses and defences against water [Repealed] Incidental powers of Authority [Repealed] Delegation of work [Repealed] 23 23A 23AA Delegation of powers and functions to Catchment Commission [Repealed] Administrative rates in catchment areas [Repealed] Local authorities may contribute towards cost of constructing or maintaining works executed by Authority [Repealed] Financing local authority’s share of cost of works it undertakes by agreement with Authority [Repealed] Contribution by landowners to cost of works [Repealed] Exercise by Minister of powers of Catchment Board or other authority in default [Repealed] Recovery by Minister of cost [Repealed] Minister may empower Valuer-General to raise the amount due by means of rates [Repealed] Repeal Grants and loans by Minister Land improvement agreements Expenditure to be appropriated by Parliament and receipts to be paid to Crown Bank Account Contracts and consents by Authority [Repealed] Annual report of Authority [Repealed] Minister or Tribunal to hear matters Appeal on a question of law Notice of appeal Right to appear and be heard on appeals Orders relating to determination of appeals Dismissal of appeal Appeal in respect of additional point of law Extension of time Date of hearing Appeals to Court of Appeal 23B 24 24A 25 26 27 28 29 30 30A 31 32 33 33A 33B 33C 33D 33E 33F 33G 33H 33I 33J Reprinted as at 1 March 2017 Soil
27 28 28 28 28 Reprinted as at 1 March 2017 Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Act 1941 Part 2 Catchment districts Constitution of catchment districts Extending jurisdiction of Catchment Boards Union of districts Property, etc, of original districts to vest in united district Alteration or abolition of districts [Repealed] Constitution, alteration, or abolition of districts Financial arrangements on alteration or abolition of districts Creditors not affected by alteration or abolition of districts Part 3 Catchment Boards Catchment Boards Constitution of Boards Combined districts Ward or group of wards may be declared separate constituent district Alteration of constituent districts not to affect constitution of Board Appointments and elections of members of Boards Appointment of non-elective members Election of members for constituent districts Election of members for combined districts Expenses of elections [Repealed] Deposits by candidates [Repealed] Date of first election of Board Dates of general elections of Boards [Repealed] In default of election Governor-General may appoint members Members to come into office on date of election or appointment [Repealed] Qualification of members Disqualification from election or appointment Vacation of office by member Filling of extraordinary vacancies Ouster of office Ouster of office The Chairman Chairman to be elected by Board Remuneration of Chairman [Repealed] 34 34A 35 36 37 37A 38 39 40 41 42 42A Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Act 1941 Reprinted as at 1 March 2017 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 Part 4 Proceedings of Boards Majority of Board to determine questions before the Board Questions decided by open voting Chairman to preside at meetings Member not to vote on matter in which he has pecuniary interest [Repealed] First meetings of Boards Annual and ordinary meetings of
 Boards Special meetings Adjournment and postponement of meetings Meetings to be open [Repealed] Business at ordinary meetings Extraordinary business Revocation of resolutions Committees Proceedings not invalid by reason of irregularities in election of members, etc Regulating the conduct of business Minutes of meetings Minutes Special orders Making of special orders Evidence of special orders Proceedings to quash special orders Public offices Public offices Officers Board may appoint officers Board may contract with officers and servants as to tenure of office [Repealed] Acting officers Certain officers to give security Part 5 Rating and classification of lands for rating [Repealed] Administrative rates [Repealed] 84 Administrative rates [Repealed] 4 41 42 42 42 42 42 43 43 43 43 44 44 44 45 45 45 46 46 46 46 47 47 47 48 48 Reprinted as at 1 March 2017 Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Act 1941 85 General rates [Repealed] 86 Separate rates [Repealed] General rates [Repealed] Separate rates [Repealed] Special works rates [Repealed] 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 100A 100B 101 102 103 104 Special works rate over whole of district [Repealed] Special works rate over portion of district [Repealed] Maintenance rate in respect of special work [Repealed] Special rates and maintenance rates [Repealed] Special rates in respect of loans [Repealed] Maintenance rate in respect of works constructed out of special loan [Repealed] General as to rates [Repealed] Valuation roll for the district [Repealed] Separate rate or special works rate may be made an annually recurring rate [Repealed] Provision as to maximum rate where rates levied on a graduated scale [Repealed] Board may direct rate to be levied [Repealed] Local authorities may collect rates within their respective jurisdictions [Repealed] Annual value and capital value [Repealed] Rates to be handed to Board less cost of collection [Repealed] Liability if local authority neglects to collect rate [Repealed] Local
 authority may pay amount of rate out of its general fund [Repealed] Liability of Catchment Boards for rates [Repealed] Consolidated rate [Repealed] Classification of lands for rating [Repealed] Rates to be levied on a graduated scale according to classification of lands affected [Repealed] General classification of lands [Repealed] Appeals [Repealed] Signed list to be sufficient evidence of classification [Repealed] 48 48 49 49 49 49 49 49 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 51 51 51 51 51 5 Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Act 1941 Reprinted as at 1 March 2017 105 106 106A 106B Amendment of classification list [Repealed] Separate classification lists for particular rates [Repealed] Rating by agreement [Repealed] Rating on area system [Repealed] Part 6 Finance Borrowing Borrowing powers of Boards Advances out of general account for benefit of defined part of district [Repealed] Loans to meet emergency expenditure may be charged on defined part of district Classification of lands before loan poll taken [Repealed] Number of votes that ratepayer may exercise at loan poll [Repealed] Receipts and expenditure Moneys to be paid into bank Board may establish an Imprest Account Collectors to pay over moneys Remuneration, etc, of assessors Travelling expenses of members Annual allowances and remuneration of Chairman, chairmen of standing committees, and members [Repealed] Insurance of members against personal accident while engaged in duties Subscriptions to Catchment Authorities’ Association, etc Unauthorised expenditure [Repealed] Accounts and audit Books of account to be kept Accounts to be kept in accordance with requirements of Auditor- General Transfers from General Account to meet deficiencies Establishment of renewal or replacement funds Yearly statement of financial position and statements Part 7 Powers and duties of Boards Contracts Boards may enter into contracts for purposes of Act Mode of contracting [Repealed] Boards may make compositions Boards may contract with local
 authorities or Crown 107 108 108A 109 110 111 112 113 113A 114 114A 115 115A Reprinted as at 1 March 2017 Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Act 1941 General functions and powers 126 127 128 129 129A 130 General powers of Catchment Boards Boards to keep hydrological records [Repealed] Schemes of works to be prepared by Boards and approved by Minister and Authority [Repealed] Boards to furnish information to Minister Board to furnish information to constituent local authorities Governor-General may vest control of watercourses in Boards [Repealed] 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 Particular powers Public Works Act 1981 to apply to construction of works Powers of Boards to enter for survey and investigation Maintenance and improvement of watercourses and defences against water, etc Afforestation, etc Incidental powers of Boards Notice to authority concerned before interfering with roads, etc Notice in respect of works to be undertaken on private land Boards may apportion cost of works with owners of lands Land may be purchased on system of time payment Leasing powers of Boards Supervision of Drainage Boards, River Boards, and local authorities Schemes for reorganisation or abolition of internal drainage and river districts Reorganisation and abolition of internal drainage and river districts Supervision of drainage works and river works Exercise by Catchment Board of powers of Drainage Board, River Board, or local authority in default [Repealed] Compensation 145 145A 145B 146 147 148 Compensation for injury or damage Compensation for acts of Catchment Commissions, local authorities, and Catchment Boards [Repealed] Procedure in respect of compensation claims Board may pay for private works used by it Board may purchase land injuriously affected Liability for damages arising from neglect Part 8 Bylaws [Repealed] 149 Power
 to make bylaws for the protection of watercourses and defences against water [Repealed] 60 61 61 61 61 62 62 62 62 63 64 64 65 66 66 66 66 67 68 69 69 69 69 70 70 70 71 7 Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Act 1941 Reprinted as at 1 March 2017 150 150A 151 152 152A Power to make bylaws as to land utilisation [Repealed] Disallowance of bylaws [Repealed] Penalties for breach of bylaws [Repealed] Bylaws, how made [Repealed] Effect of bylaws [Repealed] Part 9 Offences and legal proceedings Offences Obstruction of Minister or Boards Damage to watercourses and works Interfering with watercourses [Repealed] Offences punishable summarily [Repealed] Time for prosecutions Legal proceedings Judge not disqualified as being ratepayer Representation of Boards in proceedings in District Court, etc Valuation roll to be evidence of ownership Service of legal proceedings on Boards Notice to be given to Boards of proposed actions [Repealed] Part 10 Miscellaneous Authentication of documents Notices Power to rectify omissions or to validate irregularities, etc Loss or destruction of records, etc Regulations Regulations to be laid before Parliament [Repealed] Board not to construct works on tidal waters without Governor- General’s sanction [Repealed] Government works not to be interfered with Act not to affect property of the Crown 153 154 155 156 157 158 159 160 161 162 163 164 165 165A 166 167 168 169 170 Schedule 1 [Repealed] Schedule 2 [Repealed] 71 71 71 71 72 72 72 73 73 73 74 74 74 74 74 75 75 76 76 76 76 77 77 77 77 78 An Act to make provision for the conservation of soil resources and for the pre- vention of damage by erosion, and to make better provision with respect to the protection of property from damage by floods 8 Reprinted as at 1 March 2017 Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Act 1941 s 2 1 Short Title This Act may be cited as the Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Act 1941.
2 (1) Interpretation In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,— Catchment Board or Board means a Catchment Board constituted under this Act; and includes, in relation to any area which is not within a catchment dis- trict, the territorial authority with jurisdiction over that area or, if there is no such territorial authority, the Minister of Local Government catchment district or district means a catchment district constituted under this Act constituent district, in relation to any catchment district, means— (a) (b) (c) (d) any district of a territorial authority, within the meaning of the Local Government Act 2002, situated wholly or partly within the catchment district: [Repealed] [Repealed] any constituent district for the time being constituted by Order in Coun- cil under section 42A (as inserted by section 3 of the Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Amendment Act 1967) defence against water includes any dam, weir, bank, carriageway, groyne, or reservoir, and any structure or appliance of whatsoever kind which has or may have the effect of stopping, diverting, controlling, restricting, or otherwise regulating the flow or spread or subsidence, in or out of a watercourse, of water including flood waters drainage district and Drainage Board mean respectively a drainage district and a Board of Trustees for a drainage district constituted under the Land Drainage Act 1908 internal Drainage Board means the Drainage Board of an internal drainage district or of the drainage district of which an internal drainage district forms part internal drainage district, in relation to a catchment district, means any drain- age district or part of a drainage district situated within the catchment district internal River Board means the River Board of an internal river district or of the river district of which an internal river district forms part internal river district, in relation to a catchment district, means any river dis- trict or part of a river district situated within the catchment district 9 s 2 Soil
 Conservation and Rivers Control Act 1941 Reprinted as at 1 March 2017 local governing authority means a territorial authority within the meaning of the Local Government Act 2002 member means a member of a Catchment Board Minister means the Minister for the Environment river district and River Board mean respectively a river district and a River Board constituted under the River Boards Act 1908 Secretary means the Secretary to a Catchment Board territorial authority means a territorial authority within the meaning of the Local Government Act 2002 tidal lands means such parts of the bed, shore, or banks of a tidal water as are covered and uncovered by the flow and ebb of the tide at ordinary spring tides tidal water means any part of the sea or of a river within the ebb and flow of the tide at ordinary spring tides watercourse includes every river, stream, passage, and channel on or under the ground, whether natural or not, through which water flows, whether continu- ously or intermittently.
(1A) For the purposes of the definition of the term Catchment Board in subsection (1), a territorial authority shall be deemed to have jurisdiction over any part of the territorial sea adjacent to its territorial authority district which is not within a catchment district.
(2) When anything is required to be published, or publicly notified, or public no- tice of anything is to be given, it is meant that a notice thereof shall be publish- ed in some newspaper circulating in the district, or, where there is no such newspaper in general circulation, that printed placards containing the notice shall be affixed to public places in the district.

A notice setting forth the object, purport, or general effect of a document shall in any case be sufficient notice of that document.
If an area of land is defined in any document for the purposes of this Act and the definition assigns to the area a distinguishing name, then, if the document is gazetted, it shall be sufficient definition of the area in future documents relating to the same area to refer to it by the name so assigned with the addition of a reference, by the date, page, and number of the Gazette, to the document by which the name was assigned and the area defined.
Section 2(1) Authority: repealed, on 1 April 1988, by section 2(1) of the Soil Conservation and Riv- ers Control Amendment Act 1988 (1988 No 48).

Section 2(1) Catchment Board or Board: amended, on 1 April 1988, by section 2(2) of the Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Amendment Act 1988 (1988 No 48).

Section 2(1) clerk: repealed, on 19 November 1948, by section 2(1)(a) of the Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Amendment Act 1948 (1948 No 40).
Section 2(1) constituent district paragraph (a): replaced, on 1 April 1980, by section 8(3) of the Local Government Amendment Act 1979 (1979 No 59).

(3) 10 Reprinted as at 1 March 2017 Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Act 1941 Part 1 s 4A Section 2(1) constituent district paragraph (a): amended, on 1 July 2003, by section 262 of the Local Government Act 2002 (2002 No 84).
Section 2(1) constituent district paragraph (b): repealed, on 1 April 1980, by section 8(3) of the Local Government Amendment Act 1979 (1979 No 59).

Section 2(1) constituent district paragraph (c): repealed, on 1 April 1980, by section 8(3) of the Local Government Amendment Act 1979 (1979 No 59).

Section 2(1) constituent district paragraph (d): inserted, on 26 October 1967, by section 3(2) of the Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Amendment Act 1967 (1967 No 32).
Section 2(1) Council: repealed, on 1 April 1984, by section 3(2) of the Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Amendment Act 1983 (1983 No 152).

Section 2(1) defence against water: replaced, on 21 October 1959, by section 2(1) of the Soil Con- servation and Rivers Control Amendment Act 1959 (1959 No 48).

Section 2(1) local governing authority: replaced, on 1 July 2003, by section 262 of the Local Gov- ernment Act 2002 (2002 No 84).
Section 2(1) Minister: replaced, on 1 April 1988, by section 2(3) of the Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Amendment Act 1988 (1988 No 48).

Section 2(1) Secretary: inserted, on 19 November 1948, by section 2(1)(b) of the Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Amendment Act 1948 (1948 No 40).

Section 2(1) territorial authority: replaced, on 1 July 2003, by section 262 of the Local Government Act 2002 (2002 No 84).
Section 2(1A): inserted, on 1 April 1988, by section 2(4) of the Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Amendment Act 1988 (1988 No 48).

Section 2(3): inserted, on 21 October 1959, by section 2(3) of the Soil Conservation and Rivers Con- trol Amendment Act 1959 (1959 No 48).

Part 1 Minister for the Environment Part 1 heading: amended, on 1 April 1988, pursuant to section 52(1) of the Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Amendment Act 1988 (1988 No 48).
3 Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Council established [Repealed] Section 3: repealed, on 1 April 1984, by section 4(1) of the Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Amendment Act 1983 (1983 No 152).

4 Chairman of Council [Repealed] Section 4: repealed, on 1 April 1984, by section 4(1) of the Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Amendment Act 1983 (1983 No 152).
4A Deputies of members [Repealed] Section 4A: repealed, on 1 April 1984, by section 4(1) of the Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Amendment Act 1983 (1983 No 152).

11 Part 1 s 5 Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Act 1941 Reprinted as at 1 March 2017 5 Members of Council not personally liable [Repealed] Section 5: repealed, on 1 April 1984, by section 4(1) of the Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Amendment Act 1983 (1983 No 152).
6 Meetings of Council [Repealed] Section 6: repealed, on 1 April 1984, by section 4(1) of the Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Amendment Act 1983 (1983 No 152).

7 Minister may attend meetings of Council [Repealed] Section 7: repealed, on 1 April 1984, by section 4(1) of the Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Amendment Act 1983 (1983 No 152).
8 Travelling expenses and allowances [Repealed] Section 8: repealed, on 1 April 1984, by section 4(1) of the Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Amendment Act 1983 (1983 No 152).

9 Officers of Council [Repealed] Section 9: repealed, on 1 April 1984, by section 4(1) of the Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Amendment Act 1983 (1983 No 152).
10 Objects of Act The objects of this Act are— (a) (b) (c) (d) the promotion of soil conservation: the prevention and mitigation of soil erosion: the prevention of damage by floods: the utilisation of lands in such a manner as will tend towards the attain- ment of the said objects.

Section 10: replaced, on 1 April 1988, by section 3(1) of the Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Amendment Act 1988 (1988 No 48).
10A Relationship to Resource Management Act 1991 Notwithstanding section 10, nothing in this Act shall derogate from the provi- sions of sections 176 to 182 of the Harbours Act 1950 or the Resource Man- agement Act 1991.

Section 10A: inserted, on 1 October 1991, by section 362 of the Resource Management Act 1991 (1991 No 69).
12 Reprinted as at 1 March 2017 Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Act 1941 Part 1 s 16 11 Functions of the Authority [Repealed] Section 11: repealed, on 1 April 1988, by section 4(1) of the Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Amendment Act 1988 (1988 No 48).

12 Authority to have powers of Commission of Inquiry [Repealed] Section 12: repealed, on 1 April 1988, by section 5(1) of the Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Amendment Act 1988 (1988 No 48).
13 Catchment territory, catchment areas, and Catchment Commissions [Repealed] Section 13: repealed, on 1 April 1988, by section 43(1) of the Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Amendment Act 1988 (1988 No 48).

14 Regulation of certain operations in catchment areas [Repealed] Section 14: repealed, on 1 April 1988, by section 43(1) of the Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Amendment Act 1988 (1988 No 48).
15 Offences against regulations [Repealed] Section 15: repealed, on 1 April 1988, by section 43(1) of the Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Amendment Act 1988 (1988 No 48).
16 (1) (2) (3) (4) Soil conservation reserves [Repealed] [Repealed] [Repealed] Every soil conservation reserve shall be under the control and management of the Board within whose district it is situated, and the Board shall manage and control the reserve in such manner as in its opinion will best conserve the soil of the reserve and prevent injury to other land.
(5) For the purposes of this section— Crown land has the same meaning as in the Public Works Act 1981 private land means any land other than Crown land, and includes Maori land and any former Crown land reserved for any public purpose whatsoever, whether or not the land so reserved has been vested in any trustees or body cor- porate.

Section 16(1): repealed, on 1 October 1991, by section 362 of the Resource Management Act 1991 (1991 No 69).
Section 16(2): repealed, on 1 October 1991, by section 362 of the Resource Management Act 1991 (1991 No 69).

13 Part 1 s 17 Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Act 1941 Reprinted as at 1 March 2017 Section 16(3): repealed, on 1 October 1991, by section 362 of the Resource Management Act 1991 (1991 No 69).

Section 16(4): amended, on 1 April 1988, by section 6(2) of the Soil Conservation and Rivers Con- trol Amendment Act 1988 (1988 No 48).
Section 16(5) Crown land: amended, on 1 February 1982, pursuant to section 248(1) of the Public Works Act 1981 (1981 No 35).

Section 16(5) private land: amended, on 27 November 1947, pursuant to section 2 of the Maori Pur- poses Act 1947 (1947 No 59).
17 (1) Offences in relation to soil conservation reserves Every person is liable to a fine not exceeding $1,000 who, at any time while any land is a soil conservation reserve under this Act or at any time after the gazetting of any notice under section 23 of the Public Works Act 1981 describ- ing any private land intended to be taken or acquired as a soil conservation re- serve,— (a) lights a fire on any such land; or (b) without the written consent of the Board, or without other lawful author- ity, cuts, injures, destroys, or removes the whole or any part of any tree, shrub, plant, or grass, or any stone, mineral, or thing of any kind; or (c) is the owner of any cattle, horses, or other animals which trespass upon any such land; or (d) in any way injuriously interferes with any such land.
(2) In addition to any penalty imposed under the last preceding subsection, there may be imposed a penalty equal to the value of all damage done together with twice the full market value of any timber unlawfully cut and removed, and every such penalty shall be recoverable as a fine.

Section 17(1): amended, on 16 December 1983, by section 10 of the Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Amendment Act 1983 (1983 No 152).
Section 17(1): amended, on 1 February 1982, pursuant to section 248(1) of the Public Works Act 1981 (1981 No 35).

Section 17(1)(b): replaced, on 1 April 1988, by section 7(1) of the Soil Conservation and Rivers Con- trol Amendment Act 1988 (1988 No 48).
18 Unbranded animals trespassing in soil conservation reserves All unbranded cattle, horses, or other animals above the age of 6 months, or apparently above that age, which are at any time depasturing in a soil conserva- tion reserve on land not subject to a licence granted under section 20, and which have no reputed owner, shall be deemed to be the property of the Board, and may be destroyed, sold, or otherwise disposed of as the Board thinks fit.
Section 18: amended, on 1 April 1988, by section 8(a) of the Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Amendment Act 1988 (1988 No 48).

Section 18: amended, on 1 April 1988, by section 8(b) of the Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Amendment Act 1988 (1988 No 48).
14 Reprinted as at 1 March 2017 Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Act 1941 Part 1 s 20 19 (1) (2) (3) Acquisition of other land [Repealed] [Repealed] [Repealed] (4) Any land taken or otherwise acquired under this section shall be taken or other- wise acquired as for a public work under the Public Works Act 1981, and the provisions of that Act shall apply accordingly: provided that in determining the amount of compensation to be awarded in re- spect of any land taken under this section the Land Valuation Tribunal shall not take into account any effect on the value of the land caused by the operation of any bylaw made under section 150, or of any direction requirement, prohib- ition, condition, limitation, or restriction given or imposed under any such by- law.
Section 19(1): repealed, on 1 October 1991, by section 362 of the Resource Management Act 1991 (1991 No 69).

Section 19(2): repealed, on 1 October 1991, by section 362 of the Resource Management Act 1991 (1991 No 69).

Section 19(3): repealed, on 1 October 1991, by section 362 of the Resource Management Act 1991 (1991 No 69).

Section 19(4): amended, on 1 February 1982, pursuant to section 248(1) of the Public Works Act 1981 (1981 No 35).
Section 19(4) proviso: amended, on 1 April 1988, by section 9(3) of the Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Amendment Act 1988 (1988 No 48).

Section 19(4) proviso: amended, on 23 December 1977, pursuant to section 6(7A) of the Land Valu- ation Proceedings Amendment Act 1977 (1977 No 15).

Disposal of land not required Except as hereinafter provided in this section, every soil conservation reserve under this Act shall be inalienable.
The Board may consent in writing to access onto or over land comprised in a soil conservation reserve for the purpose of exercising a mining permit issued under the Crown Minerals Act 1991.

The Board may from time to time upon or subject to such terms and conditions as it thinks fit grant licences to occupy any soil conservation reserve or any part thereof for pastoral purposes or for the purpose of cutting, felling, and remov- ing timber or flax.
If the Board is of opinion that the whole or any part of any soil conservation reserve is no longer required for the purposes for which it is set aside, the Governor-General may, if he thinks fit, by Proclamation declare that the soil conservation reserve or part thereof shall thereafter be Crown lands within the meaning of the Land Act 1948, and any such lands may thereafter be dealt with or disposed of under that Act.
20 (1) (2) (3) (4) 15 Part 1 s 21 Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Act 1941 Reprinted as at 1 March 2017 (5) Any land taken or otherwise acquired under the last preceding section may be dealt with or disposed of under the Land Act 1948.
(6) Such amounts as may be mutually agreed upon by the Board and the Minister of Lands in respect of any land which, pursuant to either of the last 2 preceding subsections, may be dealt with or disposed of as Crown land shall be transfer- red from a Crown Bank Account to such other account as the Minister of Fi- nance shall determine.

Section 20(2): replaced, on 1 October 1991, by section 362 of the Resource Management Act 1991 (1991 No 69).
Section 20(2): amended, on 24 May 2013, by section 65 of the Crown Minerals Amendment Act 2013 (2013 No 14).

Section 20(3): amended, on 1 April 1988, by section 10(1) of the Soil Conservation and Rivers Con- trol Amendment Act 1988 (1988 No 48).

Section 20(3): amended, on 1 April 1973, by section 245 of the Mining Act 1971 (1971 No 25).

Section 20(4): amended, on 1 April 1988, by section 10(1) of the Soil Conservation and Rivers Con- trol Amendment Act 1988 (1988 No 48).
Section 20(4): amended, on 1 April 1949, pursuant to section 185(1) of the Land Act 1948 (1948 No 64).

Section 20(5): amended, on 1 April 1949, pursuant to section 185(1) of the Land Act 1948 (1948 No 64).

Section 20(6): amended, on 25 January 2005, pursuant to section 83(7) of the Public Finance Act 1989 (1989 No 44).

Section 20(6): amended, on 1 April 1988, by section 10(1) of the Soil Conservation and Rivers Con- trol Amendment Act 1988 (1988 No 48).
Surveys and inspections The provisions of sections 110, 111, and 112 of the Public Works Act 1981 shall apply in respect of works which the Minister is authorised to undertake and to the carrying out of any of the Minister’s functions as if references in those sections to a Minister of the Crown were references to the Minister.
For the purposes of taking levels or making surveys or inspections, any person authorised under section 110 or section 111 of the Public Works Act 1981 (as applied by subsection (1)) may examine any dam, weir, sluice, flood gate, or stopbank, or any other work erected in or upon any watercourse, and open or raise any flood gate or sluice, and make any soundings, or bore the bed or channel of any part of any watercourse.
Section 21: replaced, on 16 December 1983, by section 11 of the Soil Conservation and Rivers Con- trol Amendment Act 1983 (1983 No 152).

Section 21 heading: amended, on 1 April 1988, by section 11 of the Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Amendment Act 1988 (1988 No 48).

Section 21(1): amended, on 1 April 1988, by section 11(a) of the Soil Conservation and Rivers Con- trol Amendment Act 1988 (1988 No 48).
Section 21(1): amended, on 1 April 1988, by section 11(b) of the Soil Conservation and Rivers Con- trol Amendment Act 1988 (1988 No 48).

Section 21(1): amended, on 1 April 1988, by section 11(c) of the Soil Conservation and Rivers Con- trol Amendment Act 1988 (1988 No 48).
21 (1) (2) 16 Reprinted as at 1 March 2017 Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Act 1941 Part 1 s 25 22 Powers of Authority as to watercourses and defences against water [Repealed] Section 22: repealed, on 1 April 1988, by section 12(1) of the Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Amendment Act 1988 (1988 No 48).

23 Incidental powers of Authority [Repealed] Section 23: repealed, on 1 April 1988, by section 12(1) of the Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Amendment Act 1988 (1988 No 48).
23A Delegation of work [Repealed] Section 23A: repealed, on 1 April 1988, by section 43(1) of the Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Amendment Act 1988 (1988 No 48).

23AA Delegation of powers and functions to Catchment Commission [Repealed] Section 23AA: repealed, on 1 April 1988, by section 43(1) of the Soil Conservation and Rivers Con- trol Amendment Act 1988 (1988 No 48).
23B Administrative rates in catchment areas [Repealed] Section 23B: repealed, on 1 April 1988, by section 43(1) of the Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Amendment Act 1988 (1988 No 48).

24 Local authorities may contribute towards cost of constructing or maintaining works executed by Authority [Repealed] Section 24: repealed, on 1 April 1988, by section 43(1) of the Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Amendment Act 1988 (1988 No 48).
24A Financing local authority’s share of cost of works it undertakes by agreement with Authority [Repealed] Section 24A: repealed, on 1 April 1988, by section 43(1) of the Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Amendment Act 1988 (1988 No 48).

25 Contribution by landowners to cost of works [Repealed] Section 25: repealed, on 1 April 1988, by section 43(1) of the Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Amendment Act 1988 (1988 No 48).
17 Part 1 s 26 Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Act 1941 Reprinted as at 1 March 2017 26 Exercise by Minister of powers of Catchment Board or other authority in default [Repealed] Section 26: repealed, on 1 October 1991, by section 362 of the Resource Management Act 1991 (1991 No 69).

27 Recovery by Minister of cost [Repealed] Section 27: repealed, on 1 October 1991, by section 362 of the Resource Management Act 1991 (1991 No 69).
28 Minister may empower Valuer-General to raise the amount due by means of rates [Repealed] Section 28: repealed, on 1 July 2003, by section 138(1) of the Local Government (Rating) Act 2002 (2002 No 6).

29 Repeal The last 3 preceding sections are in substitution for the River Boards Amend- ment Act 1917 and that Act is hereby repealed.
Grants and loans by Minister The Minister may make grants or loans to any person or body for all or any of the following purposes: (a) (b) (c) (d) fencing any land so as to protect vegetation thereon for the purpose of conserving the soil: constructing defences against water and any other works for preventing the erosion of soil: purchasing, planting, and maintaining trees, shrubs, plants, or grasses for the purpose of conserving the soil: executing any other works or doing any other act or thing which in the opinion of the Minister it is necessary or expedient to execute or do for the attainment of any of the objects of this Act: (e) meeting the preliminary expenses in connection with the establishment of any catchment district and the expenses of the first election of any Catchment Board: (f) (g) meeting the administration expenses of any Board for a period expiring not more than 2 years after the first meeting of the Board: enabling any local authority, Catchment Board, Drainage Board, or Riv- er Board to purchase plant and machinery for use for soil conservation or river control purposes: 30 (1) 18 Reprinted as at 1 March 2017 Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Act 1941 Part 1 s 30 (h) (i) providing for the academic and practical training of the employees of any Catchment Board including any travelling incidental to such train- ing: enabling any Catchment Board to purchase or acquire land or buildings for public offices or to construct, add to, or improve any buildings for that purpose.
(2) Any grant or loan made under this section shall be made upon or subject to such terms and conditions as the Minister thinks fit: provided that any loan to a local authority within the meaning of the Local Government Act 2002 shall be made only upon and subject to such terms and conditions as the Minister of Finance thinks fit.
(2A) No grant or loan shall so be made by the Minister to the owner or occupier of any land except on terms or conditions which require him, within or during a specified period, to maintain or to construct and maintain works or do work on his land of value at least equal to the amount of the grant or loan or to apply specified farming practices to or on his land; and to repay the grant or loan or such proportion thereof as the Minister shall stipulate if he fails to comply with the terms or conditions.
(3) Any grant or loan made under this section may be made directly by the Minis- ter to the person or body; or by the Minister to a Catchment Board or local au- thority under an arrangement that the Catchment Board or local authority shall become at law the grantor or lender of the money to a person or body specified by the Minister, upon the terms and conditions required by this Act and by the Minister and, so far as they do not conflict with those terms and conditions, by the Board or local authority; and, except as expressly provided in this section, any such grant or loan may be made either without security or upon such secur- ity as the Minister thinks fit; and where security is required in respect of money to be expended in the improvement of land, it shall be by way of a land im- provement agreement as hereinafter specified made between the person or body receiving the grant or loan and the Minister or Board or local authority from which it is received.
(4) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any Act or rule of law, every local authority, Catchment Board, Drainage Board, and River Board shall have power to accept any loan made by the Minister and to agree with the Minister for the repayment of the amount thereof.
(5) Any Catchment Board may repay any loan made under this section out of the proceeds of any separate rate levied under section 40 of the Rating Powers Act 1988, and the Board may make provision for repayment as aforesaid in any agreement made under the last preceding subsection.

Section 30 heading: amended, on 1 April 1988, by section 14 of the Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Amendment Act 1988 (1988 No 48).
Section 30(1): amended, on 1 April 1988, by section 14(a) of the Soil Conservation and Rivers Con- trol Amendment Act 1988 (1988 No 48).

19 Part 1 s 30 Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Act 1941 Reprinted as at 1 March 2017 Section 30(1)(d): amended, on 1 April 1988, by section 14(a) of the Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Amendment Act 1988 (1988 No 48).

Section 30(1)(d): amended, on 1 April 1988, by section 14(b) of the Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Amendment Act 1988 (1988 No 48).
Section 30(1)(e): amended, on 1 April 1988, by section 43(2)(a) of the Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Amendment Act 1988 (1988 No 48).

Section 30(1)(f): inserted, on 12 October 1946, by section 6(1) of the Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Amendment Act 1946 (1946 No 29).

Section 30(1)(f): amended, on 1 April 1988, by section 43(2)(c) of the Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Amendment Act 1988 (1988 No 48).
Section 30(1)(g): inserted, on 12 October 1946, by section 6(1) of the Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Amendment Act 1946 (1946 No 29).

Section 30(1)(g): amended, on 1 April 1988, by section 43(2)(d) of the Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Amendment Act 1988 (1988 No 48).

Section 30(1)(h): inserted, on 17 November 1964, by section 3 of the Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Amendment Act 1964 (1964 No 59).
Section 30(1)(h): amended, on 1 April 1988, by section 43(2)(c) of the Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Amendment Act 1988 (1988 No 48).

Section 30(1)(i): inserted, on 17 November 1964, by section 3 of the Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Amendment Act 1964 (1964 No 59).

Section 30(1)(i): amended, on 1 April 1988, by section 43(2)(c) of the Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Amendment Act 1988 (1988 No 48).
Section 30(2) : amended, on 1 April 1988, by section 14(a) of the Soil Conservation and Rivers Con- trol Amendment Act 1988 (1988 No 48).

Section 30(2) proviso: inserted, on 1 November 1954, by section 8(1) of the Local Government Loans Board Amendment Act 1954 (1954 No 75).

Section 30(2) proviso: amended, on 1 July 2003, by section 262 of the Local Government Act 2002 (2002 No 84).
Section 30(2A): inserted, on 21 October 1959, by section 9 of the Soil Conservation and Rivers Con- trol Amendment Act 1959 (1959 No 48).

Section 30(2A): amended, on 1 April 1988, by section 14(a) of the Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Amendment Act 1988 (1988 No 48).

Section 30(2A): amended, on 1 December 1961, by section 3 of the Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Amendment Act 1961 (1961 No 101).
Section 30(3): replaced, on 21 October 1959, by section 9 of the Soil Conservation and Rivers Con- trol Amendment Act 1959 (1959 No 48).

Section 30(3): amended, on 1 April 1988, by section 14(a) of the Soil Conservation and Rivers Con- trol Amendment Act 1988 (1988 No 48).

Section 30(3): amended, on 1 April 1988, by section 43(2)(c) of the Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Amendment Act 1988 (1988 No 48).
Section 30(4): amended, on 1 April 1988, by section 14(a) of the Soil Conservation and Rivers Con- trol Amendment Act 1988 (1988 No 48).

Section 30(4): amended, on 1 April 1988, by section 43(2)(d) of the Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Amendment Act 1988 (1988 No 48).

Section 30(5): inserted, on 12 October 1946, by section 6(2) of the Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Amendment Act 1946 (1946 No 29).
Section 30(5): amended, on 29 June 1988, by section 208(1) of the Rating Powers Act 1988 (1988 No 97).

20 Reprinted as at 1 March 2017 Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Act 1941 Part 1 s 30A Section 30(5): amended, on 1 April 1988, by section 43(2)(c) of the Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Amendment Act 1988 (1988 No 48).
30A Land improvement agreements (1) Every land improvement agreement under subsection (3) of section 30 shall be in a form approved by the Minister, either for a specific transaction or general- ly for a particular class of transactions, specifying the obligations of the parties in respect of work and payment, and including a covenant by the owner or oc- cupier binding himself and his successors in title to perform and observe the terms and conditions upon which the grant or loan was made.
(2) Where in the opinion of the Minister such a course is appropriate, any land im- provement agreement may relate portions of a grant to specified works, or to specified periods of maintenance, or to the application of particular farming practices during specified periods; and may provide for any sum repayable upon default to be diminished in proportion to the extent to which the agree- ment has been performed or observed.
(3) Where the owner or occupier of any land has entered into a land improvement agreement, that agreement may be registered against the title of that owner or occupier to the whole or any part of the land to which the agreement relates.
Registration of a land improvement agreement may be effected by depositing with the Registrar a duplicate of the agreement, certified under the hand of the authorised officer specified in subsection (14), together with an application for the registration of the agreement, which application shall be signed by the authorised officer and shall specify the land against which it is desired to regis- ter the agreement, and shall certify that the agreement is one that may be regis- tered against the land under this section.
On receipt of the duplicate agreement and application as aforesaid, and on payment of a fee of 50c, the Registrar shall enter a memorial of the agreement upon the register against the title to the land of the owner or occupier who is a party to the agreement specified in the appli- cation.

In any such case it shall not be necessary for the Registrar to record the like memorial on the duplicate certificate of title or lease.
The memorial may sufficiently describe the agreement as a land improvement agreement under the Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Act 1941.

(4) Any land improvement agreement which varies or is in substitution for an earlier land improvement agreement (whether that agreement is registered or not) may be registered under this section.
(5) On the expiration or termination, either in whole or in part, of a registered land improvement agreement the authorised officer shall sign a certificate to that ef- fect and deposit it with the Registrar, who shall thereupon without fee enter a memorial of the expiration or termination on the register against the appropri- ate title.
(6) While the land improvement agreement is registered against the title of any owner or occupier to any land, and until the expiry of the agreement by efflu- 21 Part 1 s 30A Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Act 1941 Reprinted as at 1 March 2017 xion of time or (where the agreement is registered against the title of a lessee) the sooner determination of the lease and every renewal thereof by effluxion of time or otherwise, the agreement shall run at law with the land against the title to which it is registered, so as to confer and impose upon every person who at the date of registration of the agreement, or at any time thereafter, is for the time being the occupier of that land or of any part thereof, a right to enforce and an obligation to observe and perform the agreement during the period of his occupancy of the land or of any part thereof in the same manner as if the occupier had been a party to the agreement.
Where there are 2 or more such occupiers, the obligation and liability so imposed on them shall be borne by them in such manner as the Minister and those occupiers may agree or in de- fault of agreement shall be borne by those occupiers jointly.
(7) Where the lessee for the time being under any lease of the land or of any part thereof surrenders his lease and obtains a new lease in exchange therefor, the land improvement agreement and the provisions of this Act shall continue to apply as if the new lease were a renewal of the surrendered lease.
(8) Where the lessee for the time being under any lease of the land or any part thereof obtains a title in fee simple to the land or any part thereof, the land im- provement agreement and the provisions of this Act shall continue to apply to the land to which the title in fee simple has been obtained as if the agreement, so far as it affects that land, had been made with the legal owner in fee simple of the land.
(9) No land improvement agreement which runs with the land in accordance with this section shall confer any right or impose any obligation on any party to the agreement or any occupier of the land, except in respect of the period of his occupation of the land.
(10) If at any time there is default in the observance or performance of any of the obligations in respect of the land which are specified in the land improvement agreement, the authorised officer may, on payment of a fee of 50c, deposit with the Registrar a certificate under his hand specifying the amount payable and unpaid under the agreement in respect of the default by any owner or occupier of the land and the registered estate or interest of that owner or occupier in any land against the title to which the agreement is registered, and the Registrar shall thereupon register the certificate in respect of the said estate or interest of that owner or occupier.
(11) Upon registration of the certificate, the amount mentioned therein, and all money which after the signing of the certificate and before the release thereof accrues due by that owner or occupier under the land improvement agreement, shall, until payment thereof, be a charge on the said estate or interest in the land of that owner or occupier.
Every charge in respect of which a certificate is registered under subsection (10) shall have priority in relation to all other trans- actions affecting the land as if it had been registered at the time when the land improvement agreement was registered under subsection (3).
22 Reprinted as at 1 March 2017 Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Act 1941 Part 1 s 30A (12) Where any occupier has an interest in the land as lessee under a lease, the charge shall extend to the interest (if any) of the lessee in any improvements to the land and in any money that may be payable by the lessor and by an incom- ing tenant and otherwise for any such improvements, whether during the term of the lease or thereafter.
(13) For the purpose of enforcing any charge under this section, the High Court or a Judge thereof may make such order as he or it thinks fit, either for the sale of the estate or interest which is subject to a charge, or for the appointment of a receiver or otherwise; and any order for sale shall be carried into effect by the Sheriff in the same manner as in the case of a writ for sale, with any modifica- tions that may be necessary or may be provided by rules of court in that behalf: provided that, in the case of Maori freehold land within the meaning of the Maori Affairs Act 1953, the charge shall be enforceable only by the appoint- ment of a receiver in accordance with section 33 of that Act and subsections (3) to (5) of that section shall apply to the receiver so appointed.
(14) For the purposes of this section, unless the context otherwise requires,— (a) all land which is not otherwise occupied shall be deemed to be in the oc- cupation of the owner in fee simple thereof: (b) authorised officer means— (i) (ii) the Minister; or the chief executive of the Catchment Board, or local authority, which is a party to the agreement: (c) lease means a registered lease and any lease or licence, registered or un- registered, from the Crown, including a registered or unregistered licence from the Crown to occupy any land pending the completion of the purchase of that land under a system of deferred payment: (d) Registrar, in relation to any land (including the land comprised in a mining privilege that is registered under the Land Transfer Act 1952), means the District Land Registrar or the Registrar of Deeds, as the case may require, for the land registration district within which the land is situated; and, in relation to any land comprised in a mining privilege that is not registered under the Land Transfer Act 1952, or in relation to a coal mining lease or coal mining right under the Coal Mines Act 1925 that is recorded in the office of a Mining Registrar, means the Mining Registrar in whose office the mining privilege or lease or right is regis- tered or recorded.
Section 30A: inserted, on 21 October 1959, by section 10 of the Soil Conservation and Rivers Con- trol Amendment Act 1959 (1959 No 48).

Section 30A(1): amended, on 1 April 1988, by section 15 of the Soil Conservation and Rivers Con- trol Amendment Act 1988 (1988 No 48).

Section 30A(2): amended, on 1 April 1988, by section 15 of the Soil Conservation and Rivers Con- trol Amendment Act 1988 (1988 No 48).
23 Part 1 s 31 Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Act 1941 Reprinted as at 1 March 2017 Section 30A(5): replaced, on 23 November 1982, by section 2 of the Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Amendment Act 1982 (1982 No 100).

Section 30A(6): amended, on 1 April 1988, by section 15 of the Soil Conservation and Rivers Con- trol Amendment Act 1988 (1988 No 48).

Section 30A(13): amended, on 1 April 1980, pursuant to section 12 of the Judicature Amendment Act 1979 (1979 No 124).
Section 30A(14)(b): replaced, on 1 July 2003, by section 262 of the Local Government Act 2002 (2002 No 84).

31 Expenditure to be appropriated by Parliament and receipts to be paid to Crown Bank Account (1) All money expended or advanced by the Minister under this Act shall be paid out of money appropriated by Parliament for the purpose.
(2) All money received by the Minister under this Act shall be paid into a Crown Bank Account or such other account as may be approved by the Minister of Fi- nance or the Secretary to the Treasury.

Section 31: replaced, on 1 April 1978, by section 155(b) of the Public Finance Act 1977 (1977 No 65) Section 31 heading: amended, on 25 January 2005, pursuant to section 83(7) of the Public Finance Act 1989 (1989 No 44).
Section 31(1): amended, on 1 April 1988, by section 16 of the Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Amendment Act 1988 (1988 No 48).

Section 31(2): amended, on 25 January 2005, pursuant to section 83(7) of the Public Finance Act 1989 (1989 No 44).

Section 31(2): amended, on 1 April 1988, by section 16 of the Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Amendment Act 1988 (1988 No 48).
32 Contracts and consents by Authority [Repealed] Section 32: repealed, on 1 April 1988, by section 17(1) of the Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Amendment Act 1988 (1988 No 48).

33 Annual report of Authority [Repealed] Section 33: repealed, on 1 April 1988, by section 17(1) of the Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Amendment Act 1988 (1988 No 48).
33A Minister or Tribunal to hear matters (1) Where under this Act any matter is referred to the Minister for consideration, hearing, or decision, the Minister may consider or hear, and decide the matter according to such procedure as the Minister determines, or may appoint 1 or more persons to be a Tribunal to consider or hear and decide the matter.

The decision of any such matter by a Tribunal so appointed shall have the same ef- fect as a decision of the matter by the Minister.
24 Reprinted as at 1 March 2017 Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Act 1941 Part 1 s 33C (2) (3) (4) For the purposes of inquiring into any matter, the Tribunal shall have the same powers as are conferred on Commissions of Inquiry by section 4 and sections 4B to 9 of the Commissions of Inquiry Act 1908.
Section 4 and sections 4B to 9 of the Commissions of Inquiry Act 1908 shall apply to all persons involved in any capacity in any such inquiry as if it were an inquiry conducted by a Commission under that Act.

The Tribunal shall have, in relation to any such inquiry, and any decision on any such matter, the same immunities and privileges as are possessed by a Dis- trict Court Judge in the exercise of that Judge’s civil jurisdiction.
Section 33A: replaced, on 1 April 1988, by section 18(1) of the Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Amendment Act 1988 (1988 No 48).

Section 33A(1): amended, on 1 October 1991, by section 362 of the Resource Management Act 1991 (1991 No 69).
33B Appeal on a question of law (1) Where any party to any proceedings before— (a) (b) (c) the Minister under this Act; or any Tribunal under section 33A; or any assessor under section 137 of this Act or under section 11 of the Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Amendment Act 1948— is dissatisfied with any decision of the Minister or Tribunal or assessor as being erroneous in point of law, that party may appeal to the High Court on that ques- tion of law.
(2) Subject to sections 33C to 33I, every appeal under this section shall be dealt with in accordance with the rules of court.

Section 33B: inserted, on 16 December 1983, by section 13 of the Soil Conservation and Rivers Con- trol Amendment Act 1983 (1983 No 152).

Section 33B(1): replaced, on 1 April 1988, by section 19 of the Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Amendment Act 1988 (1988 No 48).
Section 33B(1)(a): amended, on 1 October 1991, by section 362 of the Resource Management Act 1991 (1991 No 69).

Section 33B(1)(c): amended, on 1 October 1991, by section 362 of the Resource Management Act 1991 (1991 No 69).
33C Notice of appeal (1) Every appeal under section 33B shall be instituted by the appellant lodging a notice of appeal within 1 month after the date of the decision with— (a) (b) (c) the Registrar of the High Court in Wellington; and the Minister, where the Minister or a Tribunal is the respondent; and the Secretary of the Board which appointed the assessor, where an asses- sor is the respondent.
25 Part 1 s 33D Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Act 1941 Reprinted as at 1 March 2017 (2) Either before or immediately after the lodging of the notice of appeal, the ap- pellant shall serve a copy of the notice of appeal, either personally or by post, on every other party to the inquiry held by the Minister, Tribunal, or assessor.
(3) Every notice of appeal shall specify— (a) (b) (c) (d) the decision or the part of the decision appealed from; the error of law alleged by the appellant; the question of law to be resolved; and the grounds of the appeal, which grounds shall be specified with such reasonable particularity as to give full advice to both the court and the other parties of the issues involved.
(4) The Minister or Secretary of the Board shall, as soon as is practicable after re- ceiving a copy of the notice of appeal, send a copy of the whole of the decision appealed from to the Registrar of the High Court in Wellington.

Section 33C: inserted, on 16 December 1983, by section 13 of the Soil Conservation and Rivers Con- trol Amendment Act 1983 (1983 No 152).

Section 33C(1)(b): replaced, on 1 April 1988, by section 20(1) of the Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Amendment Act 1988 (1988 No 48).
Section 33C(1)(c): inserted, on 1 April 1988, by section 20(1) of the Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Amendment Act 1988 (1988 No 48).

Section 33C(2): amended, on 1 April 1988, by section 20(2) of the Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Amendment Act 1988 (1988 No 48).

Section 33C(4): amended, on 1 April 1988, by section 20(3) of the Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Amendment Act 1988 (1988 No 48).
33D Right to appear and be heard on appeals (1) Any party to the inquiry held by the Minister, Tribunal, or assessor who wishes to appear and be heard on the hearing of the appeal shall, within 10 days after the date of the service on him of a copy of the notice of appeal, give notice of that party’s intention to appear and be heard.
(2) Any party who gives notice of intention to appear and be heard, and the appel- lant, shall be parties to the appeal and shall be entitled— (a) to be served with every document which is thereafter filed or lodged with the Registrar of the High Court in Wellington and which relates to the appeal; and (b) to receive a notice of the date set down for the hearing of the appeal.
Section 33D: inserted, on 16 December 1983, by section 13 of the Soil Conservation and Rivers Con- trol Amendment Act 1983 (1983 No 152).

Section 33D(1): amended, on 1 April 1988, by section 21 of the Soil Conservation and Rivers Con- trol Amendment Act 1988 (1988 No 48).
26 Reprinted as at 1 March 2017 Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Act 1941 Part 1 s 33F 33E Orders relating to determination of appeals (1) Subject to subsections (2) and (3), the High Court may, of its own motion or on the application of any party to the appeal, make all or any of the following orders: (a) (b) (c) an order directing the Minister, Tribunal, or assessor to lodge with the Registrar of the High Court in Wellington any document or other written material or any exhibit in the possession or custody of the Minister, Tri- bunal, or assessor: an order directing the Minister, Tribunal, or assessor to lodge with the Registrar a report recording, in respect of any matter or issue which the court may specify, any of the findings of fact of the Minister, Tribunal, or assessor which are not set out or fully set out in its decision: an order directing the Minister, Tribunal, or assessor to lodge with the Registrar a report setting out, in respect of any matter or issue which the court may specify, any reasons or consideration of the Minister, Tribu- nal, or assessor to which the Minister, Tribunal, or assessor had regard but which are not set out in its decision.
(2) An application under subsection (1) shall be made— (a) (b) in the case of the appellant, within 1 month after the date of the lodging of the notice of appeal; or in the case of any other party to the appeal, within 1 month after the date of the service on him of a copy of the notice of appeal.
(3) The High Court may make an order under subsection (1) only if it is satisfied that a proper determination of the point of law in issue so requires; and the order may be made subject to such conditions as the High Court thinks fit.

Section 33E: inserted, on 16 December 1983, by section 13 of the Soil Conservation and Rivers Con- trol Amendment Act 1983 (1983 No 152).

Section 33E(1)(a): amended, on 1 April 1988, by section 22 of the Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Amendment Act 1988 (1988 No 48).
Section 33E(1)(b): amended, on 1 April 1988, by section 22 of the Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Amendment Act 1988 (1988 No 48).

Section 33E(1)(c): amended, on 1 April 1988, by section 22 of the Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Amendment Act 1988 (1988 No 48).
33F Dismissal of appeal The High Court may dismiss any appeal under section 33B— (a) (b) if the appellant does not appear at the time appointed for the hearing of the appeal; or if the appellant does not prosecute his appeal with all due diligence and any party applies to the court for the dismissal of the appeal.

Section 33F: inserted, on 16 December 1983, by section 13 of the Soil Conservation and Rivers Con- trol Amendment Act 1983 (1983 No 152).
27 Part 1 s 33G Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Act 1941 Reprinted as at 1 March 2017 33G Appeal in respect of additional point of law Where any party to an appeal under section 33B, other than the appellant, wishes to contend at the hearing of the appeal that the decision appealed from is erroneous on a point of law other than those set out in the notice of appeal he shall, within 1 month after the date of the service on him of a copy of the notice of appeal, lodge a notice to that effect with the Registrar of the High Court in Wellington.
The provisions of sections 33B and 33C(2) and (3), 33E, 33F, 33H, and 33I shall, as far as they are applicable and with the necessary modifica- tions, apply to any notice lodged under this section as if it were a notice of ap- peal.

Section 33G: inserted, on 16 December 1983, by section 13 of the Soil Conservation and Rivers Con- trol Amendment Act 1983 (1983 No 152).
33H Extension of time The High Court or a Judge thereof may, in its or his discretion, on the applica- tion of the appellant or intending appellant or any other party, extend any time prescribed or allowed under any of the provisions of sections 33C to 33G for the lodging of any notice, application, or other document.

Section 33H: inserted, on 16 December 1983, by section 13 of the Soil Conservation and Rivers Con- trol Amendment Act 1983 (1983 No 152).
33I Date of hearing When any party to the appeal notifies the Registrar of the High Court in Wel- lington— (a) that the notice of appeal has been served on all parties to the proceed- ings; and (b) either— (i) (ii) that no application has been lodged under section 33E and that no order has been made under that section; or that any application lodged under section 33E has been heard and that any order under that section has been complied with,— the appeal shall be, in all respects, ready for hearing and the Registrar shall ar- range a date for the hearing as soon as is practicable.
Section 33I: inserted, on 16 December 1983, by section 13 of the Soil Conservation and Rivers Con- trol Amendment Act 1983 (1983 No 152).

33J Appeals to Court of Appeal Subpart 8 of Part 6 of the Criminal Procedure Act 2011 applies as far as applic- able with the necessary modifications to a determination of the High Court under section 33B as if the determination had been made under section 300 of that Act.
Section 33J: replaced, on 1 July 2013, by section 413 of the Criminal Procedure Act 2011 (2011 No 81).
28 Reprinted as at 1 March 2017 Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Act 1941 Part 2 s 35 Part 2 Catchment districts 34 Constitution of catchment districts The Governor-General may, if on the recommendation of the Minister he thinks fit so to do, by Order in Council constitute and declare any part or parts of New Zealand a catchment district under this Act, with such name and from such date as may be specified in the order.
Section 34: amended, on 1 April 1988, by section 23 of the Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Amendment Act 1988 (1988 No 48).
34A Extending jurisdiction of Catchment Boards Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in— (a) (b) any Order in Council constituting any catchment district under section 34 (as amended pursuant to or to give effect to section 19 of the Water and Soil Conservation Act 1967); or any notice defining any catchment area under section 13 (as amended pursuant to or to give effect to section 19 of the Water and Soil Conser- vation Act 1967)— any restrictions on the application of the provisions of this Act contained in any such Order in Council or notice shall cease to have any force or effect on and after the commencement of this section.
Section 34A: inserted, on 1 April 1988, by section 2 of the Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Amendment Act 1987 (1987 No 202).

35 (1) (2) Union of districts The Governor-General may, if on the recommendation of the Minister he thinks fit so to do, by Order in Council declare any 2 or more districts to be united, and to form 1 district, with such name as he thinks fit.
Every such united district shall be deemed to be a district constituted under this Act, and the provisions of this Act shall apply thereto accordingly.
(3) Until the elective members of the Board elected at the first election for the uni- ted district come into office, the elective members of the several Boards of the districts so united shall be the elective members of the Board of the united dis- trict, notwithstanding that they may exceed in numbers the elective members prescribed for that Board under the provisions of this Act.

(4) On the union of 2 or more districts as herein provided the Boards of the origin- al districts shall be dissolved.
Section 35(1): amended, on 1 April 1988, by section 23 of the Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Amendment Act 1988 (1988 No 48).
29 Part 2 s 36 Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Act 1941 Reprinted as at 1 March 2017 36 Property, etc, of original districts to vest in united district On the union of 2 or more districts as provided in the last preceding section, the following provisions shall have effect: (a) (b) (c) (d) all property, real or personal, belonging to the Board of any of the origin- al districts shall become vested in the Board of the united district: all rates and other moneys payable to the Board of any of the original districts shall become payable to the Board of the united district: all liabilities and engagements of the Board of any of the original dis- tricts shall become liabilities and engagements of the Board of the united district: all proceedings pending by or against the Board of any of the original districts may be carried on or prosecuted by or against the Board of the united district.
37 Alteration or abolition of districts [Repealed] Section 37: repealed, on 1 April 1988, by section 24 of the Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Amendment Act 1988 (1988 No 48).
37A Constitution, alteration, or abolition of districts In the constitution, alteration, or abolition of a catchment district, proper regard shall be had to the direct and indirect benefit that will accrue or is likely to ac- crue to any area in that district from the carrying out in that district of any soil conservation, river control, flood prevention, or drainage work, and the absence in any such area of the need for any such work shall not of itself justify the exclusion of the area from that district.
Section 37A: inserted, on 14 December 1962, by section 4 of the Soil Conservation and Rivers Con- trol Amendment Act 1962 (1962 No 125).
38 Financial arrangements on alteration or abolition of districts (1) Where the boundaries of any district are altered, whether by the inclusion of any area therein or the exclusion of any area therefrom, the Auditor-General, or such other person as the Governor-General may appoint for the purpose, shall hold an inquiry and make an award for the adjustment of property, debts, liabil- ities, and engagements between the district and any boroughs, counties, road districts, town districts, river districts, drainage districts, or other catchment districts affected, as the case may require.
(2) Where a catchment district is abolished, the Auditor-General, or such other per- son as the Governor-General may appoint for the purpose, shall hold an inquiry and make an award apportioning the property of the Board, and the debts, liabilities, and engagements thereof, amongst the boroughs, counties, road dis- tricts, town districts, river districts, and drainage districts situated within, or partly within and partly outside, the catchment district so abolished.
30 Reprinted as at 1 March 2017 Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Act 1941 Part 3 s 40 (3) Any such award may provide for all or any of the matters included in the sub- ject for inquiry, and may declare in whom any property shall be vested and by whom any moneys shall be paid or other acts and things done, including the payment by any party of the whole or any part of the expenses of the inquiry; and the person making the award may make and give such directions generally as may be necessary for giving full effect to the objects of the inquiry.
(4) Every such award shall be final, and shall from the date thereof have the oper- ation of and be enforceable as and be held to be a judgment of the High Court.
(5) Where, pursuant to any award under this section, any sum is payable by any Catchment Board, River Board, or Drainage Board, or by any local authority, the Board or local authority, as the case may be, may raise that sum or any part of that sum by way of loan, and may secure the repayment of the loan by a rate over the area included in or excluded from the catchment district, or formerly within the catchment district abolished, as the case may be.
(6) Neither the Auditor-General nor any other person appointed under the forego- ing provisions of this section to hold an inquiry and make an award shall be deemed to be an arbitrator within the meaning of the Arbitration Act 1908, and nothing in that Act shall apply to any such inquiry or award.

Section 38(1): amended, on 1 July 2001, pursuant to section 52 of the Public Audit Act 2001 (2001 No 10).

Section 38(2): amended, on 1 July 2001, pursuant to section 52 of the Public Audit Act 2001 (2001 No 10).
Section 38(4): amended, on 1 April 1980, pursuant to section 12 of the Judicature Amendment Act 1979 (1979 No 124).

Section 38(5): replaced, on 1 July 2003, by section 262 of the Local Government Act 2002 (2002 No 84).

Section 38(6): amended, on 1 July 2001, pursuant to section 52 of the Public Audit Act 2001 (2001 No 10).
39 Creditors not affected by alteration or abolition of districts No action taken under the last preceding section shall in any way affect the rights or interests of any debenture holder or other creditor of the Board, or shall affect any special rate, and every such rate shall continue to be charged upon the whole of the area upon which it was charged before the action was taken and it shall not by reason thereof become a charge on any additional area.
Part 3 Catchment Boards 40 (1) Catchment Boards In every catchment district there shall be a Board, which shall be a body corpo- rate, having perpetual succession and a common seal, with power to make, al- ter, and renew the same, to purchase, take, hold, and transfer property, real and 31 Part 3 s 41 Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Act 1941 Reprinted as at 1 March 2017 (2) 41 (1) (2) (3) personal, to sue and be sued in any court, and to do and suffer all other acts and things which a body corporate may lawfully do and suffer.
Every such Board shall be known as The [name] Catchment Board.

Constitution of Boards Every Board shall consist of elective members or of both elective and non- elective members, as may be prescribed by the Governor-General by Order in Council: provided that the number of elective members shall exceed the number of non- elective members.

The elective members shall consist of 1 or more representatives of each of the constituent districts within the catchment district.
The number of representatives of each constituent district shall be such as is determined from time to time in each case by the Governor-General by Order in Council on the recommendation of the Minister, having regard, in such man- ner as he thinks fit, to the relative populations of those districts, to the relative values of the rateable property therein, to the amount of rates levied or pro- posed or likely to be levied therein, and to all other relevant considerations.
(3A) The local authority of any constituent district may at any time, by written no- tice, require the Board to investigate whether, having regard to the matters set out in subsection (3), the number of representatives of any constituent district should be changed.
(3B) On receiving a notice under subsection (3A) the Board shall conduct the re- quired investigation and forward a report of its findings and its recommenda- tion to the Minister within 6 months after the date of receipt of the notice or within such longer period as the Minister may allow.

A copy of the report and recommendation shall be forwarded to the local authority of every constituent district at the same time as they are forwarded to the Minister.
(3C) After considering the report and recommendation, and after giving the local au- thority of every constituent district an opportunity to comment on them, and after having regard to the matters set out in subsection (3), the Minister may in the Minister’s discretion decide whether or not to accept the Board’s recom- mendation with or without modification.
If the Minister considers that a change in the number of representatives of any constituent district is appropriate, the Minister may recommend to the Governor-General that an Order in Council be issued under subsection (3) to give effect to the change.

(3D) [Repealed] (4) The total number of members of any Catchment Board shall in no case be less than 8 or more than 16.
Section 41(3): amended, on 8 December 1971, by section 2(1) of the Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Amendment Act 1971 (1971 No 129).

32 Reprinted as at 1 March 2017 Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Act 1941 Part 3 s 42 Section 41(3A): inserted, on 8 December 1971, by section 2(2) of the Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Amendment Act 1971 (1971 No 129).

Section 41(3B): inserted, on 8 December 1971, by section 2(2) of the Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Amendment Act 1971 (1971 No 129).
Section 41(3B): amended, on 1 April 1988, by section 25(1) of the Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Amendment Act 1988 (1988 No 48).

Section 41(3C): replaced, on 1 April 1988, by section 25(2) of the Soil Conservation and Rivers Con- trol Amendment Act 1988 (1988 No 48).

Section 41(3D): repealed, on 1 April 1988, by section 25(2) of the Soil Conservation and Rivers Con- trol Amendment Act 1988 (1988 No 48).
Section 41(4): amended, on 26 October 1967, by section 2 of the Soil Conservation and Rivers Con- trol Amendment Act 1967 (1967 No 32).
Combined districts In any case in which by reason of the number of constituent districts in any catchment district, or by reason of the smallness of the population of any such constituent district, or of the value of the rateable property in that district, it is, in the opinion of the Governor-General in Council, impracticable or inexpedi- ent to give full effect to the intent of the last preceding section, the Governor- General may by Order in Council combine into 1 or more combined districts any number of the constituent districts (whether of the same or of different kinds) in the catchment district for the purpose of the election of representa- tives on the Board of the catchment district: provided that no borough or town district shall be combined with a county or road district unless the Council of each of them, by resolution, consents to the proposed combination and agrees with the others of them upon a formula which has regard to the matters prescribed in subsection (2), and provides an equitable basis for the election of the representative or representatives of the combined district.
Every such agreement shall have effect according to the ten- or thereof, except that no change in the formula shall become effective between the closing of nominations in respect of any election and the closing of the polling booths for that election.
In any such case the Governor-General shall, by the same or by any other Order in Council, from time to time prescribe the number of members to be elected in common as the representative or representatives of any such com- bined district, having regard, in such manner as he thinks fit, to the relative populations, to the relative values of the rateable property, and to the amount of rates levied or proposed or likely to be levied in the combined district and in every other combined district or separate constituent district within the catch- ment district, and to all other relevant considerations.
In any such case the Governor-General shall, by the same or any other Order in Council, from time to time select and appoint one of the local authorities of the combined district to be the principal local authority of that combined district within the meaning and for the purposes of this Act.
42 (1) (2) (3) 33 Part 3 s 42A Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Act 1941 Reprinted as at 1 March 2017 (4) For all the purposes of this Act other than the election or appointment of repre- sentatives each of the constituent districts in a combined district shall be deemed to be a separate constituent district.

Section 42(1) proviso: replaced, on 21 October 1959, by section 11 of the Soil Conservation and Riv- ers Control Amendment Act 1959 (1959 No 48).
42A Ward or group of wards may be declared separate constituent district (1) If having regard to community of interest, contiguity, or other relevant consid- erations, it appears expedient to the Governor-General to do so, the Governor- General may from time to time, by Order in Council, declare that any ward or any group of wards in a district of a territorial authority, being a ward or wards situated within a catchment district, shall be a separate constituent district for the purposes of this Act, and, on the publication of any such Order in Council in the Gazette, it shall have effect according to its tenor.
(2) Where part only of a ward is situated within a particular catchment district, the provisions of this section shall apply to that part in all respects as if that part were a complete ward.

(3) For the purposes of this section, ward means a ward within the meaning of the Local Electoral Act 2001.

Section 42A: inserted, on 26 October 1967, by section 3(1) of the Soil Conservation and Rivers Con- trol Amendment Act 1967 (1967 No 32).
Section 42A heading: amended, on 1 April 1980, pursuant to section 8(3) of the Local Government Amendment Act 1979 (1979 No 59).

Section 42A(1): amended, on 1 April 1980, by section 8(3) of the Local Government Amendment Act 1979 (1979 No 59).

Section 42A(2): amended, on 1 April 1980, by section 8(3) of the Local Government Amendment Act 1979 (1979 No 59).

Section 42A(3): replaced, on 1 July 2003, by section 262 of the Local Government Act 2002 (2002 No 84).
Alteration of constituent districts not to affect constitution of Board The creation, abolition, merger, union, division, or other alteration of any con- stituent district within a catchment district shall not of itself have any operation so as to affect the then existing membership of the Catchment Board of that district.
The Governor-General may from time to time, whenever in his opinion it be- comes necessary or expedient so to do by reason of the creation, abolition, merger, union, division, or other alteration of any constituent district, or by rea- son of any other circumstances, revoke or amend any provisions made by him with respect to the representation of the constituent districts in a catchment dis- trict or with respect to the creation or representation of any combined district in a catchment district; and may by Order in Council make, with respect to any of those matters, any other provisions which he thinks fit and which are not incon- sistent with this Act.
43 (1) (2) 34 Reprinted as at 1 March 2017 Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Act 1941 Part 3 s 45 (3) (4) (5) 44 (1) (2) 45 (1) (2) If by any such Order in Council representation is given to any constituent dis- trict or combined district which is not already represented on the Board, or in- creased representation is given to any constituent district or combined district which is already represented on the Board, the Governor-General shall, by the same or any other Order in Council, fix the date of the first election of the rep- resentatives or additional representatives, as the case may be, of that district and make all other provisions which are deemed necessary for that election.
If by any Order in Council under this section representation on a Board is taken away from any constituent district or combined district, the representatives of that district shall retire from office on the day appointed in that behalf by the Order in Council.
If by any Order in Council under this section a reduction is made in the number of representatives to which any constituent district or combined district is en- titled, a sufficient number of those representatives shall retire from office on the day appointed in that behalf by the Order in Council so that the representa- tion of that district may conform to the Order in Council.
The representatives so to retire from office shall, in default of agreement among all the representa- tives of the constituent district or combined district, be determined by lot in manner determined by the Board.

Appointments and elections of members of Boards Appointment of non-elective members Every non-elective member of a Board shall be appointed by the Governor- General for such term, not exceeding 3 years, as the Governor-General may think fit, but may from time to time be reappointed.
Every non-elective member of a Board shall, unless he sooner vacates office otherwise than by effluxion of time, continue in office until his successor comes into office, notwithstanding that the term for which he was appointed may have expired.

Election of members for constituent districts The representatives on a Catchment Board of any constituent district shall be elected by the electors of that district.
Every such election shall be held in the same manner, with all necessary modi- fications, as the elections of members of the local authority of the constituent district; and all the provisions of the Local Electoral Act 2001 and of all other Acts affecting the mode of election of members of that local authority (includ- ing the penal provisions thereof and the provisions relating to disputed elec- tions), shall, so far as applicable and so far as consistent with this Act, apply accordingly.
(3) [Repealed] 35 Part 3 s 46 Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Act 1941 Reprinted as at 1 March 2017 (4) (5) 46 (1) (2) In the application of the Local Electoral Act 2001 as aforesaid every reference therein to the local authority shall be construed as a reference to the local au- thority of the constituent district.
The electoral officer of the local authority of the constituent district must be the electoral officer for the purposes of elections of representatives of that constitu- ent district under this Act.

Section 45(2): amended, on 1 July 2003, by section 262 of the Local Government Act 2002 (2002 No 84).

Section 45(3): repealed, on 27 August 1953, by section 103(1) of the Local Elections and Polls Act 1953 (1953 No 16).
Section 45(4): amended, on 1 July 2003, by section 262 of the Local Government Act 2002 (2002 No 84).

Section 45(5): replaced, on 1 July 2003, by section 262 of the Local Government Act 2002 (2002 No 84).

Election of members for combined districts The representatives on a Catchment Board of a combined district shall be elected by the electors of each of the constituent districts included in the com- bined district.
Every elector in a combined district shall have 1 vote only, notwithstanding that he may be an elector of more than 1 of the constituent districts included in the combined district.

(3) [Repealed] (3A) [Repealed] Every such election shall be held in manner provided by regulations made by the Governor-General in Council, either generally or in respect of any specified combined district or districts.
By such regulations the Governor-General in Council may apply to any such election, with such modifications, exemptions, and additions as he thinks fit, the provisions of the Local Electoral Act 2001 and of any other Act affecting the election of members of the local authority of any of the constituent districts included in a combined district.

Section 46(2): replaced, on 1 April 1974, by section 9(2) of the Counties Amendment Act 1974 (1974 No 8).
Section 46(3): repealed, on 1 April 1974, by section 9(2) of the Counties Amendment Act 1974 (1974 No 8).

Section 46(3A): repealed, on 1 April 1974, by section 9(2) of the Counties Amendment Act 1974 (1974 No 8).

Section 46(5): amended, on 1 July 2003, by section 262 of the Local Government Act 2002 (2002 No 84).
(4) (5) 36 Reprinted as at 1 March 2017 Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Act 1941 Part 3 s 53 47 Expenses of elections [Repealed] Section 47: repealed, on 1 April 1977, by section 124(1) of the Local Elections and Polls Act 1976 (1976 No 144).

48 Deposits by candidates [Repealed] Section 48: repealed, on 27 August 1953, by section 103(1) of the Local Elections and Polls Act 1953 (1953 No 16).
49 Date of first election of Board The first election of the representatives of any constituent district or combined district shall be held on such day as the Governor-General by Order in Council appoints, and by the same or any subsequent Order in Council the Governor- General may make all such provisions as are deemed necessary for the pur- poses of that election.
50 Dates of general elections of Boards [Repealed] Section 50: repealed, on 27 August 1953, by section 103(1) of the Local Elections and Polls Act 1953 (1953 No 16).
51 In default of election Governor-General may appoint members If any constituent district or combined district fails, at the first or any subse- quent election, to elect the required number of representatives, the Governor- General may appoint such qualified persons as he thinks fit to be the represen- tatives of that district in lieu of those who ought to have been elected; and the persons so elected shall hold office in all respects as if they had been duly elected in conformity with this Act.
52 Members to come into office on date of election or appointment [Repealed] Section 52: repealed, on 27 August 1953, by section 103(1) of the Local Elections and Polls Act 1953 (1953 No 16).

53 Qualification of members Subject to section 57A of the Local Electoral Act 2001 and section 54 of this Act, every person who is a parliamentary elector shall be capable of being elected or appointed as a member of any Board.
Section 53: replaced, on 17 June 1986, by section 12 of the Local Government Amendment Act 1986 (1986 No 21).

Section 53: amended, on 1 July 2003, by section 262 of the Local Government Act 2002 (2002 No 84).
37 Part 3 s 54 Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Act 1941 Reprinted as at 1 March 2017 54 Disqualification from election or appointment The following persons shall not be capable of being elected or appointed as a member of any Catchment Board: (a) (b) any person who is not qualified under section 25 of the Local Electoral Act 2001 to be a candidate: any person who is convicted of any offence punishable by death or im- prisonment for a term of 2 years or more, unless (in the case of a person seeking election or appointment) the person has obtained a pardon, or has served the sentence or otherwise suffered the penalty imposed: (c) any person who is subject to a property order made under section 30 or 31 of the Protection of Personal and Property Rights Act 1988.
Section 54: replaced, on 17 June 1986, by section 12 of the Local Government Amendment Act 1986 (1986 No 21).

Section 54(a): replaced, on 1 July 2003, by section 262 of the Local Government Act 2002 (2002 No 84).

Section 54(c): replaced, on 10 September 2008, by section 19(2) of the Disability (United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities) Act 2008 (2008 No 64).
55 (1) Vacation of office by member The office of a member shall become vacant, and the vacancy shall be an extra- ordinary vacancy, if the member— (a) (b) (c) (d) dies; or resigns the office by writing under the member’s hand delivered to the Secretary or Chairman of the Board, or is ousted from office; or is or becomes, due to disability, unable to carry out his or her duties as a member; or is convicted of any offence punishable by death or imprisonment for a term of 2 years or more; or (e) is absent without leave from 4 consecutive meetings of the Board.
(2) In any case to which subsection (1)(d) applies— (a) (b) the disqualification shall not take effect until the expiration of the time for appealing against conviction and, in the event of an appeal against conviction, until the appeal is determined; and the member concerned shall be deemed to have been granted leave of absence until the expiration of that time, and shall not be capable of acting as a member during the period of that leave of absence.
(3) If any person does any act as a member after the person’s office has become vacant under this section (other than under subsection (1)(c)) or while on leave of absence under subsection (2), the person commits an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $100.
(4) For the purposes of subsection (1)— 38 Reprinted as at 1 March 2017 Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Act 1941 Part 3 s 56 (a) (b) disability has the meaning given by section 21(1)(h) of the Human Rights Act 1993; and a person who becomes subject to a property order made under section 31 of the Protection of Personal and Property Rights Act 1988 is to be treated as falling within subsection (1)(c) (whether or not the person has a disability).
Section 55: replaced, on 17 June 1986, by section 12 of the Local Government Amendment Act 1986 (1986 No 21).

Section 55(1)(c): replaced, on 10 September 2008, by section 19(3) of the Disability (United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities) Act 2008 (2008 No 64).

Section 55(3): amended, on 1 July 2013, by section 413 of the Criminal Procedure Act 2011 (2011 No 81).
Section 55(4): inserted, on 10 September 2008, by section 19(4) of the Disability (United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities) Act 2008 (2008 No 64).

56 (1) (2) (3) Filling of extraordinary vacancies In the event of an extraordinary vacancy in the office of a representative of any constituent district on the Board, the local authority of that district shall forth- with appoint some person in his place as a representative of that district.
In the event of an extraordinary vacancy in the office of a representative of a combined district on the Board, the local authorities of the several constituent districts included in the combined district shall forthwith, by agreement among themselves, jointly appoint some qualified person in his place as a representa- tive of that district.
If no appointment is made under the foregoing provisions of this section within 2 months after the happening of the vacancy, the Governor-General may make the required appointment.

(4) Any member appointed under this section shall hold office only for the unex- pired portion of the term of office of his predecessor.
(5) Notwithstanding anything in subsections (1) to (4), if any such extraordinary vacancy occurs within 6 months before the date fixed for the next triennial election of members of Catchment Boards, the Board, with the written consent of— (a) (b) the local authority of the constituent district whose representative has va- cated office; or the local authorities of the constituent districts included in the combined district whose representative has vacated office— as the case may require, may by resolution determine that the vacancy shall not be filled; and in any such case, the provisions of the said subsections shall not apply in respect of the vacancy.
Section 56(5): inserted, on 13 November 1970, by section 3 of the Soil Conservation and Rivers Con- trol Amendment Act 1970 (1970 No 43).
39 Part 3 s 57 Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Act 1941 Reprinted as at 1 March 2017 Ouster of office 57 Ouster of office (1) Upon proof in the first instance by affidavit or otherwise that any member of the Board is or has become incapable under this Act or any other Act of hold- ing his office, any office of the District Court in the district, or, if there is no such court, then the office of the District Court nearest to the public office of the Board, may grant a summons calling upon the person holding such office to show cause why he should not be adjudged to be ousted of the same.
(2) (3) If on the return of the summons it appears to the court, on affidavit or oral evi- dence on oath, that the person is incapable under this Act or under any other Act of holding the said office, the court may adjudge him to be ousted of the same, and he shall be ousted of such office accordingly.
In any proceedings under this section the District Court may exercise all the powers and authorities which it may exercise in its ordinary jurisdiction in civil cases; and the procedure of the court shall, so far as applicable, apply generally to proceedings under this section.

(4) No matter in relation to a disputed election shall be heard by the District Court under this section.
(5) No question which may be tried under this section shall be tried in the High Court; and no proceedings in the District Court hereunder shall be removable into the High Court by certiorari or otherwise.

Section 57(1): amended, on 1 March 2017, by section 261 of the District Court Act 2016 (2016 No 49).

Section 57(3): amended, on 1 April 1980, pursuant to section 18(2) of the District Courts Amend- ment Act 1979 (1979 No 125).
Section 57(4): amended, on 1 April 1980, pursuant to section 18(2) of the District Courts Amend- ment Act 1979 (1979 No 125).

Section 57(5): amended, on 1 April 1980, pursuant to section 18(2) of the District Courts Amend- ment Act 1979 (1979 No 125).

Section 57(5): amended, on 1 April 1980, pursuant to section 12 of the Judicature Amendment Act 1979 (1979 No 124).
The Chairman 58 (1) Chairman to be elected by Board In every district the Board shall at its first meeting after the constitution of the district, and thereafter at its annual meeting, elect one of its members to be Chairman of the Board.

(2) At every meeting for the election of a Chairman the Secretary shall preside, and in any case of an equality of votes shall determine the election by lot in such manner as the Board directs.
40 Reprinted as at 1 March 2017 Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Act 1941 Part 4 s 60 (3) (4) (5) The Chairman shall come into office on his election, and shall hold office until the election of his successor or he ceases to be a member of the Board, which- ever first occurs.
The Chairman may resign his office by writing under his hand delivered to the Secretary; and in such case, or in the case of his ceasing from any cause to be a member of the Board, his office shall become vacant, and the Secretary shall forthwith convene a meeting of the Board for the election of another Chairman.
The Board may if it thinks fit at any time appoint one of its members to be Deputy Chairman, to carry out the duties of the Chairman in the absence of the Chairman, and may at any time revoke any such appointment.

The Deputy Chairman shall, so long as he continues to be a member of the Board, hold that office until the revocation of his appointment or the appointment of his succes- sor.
Section 58(2): amended, on 19 November 1948, by section 2(2) of the Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Amendment Act 1948 (1948 No 40).

Section 58(3): amended, on 22 August 1969, by section 3 of the Soil Conservation and Rivers Con- trol Amendment Act 1969 (1969 No 14).

Section 58(4): amended, on 19 November 1948, by section 2(2) of the Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Amendment Act 1948 (1948 No 40).
Section 58(5): inserted, on 22 October 1952, by section 4(1) of the Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Amendment Act 1952 (1952 No 38).

59 Remuneration of Chairman [Repealed] Section 59: repealed, on 30 March 1985, by section 39(3) of the Local Government Amendment Act 1985 (1985 No 60).
Part 4 Proceedings of Boards 60 Majority of Board to determine questions before the Board (1) All acts of any Board, and all questions coming or arising before any Board, may be done and decided by the majority of such members of the Board as are present and vote at a meeting held in pursuance of this Act.

(2) No business shall be transacted at any meeting of the Board unless at least a quorum of members is present thereat, whether voting or not, during the whole time while the business is transacted.
(3) A quorum of the Board shall consist of half the total number of the members of the Board (irrespective of any casual vacancies) when the number is even, or a majority of such members when the number is odd.

(4) The Chairman shall have a deliberative vote, and, in the case of an equality of votes, shall also have a casting vote.
41 Part 4 s 61 Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Act 1941 Reprinted as at 1 March 2017 61 Questions decided by open voting Every question coming before the Board shall be decided by open voting.

62 (1) (2) Chairman to preside at meetings The Chairman shall preside at every meeting of the Board at which he is present.
If at any meeting of the Board the Chairman for the time being is not present or there is no Chairman, the Deputy Chairman shall preside at the meeting; and in any such case, if the Deputy Chairman is not present at the meeting or there is no Deputy Chairman, the members present shall choose one of their number to be the Chairman of that meeting.

The Deputy Chairman or person so chosen shall have and may exercise in any such case all the powers and functions of the Chairman for the purposes of the meeting.
Section 62(2): replaced, on 22 October 1952, by section 4(2) of the Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Amendment Act 1952 (1952 No 38).

63 Member not to vote on matter in which he has pecuniary interest [Repealed] Section 63: repealed, on 24 October 1957, by section 2(3) of the Local Authorities (Members’ Con- tracts) Amendment Act 1957 (1957 No 60).
64 First meetings of Boards The first meeting of any Board after the constitution of the catchment district shall be held at such time and place as the Minister by notice in the Gazette appoints.
65 (1) (2) (3) Annual and ordinary meetings of Boards Every Board shall hold an annual meeting at the office of the Board or such other place as the Board may appoint on a day to be fixed by the Board, being not later than 60 days after the day on which a triennial election of members is held, or, in any year in which no such election is held, not later than 60 days after the anniversary of the last triennial election of Catchment Boards.
Every Board shall hold such ordinary meetings at such stated times and at such place as it from time to time appoints.

The Chairman or the Secretary shall give notice in writing to each of the mem- bers of the time and place appointed from time to time for holding ordinary meetings, and the members shall attend those meetings without further notice of each meeting.

(4) The Chairman or Secretary shall give public notice of the date, time, and place of the annual meeting.
Section 65(1): replaced, on 27 August 1953, by section 102 of the Local Elections and Polls Act 1953 (1953 No 16).

Section 65(1): amended, on 21 October 1959, by section 13(1) of the Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Amendment Act 1959 (1959 No 48).

42 Reprinted as at 1 March 2017 Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Act 1941 Part 4 s 69 Section 65(3): amended, on 19 November 1948, by section 2(2) of the Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Amendment Act 1948 (1948 No 40).
Section 65(4): inserted, on 21 October 1959, by section 13(2) of the Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Amendment Act 1959 (1959 No 48).

66 Special meetings (1) A Board may at any time hold a special meeting, to be called either on a reso- lution of the Board or on a requisition in writing delivered to the Secretary and signed by the Chairman or by any 3 members.
(2) No special meeting shall be held unless at least 3 days’ notice in writing there- of and of the business to be transacted thereat has been given to members, and no business shall be transacted at a special meeting unless notice thereof has been so given.

Section 66(1): amended, on 19 November 1948, by section 2(2) of the Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Amendment Act 1948 (1948 No 40).
Section 66(2): amended, on 14 December 1962, by section 6 of the Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Amendment Act 1962 (1962 No 125).

67 Adjournment and postponement of meetings (1) Any meeting of a Board may be adjourned to another day not later than 7 days thereafter, and notice of the adjourned meeting shall be given to each member.
(2) If a quorum is not present within half an hour of the time appointed for any meeting, the Chairman or members, or member if there is only 1 present, or the Secretary if no member is present, shall postpone the meeting either to a later hour on the same day or to the next day at the usual hour of meeting.

No notice of any such postponement need be given.

(3) A postponed meeting may be adjourned, but not further postponed.
Section 67(2): amended, on 19 November 1948, by section 2(2) of the Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Amendment Act 1948 (1948 No 40).

68 Meetings to be open [Repealed] Section 68: repealed, on 1 March 1988, by section 57(1) of the Local Government Official Informa- tion and Meetings Act 1987 (1987 No 174).
69 Business at ordinary meetings The ordinary meetings of a Board shall be held for transacting the ordinary business of the Board, for appointing and removing the officers of the Board and superintending their conduct, for regulating the duties, duration and condi- tions of service, and salaries or other remuneration of officers and servants of the Board, for inquiring into the conduct of contractors or other persons em- ployed by the Board to execute works, and into the state and progress of such works, for ordering the expenditure of the Board, and generally for doing all things necessary to carry this Act into effect.
43 Part 4 s 70 Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Act 1941 Reprinted as at 1 March 2017 70 Extraordinary business (1) No extraordinary business shall be transacted at any ordinary meeting unless due notice thereof has been given at a prior meeting, or forwarded to the Chair- man or Secretary 10 days at least before the meeting at which it is to be brought forward, and at least 7 days’ notice in writing of the business has been sent to each member.
(2) The Chairman shall determine what business shall be deemed to be extraordin- ary within the meaning of this section.

Section 70(1): amended, on 19 November 1948, by section 2(2) of the Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Amendment Act 1948 (1948 No 40).
71 Revocation of resolutions Any resolution of a meeting of a Board may (save as to anything theretofore lawfully done thereunder) be revoked or altered at the same meeting by the unanimous vote of the members present when it was passed, or at a subsequent meeting by the vote of a majority of the members present thereat: provided that at least 7 days’ notice of the subsequent meeting and of the pro- posal to revoke or alter the resolution shall be given to each member.
72 Committees (1) Any Board may from time to time appoint committees, including standing committees, for the regulation and management of, or for inquiring into and re- porting upon, such matters as it thinks fit, and may fix and alter the quorum and appoint and remove the chairman of any such committee, and may dis- charge any such committee.
(2) (3) The Board may from time to time similarly appoint executive committees for such special purposes as it thinks fit, and may regulate the action of any such committee and prescribe its functions, and may discharge any such committee.

Every such committee may meet at such times and places as it thinks fit, and may adjourn any meeting, and in the absence of the chairman may appoint some member present to be chairman of any meeting.
(4) No business shall be transacted by a committee at any meeting unless a quorum is present thereat, whether voting or not, during the whole time while the busi- ness is transacted.

(5) All questions shall be decided by the majority of such members of the commit- tee as are present and vote.

The chairman of the committee shall have a delib- erative vote, and, in the case of an equality of votes, shall also have a casting vote.
(6) Any person may be appointed to be a member of a committee under this sec- tion notwithstanding that he is not a member of the Board.

Section 72(1): amended, on 14 December 1979, by section 2 of the Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Amendment Act 1979 (1979 No 110).

44 Reprinted as at 1 March 2017 Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Act 1941 Part 4 s 75 Section 72(6): inserted, on 13 October 1972, by section 3 of the Soil Conservation and Rivers Con- trol Amendment Act 1972 (1972 No 26).
73 Proceedings not invalid by reason of irregularities in election of members, etc No act or proceeding of any Board, or of any committee, or of any person acting as a member of the Board, shall be invalidated in consequence of there being a vacancy in the number of the Board at the time of the act or proceed- ing, or of the subsequent discovery that there was some defect with regard to the election or appointment of any member of the Board or of any person so acting or that he was or had become disqualified.
74 Regulating the conduct of business Subject to the provisions of this Act, any Board may from time to time by reso- lution regulate the meetings, proceedings, debates, and general conduct of the business of the Board.
Minutes 75 Minutes of meetings (1) (2) (3) The Secretary to each Board shall keep minutes of the proceedings of the Board in which he shall enter, subject to the direction of the Board, the names of the members attending each meeting, and the names of the members voting on each question on which there is a division, and every resolution, order, or other proceeding of the Board, and any other matter directed by the Board to be entered upon the minutes.
The minutes of the proceedings of every meeting shall be submitted to the next succeeding ordinary meeting, and, if approved by the Board, or when amended as directed by the Board, shall be signed by the Chairman of that succeeding meeting.

The minutes of proceedings of the Board so kept, or an extract thereof certified as correct by the Chairman or Secretary, shall be received as evidence of such proceedings, and the validity of all such proceedings shall be presumed unless the contrary is proved.
(4) The minute book shall be kept in the office of the Board.

Section 75(1): amended, on 21 October 1959, by section 14(1) of the Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Amendment Act 1959 (1959 No 48).

Section 75(1): amended, on 19 November 1948, by section 2(2) of the Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Amendment Act 1948 (1948 No 40).

Section 75(2): amended, on 21 October 1959, by section 14(2) of the Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Amendment Act 1959 (1959 No 48).
Section 75(3): amended, on 19 November 1948, by section 2(2) of the Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Amendment Act 1948 (1948 No 40).

Section 75(4): replaced, on 1 March 1988, by section 57(1) of the Local Government Official Infor- mation and Meetings Act 1987 (1987 No 174).
45 Part 4 s 76 Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Act 1941 Reprinted as at 1 March 2017 76 Making of special orders Special orders The power given by this or any other Act to a Board to do anything by “special order” shall be exercised only as follows: (a) (b) (c) the resolution to do such thing shall be passed at a special meeting: the resolution shall be confirmed at a subsequent meeting (either ordin- ary or special) held not sooner than the 28th day and not later than the 70th day after the special meeting: public notice of the place and date fixed for that subsequent meeting, and of the purport of the resolution shall be given twice during the period of 28 days immediately preceding the date of the subsequent meeting, with an interval of not less than 14 days between the 2 notifica- tions: (d) written notice of the time and place of the subsequent meeting under the hand of the Secretary shall be given to each member of the Board 3 clear days before the subsequent meeting, which notice shall refer to the said resolution: (e) the notice directed to be given by the last preceding paragraph shall suf- fice, even though the subsequent meeting is a special meeting.
Section 76(b): amended, on 26 October 1967, by section 4 of the Soil Conservation and Rivers Con- trol Amendment Act 1967 (1967 No 32).

Section 76(d): amended, on 19 November 1948, by section 2(2) of the Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Amendment Act 1948 (1948 No 40).
77 Evidence of special orders A document purporting to be a copy of any special order, sealed with the com- mon seal of the Board, shall be received as evidence for all purposes that the special order of which the document purports to be a copy has been duly made in accordance with this Act unless the contrary is proved.
78 Proceedings to quash special orders No special order shall be quashed by proceedings in any court or otherwise un- less such proceedings are commenced within 6 months from the making of the special order.
Public offices 79 Public offices (1) Any Board may from time to time provide and maintain public offices within the district, or, if more convenient, outside the district, for holding meetings and for the use of its officers, and for transacting public business relating to the district; and for that purpose may purchase or take on lease land or buildings, 46 Reprinted as at 1 March 2017 Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Act 1941 Part 4 s 82 or may cause new buildings to be erected on any land belonging to or leased to the Board, or any such building to be added to or improved.
(2) The Secretary or some other person appointed by the Board shall attend at the offices of the Board during office hours for the purpose of receiving notices and transacting the ordinary business of the Board, and public notice shall be given in the district of the situation of the offices of the Board and the office hours observed thereat.

Section 79(2): amended, on 19 November 1948, by section 2(2) of the Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Amendment Act 1948 (1948 No 40).
Officers 80 Board may appoint officers (1) A Board may from time to time appoint a Secretary, Treasurer, Engineer, valuers, collectors, and such other officers to assist in the execution of this Act as it thinks necessary; and may from time to time remove any of such officers and appoint others in the place of such as are so removed, or as may die, re- sign, or discontinue their offices; and may out of its funds pay such salaries and allowances to the said officers respectively as it thinks reasonable.
(2) One person may hold 2 or more such offices.

(3) (4) (5) [Repealed] [Repealed] Subsection (1) shall be deemed to authorise and from its commencement to have authorised the payment to any officer of the Board of such salaries and allowances as the Board thinks reasonable in respect of his attendance at any conference, meeting, or course of study or training that in the opinion of the Board will render him better fitted to carry out his duties for the Board.
Section 80(1): amended, on 19 November 1948, by section 2(2) of the Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Amendment Act 1948 (1948 No 40).

Section 80(3): repealed, on 27 August 1953, by section 103(1) of the Local Elections and Polls Act 1953 (1953 No 16).

Section 80(4): repealed, on 1 January 2004, by section 76 of the Chartered Professional Engineers of New Zealand Act 2002 (2002 No 17).
Section 80(5): inserted, on 22 October 1952, by section 6 of the Soil Conservation and Rivers Con- trol Amendment Act 1952 (1952 No 38).

81 Board may contract with officers and servants as to tenure of office [Repealed] Section 81: repealed, on 23 October 1963, by section 9(4) of the Local Authorities (Employment Pro- tection) Act 1963 (1963 No 65).
82 Acting officers During the absence from duty of any officer of the Board by reason of illness, leave of absence, or other cause, the duties and powers of such officer may be 47 Part 4 s 83 Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Act 1941 Reprinted as at 1 March 2017 performed and exercised by an acting officer appointed by resolution of the Board; and any such appointment may be either general or for some occasion only.
83 Certain officers to give security Before any officer entrusted by the Board with the custody or control of moneys by virtue of his office enters on the duties of his office, the Board shall take sufficient security from him for the faithful execution thereof.

Part 5 Rating and classification of lands for rating [Repealed] Part 5: repealed, on 29 June 1988, pursuant to section 209(1) of the Rating Powers Act 1988 (1988 No 97).
Administrative rates [Repealed] Heading: repealed, on 1 April 1988, pursuant to section 3(1) of the Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Amendment Act 1987 (1987 No 202).

84 Administrative rates [Repealed] Section 84: repealed, on 1 April 1988, by section 3(1) of the Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Amendment Act 1987 (1987 No 202).

General rates [Repealed] Heading: repealed, on 29 June 1988, pursuant to section 209(1) of the Rating Powers Act 1988 (1988 No 97).
85 General rates [Repealed] Section 85: repealed, on 29 June 1988, by section 209(1) of the Rating Powers Act 1988 (1988 No 97).

Separate rates [Repealed] Heading: repealed, on 29 June 1988, pursuant to section 209(1) of the Rating Powers Act 1988 (1988 No 97).

86 Separate rates [Repealed] Section 86: repealed, on 29 June 1988, by section 209(1) of the Rating Powers Act 1988 (1988 No 97).
48 Reprinted as at 1 March 2017 Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Act 1941 Part 5 s 92 Special works rates [Repealed] Heading: repealed, on 29 June 1988, pursuant to section 209(1) of the Rating Powers Act 1988 (1988 No 97).

87 Special works rate over whole of district [Repealed] Section 87: repealed, on 29 June 1988, by section 209(1) of the Rating Powers Act 1988 (1988 No 97).
88 Special works rate over portion of district [Repealed] Section 88: repealed, on 29 June 1988, by section 209(1) of the Rating Powers Act 1988 (1988 No 97).

89 Maintenance rate in respect of special work [Repealed] Section 89: repealed, on 29 June 1988, by section 209(1) of the Rating Powers Act 1988 (1988 No 97).

Special rates and maintenance rates [Repealed] Heading: repealed, on 29 June 1988, pursuant to section 209(1) of the Rating Powers Act 1988 (1988 No 97).
90 Special rates in respect of loans [Repealed] Section 90: repealed, on 29 June 1988, by section 209(1) of the Rating Powers Act 1988 (1988 No 97).

91 Maintenance rate in respect of works constructed out of special loan [Repealed] Section 91: repealed, on 29 June 1988, by section 209(1) of the Rating Powers Act 1988 (1988 No 97).

General as to rates [Repealed] Heading: repealed, on 29 June 1988, pursuant to section 209(1) of the Rating Powers Act 1988 (1988 No 97).
92 Valuation roll for the district [Repealed] Section 92: repealed, on 29 June 1988, by section 209(1) of the Rating Powers Act 1988 (1988 No 97).

49 Part 5 s 93 Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Act 1941 Reprinted as at 1 March 2017 93 Separate rate or special works rate may be made an annually recurring rate [Repealed] Section 93: repealed, on 29 June 1988, by section 209(1) of the Rating Powers Act 1988 (1988 No 97).
94 Provision as to maximum rate where rates levied on a graduated scale [Repealed] Section 94: repealed, on 29 June 1988, by section 209(1) of the Rating Powers Act 1988 (1988 No 97).

95 Board may direct rate to be levied [Repealed] Section 95: repealed, on 29 June 1988, by section 209(1) of the Rating Powers Act 1988 (1988 No 97).
96 Local authorities may collect rates within their respective jurisdictions [Repealed] Section 96: repealed, on 29 June 1988, by section 209(1) of the Rating Powers Act 1988 (1988 No 97).

97 Annual value and capital value [Repealed] Section 97: repealed, on 1 April 1968, by section 177(1) of the Rating Act 1967 (1967 No 123).

98 Rates to be handed to Board less cost of collection [Repealed] Section 98: repealed, on 29 June 1988, by section 209(1) of the Rating Powers Act 1988 (1988 No 97).
99 Liability if local authority neglects to collect rate [Repealed] Section 99: repealed, on 29 June 1988, by section 209(1) of the Rating Powers Act 1988 (1988 No 97).

100 Local authority may pay amount of rate out of its general fund [Repealed] Section 100: repealed, on 29 June 1988, by section 209(1) of the Rating Powers Act 1988 (1988 No 97).
100A Liability of Catchment Boards for rates [Repealed] Section 100A: repealed, on 27 November 1970, by section 18(3)(b) of the Rating Amendment Act 1970 (1970 No 119).

50 Reprinted as at 1 March 2017 Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Act 1941 Part 5 s 106A 100B Consolidated rate [Repealed] Section 100B: repealed, on 29 June 1988, by section 209(1) of the Rating Powers Act 1988 (1988 No 97).
Classification of lands for rating [Repealed] Heading: repealed, on 29 June 1988, pursuant to section 209(1) of the Rating Powers Act 1988 (1988 No 97).

101 Rates to be levied on a graduated scale according to classification of lands affected [Repealed] Section 101: repealed, on 29 June 1988, by section 209(1) of the Rating Powers Act 1988 (1988 No 97).

102 General classification of lands [Repealed] Section 102: repealed, on 29 June 1988, by section 209(1) of the Rating Powers Act 1988 (1988 No 97).
103 Appeals [Repealed] Section 103: repealed, on 29 June 1988, by section 209(1) of the Rating Powers Act 1988 (1988 No 97).

104 Signed list to be sufficient evidence of classification [Repealed] Section 104: repealed, on 29 June 1988, by section 209(1) of the Rating Powers Act 1988 (1988 No 97).

105 Amendment of classification list [Repealed] Section 105: repealed, on 29 June 1988, by section 209(1) of the Rating Powers Act 1988 (1988 No 97).
106 Separate classification lists for particular rates [Repealed] Section 106: repealed, on 29 June 1988, by section 209(1) of the Rating Powers Act 1988 (1988 No 97).

106A Rating by agreement [Repealed] Section 106A: repealed, on 29 June 1988, by section 209(1) of the Rating Powers Act 1988 (1988 No 97).
51 Part 5 s 106B Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Act 1941 Reprinted as at 1 March 2017 106B Rating on area system [Repealed] Section 106B: repealed, on 29 June 1988, by section 209(1) of the Rating Powers Act 1988 (1988 No 97).

Part 6 Finance Borrowing 107 Borrowing powers of Boards (1) (2) (3) Every Board may from time to time borrow such sums as are necessary for the purposes of this Act.
[Repealed] [Repealed] (4) A loan may be raised by a Board for the benefit of defined parts of a catchment district although those parts may not together form one continuous area.

Section 107(2): repealed, on 1 July 2003, by section 262 of the Local Government Act 2002 (2002 No 84).

Section 107(3): repealed, on 1 April 1957, by section 135(1) of the Local Authorities Loans Act 1956 (1956 No 63).

Section 107(4): replaced, on 1 July 2003, by section 262 of the Local Government Act 2002 (2002 No 84).
108 Advances out of general account for benefit of defined part of district [Repealed] Section 108: repealed, on 1 April 1957, by section 135(1) of the Local Authorities Loans Act 1956 (1956 No 63).
108A Loans to meet emergency expenditure may be charged on defined part of district Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any other enactment, where (be- fore or after the commencement of this Act) a Board has raised or raises a loan under section 7 of the Local Bodies’ Finance Act 1921–22, the Board shall have and be deemed always to have had power to constitute a defined part of its district a special rating area to secure the repayment of the loan and of the interest thereon.
Section 108A: inserted, on 22 October 1952, by section 17 of the Soil Conservation and Rivers Con- trol Amendment Act 1952 (1952 No 38).

109 Classification of lands before loan poll taken [Repealed] Section 109: repealed, on 29 June 1988, by section 209(1) of the Rating Powers Act 1988 (1988 No 97).
52 Reprinted as at 1 March 2017 Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Act 1941 Part 6 s 112 110 Number of votes that ratepayer may exercise at loan poll [Repealed] Section 110: repealed, on 17 June 1986, by section 12 of the Local Government Amendment Act 1986 (1986 No 21).
Receipts and expenditure 111 Moneys to be paid into bank (1) All moneys belonging to any Board amounting to $10 and upwards shall within 7 days after they have come to the hand of the proper officer of the Board be paid into the account of the Board at such bank as the Board from time to time appoints.
(2) No money shall be withdrawn from the bank except by authority of the Board and by cheque or other instrument (not being a promissory note or bill) signed by the Treasurer and countersigned— (a) by a member of the Board; or (b) with the prior consent of the Auditor-General, by any officer of the Board whom the Board, by resolution, from time to time appoints for the purpose.
(3) Every payment of money by the Board shall be authorised by a prior resolution of the Board or shall be submitted to the Board for confirmation at its first or- dinary meeting after the date of payment.

Section 111(2): replaced, on 27 October 1965, by section 2 of the Soil Conservation and Rivers Con- trol Amendment Act 1965 (1965 No 111).

Section 111(2): amended, on 21 November 1973, by section 2(1) of the Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Amendment Act 1973 (1973 No 91).
Section 111(2)(b): amended, on 1 July 2001, pursuant to section 52 of the Public Audit Act 2001 (2001 No 10).

Section 111(3): inserted, on 21 November 1973, by section 2(2) of the Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Amendment Act 1973 (1973 No 91).

112 Board may establish an Imprest Account (1) Any Board may, pursuant to a resolution in that behalf, establish an Imprest Account, which shall be kept at such bank as the Board from time to time ap- points.
(2) The Imprest Account may be held jointly in the names of and be operated on by the Treasurer and 1 other person to be appointed in that behalf by the Board, or may with the express approval in writing of the Auditor-General, but not otherwise, be in the sole name of and be operated on by the Treasurer or other approved officer of the Board.
Where the Imprest Account is held jointly in the names of the Treasurer and of 1 other person as aforesaid, such last-mentioned person shall be either a responsible officer of the Board or a member of the Board.
53 Part 6 s 113 Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Act 1941 Reprinted as at 1 March 2017 (3) The Board shall from time to time by resolution fix the maximum amount that may be held at any time in the Imprest Account, not exceeding $150 in any case where the Imprest Account may be operated on by 1 person acting alone, and not exceeding such amount as the Auditor-General may approve in any other case.
(4) Moneys in the Imprest Account shall be available only for the payment of wages and of emergency expenditure.

A statement of all payments made from the Imprest Account shall be submitted to the Board for approval at its first or- dinary meeting thereafter.

The payment of moneys out of the Imprest Account for any purpose not hereby authorised shall be deemed to be the misappropri- ation of the funds of the Board.
(5) The provisions of the last preceding section shall be read subject to the provi- sions of this section.

Section 112(2): amended, on 1 July 2001, pursuant to section 52 of the Public Audit Act 2001 (2001 No 10).

Section 112(3): amended, on 1 July 2001, pursuant to section 52 of the Public Audit Act 2001 (2001 No 10).
113 Collectors to pay over moneys (1) Every collector appointed or employed by any Board under this Act to collect any rate shall, within 7 days after he has received any moneys on account of any such rate, pay over the same to the Board, or in such manner as the Board directs.
(2) He shall also render to the Board, within such time and in such manner as it directs, true and faithful accounts in writing under his hand of all moneys re- ceived by him, and of all moneys paid over by him, under this Act, and also a list of the names of all persons who have failed to pay any rate or money owing to the Board, with a statement of the moneys due from such persons respective- ly, and of the several periods and rates for or on account of which the same are due respectively.
If any such collector fails to render such accounts as aforesaid, or to produce and deliver up the vouchers and receipts relating to the same in his possession or power, or to pay the balance owing by him when thereunto required, or fails, for 5 days after being thereunto required by any officer of the Board, to deliver up to the Board, or to any person appointed by it to receive the same, all papers and writings, property, matters, and things in his possession or power relating to the execution of this Act or belonging to the Board, any 2 Justices may hear and determine the matter, and may order such collector to render such ac- counts, or to deliver up such vouchers and receipts as aforesaid, or to pay over the balance owing by him, or to deliver up all such papers, writings, property, matters, and things; and if such collector fails to obey such order he may by those Justices or any 2 other Justices be committed to prison for any period not exceeding 6 months.
(3) 54 Reprinted as at 1 March 2017 Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Act 1941 Part 6 s 115 (4) No such proceeding against or dealing with any collector as aforesaid shall de- prive the Board of any remedy it may otherwise have against the collector or any surety for the collector.

Section 113(3): amended, on 1 July 2013, by section 413 of the Criminal Procedure Act 2011 (2011 No 81).
113A Remuneration, etc, of assessors (1) This section applies in respect of every assessor appointed under— (a) (b) (c) section 137; or section 11 of the Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Amendment Act 1948; or section 34 or section 36 of the Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Amendment Act 1959.
(2) (3) There shall be paid to every assessor, out of the Board’s funds, remuneration by way of fees or allowances and travelling allowances and expenses in accord- ance with the Fees and Travelling Allowances Act 1951; and the provisions of that Act shall apply accordingly as if the assessor were a member of a statutory Board within the meaning of that Act.
The Board shall provide, or pay the expenses of, all accommodation for the purpose of hearing and considering objections, and all secretarial and adminis- trative services reasonably required by the assessor appointed by the Board.

Section 113A: inserted, on 1 April 1988, by section 26 of the Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Amendment Act 1988 (1988 No 48).
114 Travelling expenses of members (1) Any Board may pay to its members travelling allowances and expenses in ac- cordance with the Fees and Travelling Allowances Act 1951, and the provi- sions of that Act shall apply accordingly.

(2) A member voting upon any such question shall not thereby become liable to any penalty under section 63.

Section 114(1): replaced, on 1 April 1952, by section 10(1) of the Fees and Travelling Allowances Act 1951 (1951 No 79).
114A Annual allowances and remuneration of Chairman, chairmen of standing committees, and members [Repealed] Section 114A: repealed, on 1 July 2003, by section 262 of the Local Government Act 2002 (2002 No 84).
115 Insurance of members against personal accident while engaged in duties It shall be lawful for any Board from time to time to enter into contracts of in- surance insuring members of the Board against loss from personal accident 55 Part 6 s 115A Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Act 1941 Reprinted as at 1 March 2017 arising out of and in the course of the exercise of their powers or duties as members, and to pay the premiums payable in respect of such contracts.
115A Subscriptions to Catchment Authorities’ Association, etc (1) Any Catchment Board affiliated to the New Zealand Catchment Authorities’ Association may from time to time, out of its administrative funds, pay the an- nual subscription of the Board to the Association and the actual and reasonable travelling expenses of its representatives incurred in attending meetings of the conferences of the Association.

(2) This section shall be deemed to have come into force on 1 April 1964.
Section 115A: inserted, on 17 November 1964, by section 5(1) of the Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Amendment Act 1964 (1964 No 59).

Section 115A(1): amended, on 16 December 1988, by section 2(a) of the Soil Conservation and Riv- ers Control Amendment Act (No 2) 1988 (1988 No 212).

Section 115A(1): amended, on 1 April 1988, by section 43(2)(c) of the Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Amendment Act 1988 (1988 No 48).
Section 115A(1): amended, on 1 April 1988, by section 43(2)(e) of the Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Amendment Act 1988 (1988 No 48).

116 Unauthorised expenditure [Repealed] Section 116: repealed, on 1 July 2003, by section 138(1) of the Local Government (Rating) Act 2002 (2002 No 6).
Accounts and audit 117 Books of account to be kept (1) Every Board shall cause books to be provided and kept, and true and regular accounts to be entered therein of all sums of money received and paid, and of the several purposes for which such sums of money have been received and paid.

(2) Any member of the Board and any elector may at all reasonable times inspect the books and take copies of or extracts from the same free of charge.
(3) Every person having the custody of the books who does not, on the reasonable demand of any member or elector, permit him to inspect the books, or to take copies or extracts as aforesaid, is liable to a fine of $10.
118 Accounts to be kept in accordance with requirements of Auditor-General (1) Every Board shall keep such accounts and keep them in such manner as may be prescribed by the Auditor-General, but so always that— (a) a General Account shall be kept, and credited with all moneys not re- quired by this Act to be carried to any other account, and debited with expenditure which is not required by or under this or any other Act to be 56 Reprinted as at 1 March 2017 Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Act 1941 Part 6 s 120 charged, or which is not otherwise properly chargeable, against any other account; and (b) separate accounts shall be kept and credited with all moneys raised or levied for, or appropriated or allocated to, or held in trust or received for, any special purpose, and debited with expenditure properly chargeable against such accounts.
(2) The decision of the Auditor-General as to whether or not any expenditure is properly chargeable against any such account shall be final.

Section 118 heading: amended, on 1 July 2001, pursuant to section 52 of the Public Audit Act 2001 (2001 No 10).

Section 118(1): amended, on 1 July 2001, pursuant to section 52 of the Public Audit Act 2001 (2001 No 10).

Section 118(2): amended, on 1 July 2001, pursuant to section 52 of the Public Audit Act 2001 (2001 No 10).
119 Transfers from General Account to meet deficiencies (1) If the balance in any of the separate accounts is at any time insufficient to meet the lawful charges thereon, the Board may transfer such sums as are necessary from the General Account to meet the same, and may at any time repay any sum so transferred out of any excess in the receipts over the liabilities of such account: provided that nothing in this section shall authorise the Board to pay out of its General Account in a manner not otherwise lawful the interest, or interest and sinking fund, on any loan.
(2) It shall not be lawful to make any transfer from any one to any other of the sep- arate accounts, except as in this Act provided.
120 Establishment of renewal or replacement funds (1) Any Board may from time to time set aside any moneys to form a fund or funds for the repair, renewal, replacement, or improvement of any property, plant, fixtures, or appliances of the Board, or for the purpose of purchasing or paying for additional property, plant, fixtures, or appliances of the class for which the fund or funds is or are established.
(2) (3) The moneys so set aside and any other moneys payable into the fund or funds shall be paid into a separate bank account in the name of the Board.

The Board may from time to time apply the money forming the fund or funds only to the purposes aforesaid, or any of them, and the Board, until the money is required for any of those purposes, may invest any of the money in accord- ance with the provisions of the Trustee Act 1956 as to the investment of trust funds.
(4) For the purposes of this section the property of a Board shall include every work and the results of every operation that is wholly or partly paid for by a 57 Part 6 s 121 Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Act 1941 Reprinted as at 1 March 2017 Board, whether or not the Board has any estate or interest in the land on which the works exist or on which the operation has been undertaken.
Section 120(1): amended, on 21 October 1959, by section 22(1) of the Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Amendment Act 1959 (1959 No 48).

Section 120(3): replaced, on 1 October 1988, by section 14(1) of the Trustee Amendment Act 1988 (1988 No 119).

Section 120(4): inserted, on 21 October 1959, by section 22(2) of the Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Amendment Act 1959 (1959 No 48).
121 Yearly statement of financial position and statements (1) On or before 15 April in each year the Treasurer shall prepare and send to the Auditor-General a yearly statement of financial position, being an abstract of all the transactions in each of the accounts above mentioned during the preced- ing financial year ended the 31 March then last past, together with the state- ments following: (a) (b) (c) (d) a statement of the whole assets and liabilities of the Board at the end of that year: a statement of the public debt of the Board showing the total debt out- standing under the head of each loan raised, and the sinking fund in the bank or invested to provide for the repayment of each such loan: a statement of the reserves and other real estate belonging to the Board, showing the terms, conditions, and rents for which any parts thereof are let on lease or otherwise, and the amounts of the rents in arrear in each case: a statement of all the rates made and levied during the financial year and of the amounts collected during that year in respect of those rates and in respect of rates made and levied in previous years.
(2) Such yearly statement of financial position and statements shall be audited by the Auditor-General, which for that purpose shall have and may exercise all such powers as it has under the Public Audit Act 2001 in respect of public moneys.
(3) A copy of the yearly statement of financial position and statements shall when duly audited be submitted to the Minister accompanied by a report as to the op- erations of the Board for the year, and a copy of the statement of financial pos- ition, statements, and report shall be submitted to each constituent local author- ity, Drainage Board, and River Board which so requests.
Section 121 heading: amended, on 1 October 1997, pursuant to section 6(1) of the Financial Report- ing Amendment Act 1997 (1997 No 17).

Section 121(1): amended, on 1 July 2001, pursuant to section 52 of the Public Audit Act 2001 (2001 No 10).

Section 121(1): amended, on 1 October 1997, pursuant to section 6(1) of the Financial Reporting Amendment Act 1997 (1997 No 17).

Section 121(2): amended, on 1 July 2001, pursuant to section 52 of the Public Audit Act 2001 (2001 No 10).
58 Reprinted as at 1 March 2017 Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Act 1941 Part 7 s 125 Section 121(2): amended, on 1 July 2001, pursuant to section 54(1)(a) of the Public Audit Act 2001 (2001 No 10).

Section 121(2): amended, on 1 October 1997, pursuant to section 6(1) of the Financial Reporting Amendment Act 1997 (1997 No 17).

Section 121(3): amended, on 1 October 1997, pursuant to section 6(1) of the Financial Reporting Amendment Act 1997 (1997 No 17).
Section 121(3): amended, on 1 April 1988, by section 27 of the Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Amendment Act 1988 (1988 No 48).

Section 121(3): amended, on 21 October 1959, by section 23 of the Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Amendment Act 1959 (1959 No 48).

Part 7 Powers and duties of Boards Contracts 122 Boards may enter into contracts for purposes of Act (1) A Board may enter into any contract for any of the purposes of this Act.
(2) (3) If a contract is for the execution of any work it shall specify the work to be done, and the materials to be furnished, and the price to be paid for the same, and the time or times within which the work is to be completed, and the penal- ties to be suffered in case of the non-performance thereof.
Except in cases of urgent necessity, no contract the amount whereof exceeds $5,000 shall be made except after public tender of which due public notice shall be given; but the Board shall not be compelled to accept the lowest ten- der.

Section 122(3): amended, on 13 October 1972, by section 5(1) of the Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Amendment Act 1972 (1972 No 26).
123 Mode of contracting [Repealed] Section 123: repealed, on 23 October 1959, by section 5(2) of the Public Bodies Contracts Act 1959 (1959 No 98).
124 Boards may make compositions Any Board may compound with any person for such sum of money or other recompense as it thinks fit in respect of the breach of any contract, or of any penalty incurred thereunder, or of any debt due to the Board, or of any damage done by the Board or its servants, whether before or after any action is brought for or in respect of the same.
125 Boards may contract with local authorities or Crown (1) Any Board may from time to time contract, upon such terms and conditions as it thinks fit, with any other Board or any local authority or body corporate em- powered in that behalf, or with the Crown, for or with respect to the doing, 59 Part 7 s 126 Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Act 1941 Reprinted as at 1 March 2017 (2) (3) (4) control, conduct, management, or supervision by either or any of the contract- ing parties of any of the things provided for in this Act, or of any other matter or thing which the Board and the other Board, local authority, or body corpo- rate are by law empowered to do, control, and manage.
By any such contract the parties may agree as to the mode and times of repay- ing the cost of constructing any works referred to therein and as to the manner in which the same shall be carried out, and any Board, local authority, or body corporate may give such security for the repayment of the cost, together with interest, as may be agreed upon.

[Repealed] Except as provided in the last preceding subsection, nothing in this section shall be deemed to affect the provisions of the said section 33.
Section 125 heading: amended, on 1 April 1988, by section 28 of the Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Amendment Act 1988 (1988 No 48).

Section 125(1): amended, on 1 April 1988, by section 28 of the Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Amendment Act 1988 (1988 No 48).

Section 125(3): repealed, on 1 July 2003, by section 262 of the Local Government Act 2002 (2002 No 84).
General functions and powers 126 General powers of Catchment Boards (1) (2) It shall be a function of every Catchment Board to minimise and prevent dam- age within its district by floods and erosion.
Each Board shall have all such powers, rights, and privileges as may reason- ably be necessary or expedient to enable it to carry out its functions, and in par- ticular each Board shall have power to construct, reconstruct, alter, repair, and maintain all such works and do and execute all such other acts and deeds in- cluding the breaching of any stopbank as may in the opinion of the Board be necessary or expedient for— (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f) controlling or regulating the flow of water towards and into water- courses: controlling or regulating the flow of water in and from watercourses: preventing or lessening any likelihood of the overflow or breaking of the banks of any watercourse: preventing or lessening any damage which may be occasioned by any such overflow or breaking of the banks: preventing or lessening erosion or the likelihood of erosion: promoting soil conservation.
(2A) [Repealed] 60 Reprinted as at 1 March 2017 Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Act 1941 Part 7 s 129A (3) Except as expressly provided in this Act, nothing hereinafter contained shall be held to derogate from or prejudice the generality of the provisions of this sec- tion and the powers, rights, and privileges conferred by this section.

Section 126(1): replaced, on 1 October 1991, by section 362 of the Resource Management Act 1991 (1991 No 69).
Section 126(2): amended, on 26 October 1967, by section 9 of the Soil Conservation and Rivers Con- trol Amendment Act 1967 (1967 No 32).

Section 126(2)(f): inserted, on 7 December 1945, by section 79(2) of the Statutes Amendment Act 1945 (1945 No 40).

Section 126(2A): repealed, on 1 October 1991, by section 362 of the Resource Management Act 1991 (1991 No 69).
127 Boards to keep hydrological records [Repealed] Section 127: repealed, on 1 October 1991, by section 362 of the Resource Management Act 1991 (1991 No 69).

128 Schemes of works to be prepared by Boards and approved by Minister and Authority [Repealed] Section 128: repealed, on 1 April 1988, by section 30(1) of the Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Amendment Act 1988 (1988 No 48).
129 Boards to furnish information to Minister (1) Every Board shall, as and when directed by the Minister so to do, give full in- formation as to any of the affairs of the Board to the Minister or as the Minister may direct.

(2) Any person authorised by the Minister so to do may at any time inspect any watercourses, works, or properties under the control of any Board and may in- spect any of the deeds, maps, books, papers, or other documents which are in the possession or under the control of the Board.
Section 129 heading: amended, on 1 April 1988, pursuant to section 31 of the Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Amendment Act 1988 (1988 No 48).

Section 129(1): amended, on 1 April 1988, by section 31(a) of the Soil Conservation and Rivers Con- trol Amendment Act 1988 (1988 No 48).

Section 129(1): amended, on 1 April 1988, by section 31(b) of the Soil Conservation and Rivers Con- trol Amendment Act 1988 (1988 No 48).
Section 129(2): amended, on 1 April 1988, by section 31(c) of the Soil Conservation and Rivers Con- trol Amendment Act 1988 (1988 No 48).

129A Board to furnish information to constituent local authorities The Board shall give to each constituent local authority a copy of the adminis- trative estimates and rating proposals for the year within 21 days after the date of the meeting of the Board at which the rating proposals are confirmed.
Section 129A: inserted, on 21 October 1959, by section 24 of the Soil Conservation and Rivers Con- trol Amendment Act 1959 (1959 No 48).

61 Part 7 s 130 Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Act 1941 Reprinted as at 1 March 2017 130 Governor-General may vest control of watercourses in Boards [Repealed] Section 130: repealed, on 1 October 1991, by section 362 of the Resource Management Act 1991 (1991 No 69).
Particular powers 131 Public Works Act 1981 to apply to construction of works Every Board in carrying out or executing any works it is empowered to under- take pursuant to this or any other Act shall have and may exercise all the powers and authorities given to local authorities by the Public Works Act 1981.

Section 131 heading: amended, on 1 February 1982, pursuant to section 248(1) of the Public Works Act 1981 (1981 No 35).
Section 131: amended, on 1 February 1982, pursuant to section 248(1) of the Public Works Act 1981 (1981 No 35).

132 Powers of Boards to enter for survey and investigation (1) (2) The provisions of sections 110, 111, and 112 of the Public Works Act 1981 shall apply in respect of works which a Board is authorised to undertake and to the carrying out of any of a Board’s functions as if references in those sections to the Minister of Works and Development were references to the Board.
For the purposes of taking levels or making surveys or inspections, any person authorised under section 110 or section 111 of the Public Works Act 1981 (as applied by subsection (1) of this section) may examine any dam, weir, sluice, flood gate, or stopbank, or any other work erected in or upon any watercourse, and open or raise any flood gate or sluice, and make any soundings, or bore the bed or channel of any part of any watercourse.
Section 132: replaced, on 16 December 1983, by section 14 of the Soil Conservation and Rivers Con- trol Amendment Act 1983 (1983 No 152).
133 Maintenance and improvement of watercourses and defences against water, etc (1) Subject to the provisions of this section, every Board may for the purposes of this Act, by itself, its engineers, officers, agents, and workmen,— (a) (b) cleanse, repair, or otherwise maintain in a due state of efficiency any watercourse or outfall for water, either within or outside its district, or any bank, dam, groyne, or other defence against water: deepen, widen, straighten, divert, or otherwise improve any watercourse or outfall for water, either within or outside its district, or remove any groynes, stopbanks, dams, weirs, trees, plants, or debris, or any other ob- structions whatsoever to watercourses or outfalls for water or to the free flow of flood waters in existing flood channels, or raise, widen, or other- wise improve any defence against water: 62 Reprinted as at 1 March 2017 (c) Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Act 1941 Part 7 s 134 in such manner and of such materials as it thinks necessary or proper, make any new watercourse or new outfall for water and cause the same to communicate with the sea or any arm thereof, or with any other water- course or a lake, either within or outside its district, or erect any new de- fence against water, or carry out any other work it thinks necessary or desirable for the purpose of controlling or preventing damage by flood waters: (d) divert, impound, or take away any water from any watercourse.
(2) Except in the case of urgent work to meet an emergency, where a Catchment Board proposes to exercise any of the powers referred to in the last preceding subsection in any drainage district or river district, or in respect of any water- course or defence against water which is under the control of any local authori- ty or other public body, the following provisions shall apply: (a) (b) (c) the Catchment Board shall give to the Drainage Board, River Board, local authority, or other public body, as the case may be, not less than 1 month’s notice in writing of its intention, and with such notice shall sup- ply full particulars of its proposals: if the Catchment Board does not within the period of the notice receive any objection in writing from the Drainage Board, River Board, local au- thority, or other public body to which the notice was given, it may forth- with carry out its proposals: if any such objection is received and agreement cannot be reached be- tween the Catchment Board and the Drainage Board, River Board, local authority, or other public body aforesaid, the Catchment Board shall re- fer the matter to the Minister, whose decision shall be final.
(3) No Catchment Board shall be entitled to exercise any of its powers in any re- serve or catchment area vested in any local authority or public body for water supply purposes or in respect of any watercourse adjacent to any such reserve or area as aforesaid without the consent of the local authority or public body.

Section 133(2)(c): amended, on 1 April 1988, pursuant to section 52(1) of the Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Amendment Act 1988 (1988 No 48).
Section 133(3) proviso: repealed, on 16 December 1988, by section 2(b) of the Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Amendment Act (No 2) 1988 (1988 No 212).

134 Afforestation, etc (1) (2) Every Catchment Board may, wherever it considers it expedient for the carry- ing out of its functions so to do, either on land acquired by it or, subject to the consent of the owner, on any other land plant or sow and maintain trees, shrubs, plants, or grasses.
Subject to the provisions of the Wildlife Act 1953, every Board may destroy, or make grants for the destruction of, any deer or other animals which in its opin- ion are likely to destroy or damage any trees, shrubs, plants, or grasses the ex- 63 Part 7 s 135 Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Act 1941 Reprinted as at 1 March 2017 istence of which may tend to mitigate soil erosion or to promote soil conserva- tion or the control of floods.
Section 134(2): amended, on 1 April 1954, pursuant to section 73(1) of the Wildlife Act 1953 (1953 No 31).
135 Incidental powers of Boards Every Board shall, in addition to any other powers given to it by this Act, have and possess the following powers, that is to say, it may— (a) take, in manner provided by the Public Works Act 1981, or purchase, or otherwise acquire and hold any land, or any estate or interest therein, within or outside its district, which in its opinion may be necessary or convenient for the carrying out of any of those powers or functions: (b) without any previous payment, tender, or deposit, enter upon and use any land within its district for the purpose of taking therefrom any earth, clay, stone, boulders, gravel, sand, and other material: (c) (d) (e) (f) at all reasonable times, by itself, its engineers, officers, agents, and workmen, and with or without vehicles, loaded or unloaded, enter into and pass through and over any lands within its district for the purpose of constructing, reconstructing, altering, repairing, and maintaining any works under this or any other Act, and for that purpose may make on those lands temporary roads or approaches to the works, doing thereby no unnecessary or avoidable damage to the lands: lay or deposit on any lands within its district any materials whatsoever to be used in connection with any works under this or any other Act, and erect on any such lands any temporary shelter for any workmen or other persons, causing thereby as little damage or inconvenience as may be: deposit on any land within its district any spoil from any works construc- ted under this or any other Act, or removed from any watercourse in the cleansing, repairing, maintaining, or improving of the watercourse: break up the soil of any roads, streets, ways, or footpaths and excavate and sink trenches, and do all such other matters and things as it deems expedient, necessary, or proper for making, cleansing, repairing, main- taining, or improving any watercourse or other works to be made, done, or provided by the Board.
Section 135(a): amended, on 1 February 1982, pursuant to section 248(1) of the Public Works Act 1981 (1981 No 35).
136 Notice to authority concerned before interfering with roads, etc Before interfering with any road, street, or footpath, or any other public work of whatsoever kind under the control of any local authority or other public 64 Reprinted as at 1 March 2017 Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Act 1941 Part 7 s 137 body, every Board shall give not less than 1 month’s notice in writing to the local authority or other public body having control thereof: provided that this section shall not apply in respect of the carrying out by any Board of urgent work to meet an emergency.
Section 136: amended, on 1 April 1988, by section 32 of the Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Amendment Act 1988 (1988 No 48).
137 Notice in respect of works to be undertaken on private land (1) Before constructing any work through or upon private land, every Board shall— (a) (b) deposit for public inspection at the office of the Board, and, where that office is outside the district, also at some place within the district, a plan and description of the work, showing how it affects the land; and give notice in writing to the occupier of the land, and also to the owner when known, of the Board’s intention to construct the work, referring in the notice to the plan and description aforesaid and stating where they are on view, and calling upon him to lodge with the Board within 1 month after the date of the notice his objections (if any) in writing to the proposed work not being objections to the amount or payment of com- pensation.
(2) (3) If within that period of 1 month no such objection is lodged the Board may forthwith proceed with the work.

If any such objection is lodged and agreement cannot be reached between the Board and the objector, the Board, after consultation with the objector, shall ap- point an independent assessor and refer the matter to that assessor.
(3A) After giving the Board and the objector an opportunity to be heard, the assessor shall consider the matter fairly and without bias, make a decision on it, and supply the Board and the objector with a written copy of the decision and the reasons for it.

(3B) Subject to section 33B, every decision under subsection (3A) shall be final.

(4) Nothing in this section shall apply in respect of the carrying out by any Board of urgent work to meet an emergency.
(5) This section shall not apply where the owner and the occupier of the land have entered into an agreement in writing with the Board as to the construction of the work, or where the entry on the land is for the purpose of the maintenance or repair of any existing work on the land and the Board has given to the occu- pier of the land notice in writing 48 hours before entering on the land.
Section 137(1)(b): amended, on 17 November 1964, by section 7 of the Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Amendment Act 1964 (1964 No 59).

Section 137(3): replaced, on 1 April 1988, by section 33 of the Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Amendment Act 1988 (1988 No 48).

65 Part 7 s 138 Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Act 1941 Reprinted as at 1 March 2017 Section 137(3A): inserted, on 1 April 1988, by section 33 of the Soil Conservation and Rivers Con- trol Amendment Act 1988 (1988 No 48).
Section 137(3B): inserted, on 1 April 1988, by section 33 of the Soil Conservation and Rivers Con- trol Amendment Act 1988 (1988 No 48).

Section 137(5): inserted, on 21 October 1959, by section 25 of the Soil Conservation and Rivers Con- trol Amendment Act 1959 (1959 No 48).
138 Boards may apportion cost of works with owners of lands In any case where any works are to be constructed by a Board, the Board may agree with the owners or occupiers of any lands on or near which the works are to be constructed for the apportionment of the cost of the works in such propor- tions as are deemed fair and equitable by the parties.
139 Land may be purchased on system of time payment Any land purchased by a Board may, with the approval of the Minister, be paid for by the Board by instalments extending over a period not exceeding 20 years, and interest at such rate as the Minister approves may be paid by the Board in respect of any portion of the purchase money that may for the time being be unpaid.
140 Leasing powers of Boards In addition to any leasing powers conferred on a Board by any special Act, every Board is hereby declared to be a leasing authority within the meaning of the Public Bodies Leases Act 1969 and shall have and may exercise the powers conferred on leasing authorities by that Act.

Section 140: amended, on 1 January 1970, pursuant to section 28(1)(a) of the Public Bodies Leases Act 1969 (1969 No 141).
Supervision of Drainage Boards, River Boards, and local authorities 141 Schemes for reorganisation or abolition of internal drainage and river districts (1) Every Catchment Board shall, as soon as may be after it has been constituted and not later than such date as may be appointed by the Minister of Local Gov- ernment, prepare and submit to that Minister a report as to the advisability of— (a) (b) (c) altering the boundaries of, or abolishing, any internal drainage district or river district; or uniting any 2 or more internal drainage districts or river districts; or constituting any new internal drainage district or river district.
(2) Any Catchment Board may at any subsequent time prepare and submit a fur- ther report to the Minister of Local Government as to any of the matters re- ferred to in the last preceding subsection.
(3) As soon as a Catchment Board has submitted any report to the Minister of Local Government under this section, the Board shall send a copy thereof to 66 Reprinted as at 1 March 2017 Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Act 1941 Part 7 s 142 each local authority, Drainage Board, and River Board that may be affected thereby.
(4) The Minister of Local Government after considering the report may, if that Minister thinks fit, require the Catchment Board to present a petition to the Governor-General under the Land Drainage Act 1908 or the River Boards Act 1908, as the case may require, containing such prayer as the Minister of Local Government shall direct.

Section 141(1): amended, on 1 April 1988, by section 34(a) of the Soil Conservation and Rivers Con- trol Amendment Act 1988 (1988 No 48).
Section 141(1): amended, on 1 April 1988, by section 34(b) of the Soil Conservation and Rivers Con- trol Amendment Act 1988 (1988 No 48).

Section 141(2): amended, on 1 April 1988, by section 34(a) of the Soil Conservation and Rivers Con- trol Amendment Act 1988 (1988 No 48).

Section 141(3): amended, on 1 April 1988, by section 34(a) of the Soil Conservation and Rivers Con- trol Amendment Act 1988 (1988 No 48).
Section 141(4): amended, on 1 April 1988, by section 34(a) of the Soil Conservation and Rivers Con- trol Amendment Act 1988 (1988 No 48).

Section 141(4): amended, on 1 April 1988, by section 34(b) of the Soil Conservation and Rivers Con- trol Amendment Act 1988 (1988 No 48).
142 Reorganisation and abolition of internal drainage and river districts (1) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Land Drainage Act 1908 or the River Boards Act 1908, any internal drainage districts or river districts may be constituted, united, abolished, or altered upon the petition of a Catchment Board presented pursuant to the last preceding section.
(2) The Land Drainage Act 1908 and the River Boards Act 1908 shall, so far as applicable and with the necessary modifications, apply to any such petition, and proceedings may be taken thereon as if the petition were a petition to the like effect presented by a Drainage Board or River Board, or by persons en- titled pursuant to either of those Acts to present such a petition.
(3) Where any drainage district is abolished or where the boundaries of any drain- age district are altered, any award made under the provisions of section 87 of the Land Drainage Act 1908 may, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in that section, apportion any of the property, debts, liabilities, and engagements of the Drainage Board to any Catchment Board, and thereupon the property, debts, liabilities, and engagements so apportioned shall be the property, debts, liabilities, and engagements of that Catchment Board.
(4) Where any river district is abolished, any award made under the provisions of section 6 of the River Boards Amendment Act 1910 may, notwithstanding any- thing to the contrary in that section, apportion any of the property, debts, liabil- ities, and engagements of the River Board to any Catchment Board, and there- upon the property, debts, liabilities, and engagements so apportioned shall be the property, debts, liabilities, and engagements of that Catchment Board.
67 Part 7 s 143 Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Act 1941 Reprinted as at 1 March 2017 (5) Where under the provisions of this section any debts, liabilities, or engage- ments of a Drainage Board or River Board are apportioned to a Catchment Board, the Catchment Board may continue to levy any special rate previously made by the Drainage Board or River Board as security for any loan the liabil- ity for which is assumed by the Catchment Board, but such rate shall not be- come a charge upon any additional area.
143 Supervision of drainage works and river works (1) (2) Every Catchment Board shall exercise a general supervision with respect to the exercise and performance within the catchment district by Drainage Boards and River Boards of their powers, functions, and duties, and may give such general or special directions as it considers reasonable for the guidance of internal Drainage Boards or River Boards with respect to the exercise and performance of their powers, functions, and duties.
Every Catchment Board shall exercise a general supervision with respect to the exercise and performance within the catchment district by local authorities of any powers, functions, and duties as to watercourses and as to drainage con- ferred and imposed on local authorities by the Land Drainage Act 1908, the River Boards Act 1908, the Local Government Act 1974, or any other Act, and may give such general or special directions as it considers reasonable for the guidance of local authorities with respect to the exercise and performance of those powers, functions, and duties.
(3) Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing provisions of this section, no Drainage Board, River Board, or local authority shall, in exercise or per- formance of any of the powers, functions, or duties referred to in the foregoing provisions of this section, construct or alter any watercourse or any other works in a catchment district otherwise than with the consent (not to be unreasonably withheld) of the Catchment Board of the district.
(4) If a Drainage Board, River Board, or local authority acts in contravention of the last preceding subsection, the Catchment Board shall have power itself to execute any works and do any things which are in the opinion of the Catchment Board necessary in order to prevent or remedy any damage which may result or may have resulted from the action of the Drainage Board, River Board, or local authority, and shall be entitled to recover from that Board or local authority the amount of any expenses reasonably incurred in the exercise of the power con- ferred by this subsection.
(5) [Repealed] (6) Nothing in subsection (3) shall apply with respect to the carrying out of urgent work to meet an emergency.

Section 143(2): amended, on 1 April 1980, by section 8(3) of the Local Government Amendment Act 1979 (1979 No 59).

Section 143(5): repealed, on 16 December 1988, by section 2(c) of the Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Amendment Act (No 2) 1988 (1988 No 212).
68 Reprinted as at 1 March 2017 Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Act 1941 Part 7 s 145B 144 Exercise by Catchment Board of powers of Drainage Board, River Board, or local authority in default [Repealed] Section 144: repealed, on 1 October 1991, by section 362 of the Resource Management Act 1991 (1991 No 69).
Compensation 145 Compensation for injury or damage (1) Every person having any estate or interest in any land taken by any Board for any of the purposes of this Act or injuriously affected thereby, or damaged or injuriously affected by the construction of any works by any Board, or suffer- ing any damage or injurious affection from the exercise by any Board of any other power conferred on it (not being a power conferred by or under section 149 or paragraphs (b), (e), (f), and (g) of subsection (1) of section 150), shall be entitled to full compensation for the same from the Board.
(2) [Repealed] Section 145(1): amended, on 21 October 1959, by section 26(a) of the Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Amendment Act 1959 (1959 No 48).

Section 145(2): repealed, on 21 October 1959, by section 26(b) of the Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Amendment Act 1959 (1959 No 48).
145A Compensation for acts of Catchment Commissions, local authorities, and Catchment Boards [Repealed] Section 145A: repealed, on 1 April 1988, by section 35(1) of the Soil Conservation and Rivers Con- trol Amendment Act 1988 (1988 No 48).
145B Procedure in respect of compensation claims All claims under this Act for compensation shall be made and determined with- in the time and in the manner provided by the Public Works Act 1981 in re- spect of lands taken under that Act or in respect of damage suffered from the exercise of any powers conferred by that Act, and the provisions of that Act shall apply accordingly: provided that: (a) in determining the amount of compensation to be awarded on a claim in respect of any work or operation under this Act (whether for land taken or injuriously affected or otherwise), being a work or operation in re- spect of which the land is or is proposed to be rated according to a sys- tem of differential rating based on benefit to that land from the work or operation, the Land Valuation Tribunal shall not take into account the matters referred to in paragraph (e) of subsection (1) of section 62 of the Public Works Act 1981: 69 Part 7 s 146 Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Act 1941 Reprinted as at 1 March 2017 (b) (c) no compensation shall be payable in respect of the controlling of the lighting of fires, unless the owner or occupier of the land has applied in proper form for a permit to light a fire on the land and the application has been refused, and he has followed and exhausted every right of ap- peal given to him by any Act, regulation, or bylaw relating to applica- tions which have been refused: no compensation shall be payable in respect of any measure designed to control soil erosion in any case where failure to apply that measure of control would leave insufficient vegetative coverage of the soil to con- trol movement by natural agency of land surface materials.
Section 145B: inserted, on 21 October 1959, by section 27(1) of the Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Amendment Act 1959 (1959 No 48).

Section 145B: amended, on 1 February 1982, pursuant to section 248(1) of the Public Works Act 1981 (1981 No 35).

Section 145B proviso paragraph (a): amended, on 29 June 1988, by section 208(1) of the Rating Powers Act 1988 (1988 No 97).

Section 145B proviso paragraph (a): amended, on 1 February 1982, pursuant to section 248(1) of the Public Works Act 1981 (1981 No 35).
Section 145B proviso paragraph (a): amended, on 23 December 1977, pursuant to section 6(7A) of the Land Valuation Proceedings Amendment Act 1977 (1977 No 15).
146 Board may pay for private works used by it In any case where a Board is of opinion that any defence against water con- structed by any person is likely to be required for or of substantial benefit to the efficient carrying out of the Board’s scheme and the owner thereof is not entitled to claim compensation in respect thereof under sections 145 and 145B, the Board may pay to the owner of that defence against water a proportion of the cost thereof.
Section 146: amended, on 1 April 1988, by section 36(a) of the Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Amendment Act 1988 (1988 No 48).

Section 146: amended, on 1 April 1988, by section 36(b) of the Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Amendment Act 1988 (1988 No 48).

Section 146: amended, on 21 October 1959, by section 27(2) of the Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Amendment Act 1959 (1959 No 48).
147 Board may purchase land injuriously affected Any Board may purchase or otherwise acquire (but not by compulsory taking) any land which is in danger of being or is injuriously affected by any works or operations undertaken or intended to be undertaken by the Board, and the Board may dispose of or otherwise deal with that land or any part thereof as it thinks fit.
148 Liability for damages arising from neglect (1) No Board shall be liable for injury to any land or other property caused without negligence of the Board by the accidental overflowing of any watercourse, or 70 Reprinted as at 1 March 2017 Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Act 1941 Part 8 s 152 (2) by the sudden breaking of any bank, dam, sluice, or reservoir made or main- tained by the Board.
If the owner or occupier of any land or other property gives notice in writing to any Board warning it that any dam, sluice, or reservoir made or maintained by the Board is weak, and requiring it to strengthen or repair the same, and the Board within a reasonable time after the delivery of the notice fails to take proper and reasonable precautions efficiently to strengthen or repair the dam, sluice, or reservoir, then the amount of any damages sustained through that fail- ure shall be made good by the Board.
Part 8 Bylaws [Repealed] Part 8: repealed, on 1 October 1991, pursuant to section 362 of the Resource Management Act 1991 (1991 No 69).

149 Power to make bylaws for the protection of watercourses and defences against water [Repealed] Section 149: repealed, on 1 October 1991, by section 362 of the Resource Management Act 1991 (1991 No 69).
150 Power to make bylaws as to land utilisation [Repealed] Section 150: repealed, on 1 October 1991, pursuant to section 362 of the Resource Management Act 1991 (1991 No 69).

150A Disallowance of bylaws [Repealed] Section 150A: repealed, on 1 October 1991, by section 362 of the Resource Management Act 1991 (1991 No 69).

151 Penalties for breach of bylaws [Repealed] Section 151: repealed, on 1 October 1991, by section 362 of the Resource Management Act 1991 (1991 No 69).
152 Bylaws, how made [Repealed] Section 152: repealed, on 1 October 1991, by section 362 of the Resource Management Act 1991 (1991 No 69).

71 Part 8 s 152A Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Act 1941 Reprinted as at 1 March 2017 152A Effect of bylaws [Repealed] Section 152A: repealed, on 1 October 1991, by section 362 of the Resource Management Act 1991 (1991 No 69).
Part 9 Offences and legal proceedings Offences 153 Obstruction of Minister or Boards (1) Every person commits an offence and is liable to a fine not exceeding $100 who prevents the Minister or any Board, or any member or officer of the Min- ister or of any Board or any other person duly authorised or employed by the Minister or by any Board, from carrying out any provision of this Act or doing any work or thing authorised thereby, or who obstructs or impedes the Minister or any Board, member, officer, or other person as aforesaid in carrying out any such provision or in doing any such work or thing.
(2) Every person commits an offence and is liable to a fine not exceeding $100 who wilfully destroys, removes, pulls down, injures, or defaces any board, placard, or notice set up, made, or published under this Act.

Section 153 heading: amended, on 1 April 1988, by section 38 of the Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Amendment Act 1988 (1988 No 48).

Section 153(1): amended, on 1 April 1988, by section 38 of the Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Amendment Act 1988 (1988 No 48).
Section 153(1): amended, on 1 April 1988, by section 43(2)(c) of the Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Amendment Act 1988 (1988 No 48).

Section 153(1): amended, on 16 December 1983, by section 16(a) of the Soil Conservation and Riv- ers Control Amendment Act 1983 (1983 No 152).

Section 153(2): amended, on 16 December 1983, by section 16(b) of the Soil Conservation and Riv- ers Control Amendment Act 1983 (1983 No 152).
154 Damage to watercourses and works Every person who, without the written approval of the Minister or Board con- cerned, wilfully destroys or damages any watercourse or defence against water which is in any district or is under the control of the Minister or of any Board, or is constructed, established, or maintained under this Act by the Minister or by any Board, or who, without the written approval of the Minister or Board concerned, wilfully destroys or damages any plantation or work under the con- trol of the Minister or of any Board, commits an offence and is liable to a fine not exceeding $10,000.
Every person who, without the written approval of the Minister or Board con- cerned, destroys or damages any watercourse or defence against water which is in any district or is under the control of the Minister or of any Board or is con- (1) (2) 72 Reprinted as at 1 March 2017 Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Act 1941 Part 9 s 157 structed, established, or maintained under this Act by the Minister or by any Board, or who, without the written approval of the Minister or Board con- cerned, destroys or damages any plantation or work under the control of the Minister or of any Board or who allows any animal which he owns or has under his control to damage or destroy any tree, shrub, or plant forming part of a defence against water, being a defence that is under the control of the Minis- ter or the Board, whether or not he has been guilty of an offence against this section, shall be liable to pay to the Minister or to the Board, as the case may be, the whole cost of restoring or repairing the damage or injury; and the amount thereof shall be recoverable as a debt due to the Minister or to the Board as the case may be.
Section 154: replaced, on 22 October 1952, by section 20 of the Soil Conservation and Rivers Con- trol Amendment Act 1952 (1952 No 38).

Section 154(1): amended, on 1 April 1988, by section 38 of the Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Amendment Act 1988 (1988 No 48).

Section 154(1): amended, on 1 April 1988, by section 43(2)(c) of the Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Amendment Act 1988 (1988 No 48).
Section 154(1): amended, on 16 December 1983, by section 17 of the Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Amendment Act 1983 (1983 No 152).

Section 154(2): amended, on 1 April 1988, by section 38 of the Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Amendment Act 1988 (1988 No 48).

Section 154(2): amended, on 1 April 1988, by section 43(2)(c) of the Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Amendment Act 1988 (1988 No 48).
Section 154(2): amended, on 22 August 1969, by section 5 of the Soil Conservation and Rivers Con- trol Amendment Act 1969 (1969 No 14).

155 Interfering with watercourses [Repealed] Section 155: repealed, on 1 October 1991, by section 362 of the Resource Management Act 1991 (1991 No 69).

156 Offences punishable summarily [Repealed] Section 156: repealed, on 1 July 2013, by section 413 of the Criminal Procedure Act 2011 (2011 No 81).
157 Time for prosecutions Section 25 of the Criminal Procedure Act 2011 shall not apply with respect to any prosecution for an offence against this Act or against any regulation made under Part 1 of this Act.

Section 157: replaced, on 21 October 1959, by section 31 of the Soil Conservation and Rivers Con- trol Amendment Act 1959 (1959 No 48).

Section 157: amended, on 1 July 2013, by section 413 of the Criminal Procedure Act 2011 (2011 No 81).
73 Part 9 s 158 Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Act 1941 Reprinted as at 1 March 2017 158 Judge not disqualified as being ratepayer Legal proceedings No Judge, District Court Judge, Justice, or Community Magistrate shall be deemed to be interested in any case in which he is acting judicially solely on the ground that he is liable to be rated within any district or is a resident within the district.
Section 158: amended, on 30 June 1998, by section 7 of the District Courts Amendment Act 1998 (1998 No 76).

Section 158: amended, on 1 April 1980, pursuant to section 18(2) of the District Courts Amendment Act 1979 (1979 No 125).
159 Representation of Boards in proceedings in District Court, etc In all proceedings in which any Board is concerned under any Act relating to bankruptcy, and in all proceedings in the District Court or before any Justice or Community Magistrate, the Secretary, or any other person from time to time appointed by the Board for the purpose, may appear and act on behalf of the Board.
Section 159 heading: amended, on 1 April 1980, pursuant to section 18(2) of the District Courts Amendment Act 1979 (1979 No 125).

Section 159: amended, on 1 March 2017, by section 261 of the District Court Act 2016 (2016 No 49).

Section 159: amended, on 30 June 1998, by section 7 of the District Courts Amendment Act 1998 (1998 No 76).

Section 159: amended, on 19 November 1948, by section 2(2) of the Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Amendment Act 1948 (1948 No 40).
160 Valuation roll to be evidence of ownership In the course of any legal proceedings instituted for enforcing any provision of this Act, or of any regulation or bylaw made under this Act, the production of the valuation roll for the time being in force in the district of any local authori- ty shall be evidence that any person named and described in that valuation roll as the owner of any property was at the time of the making of the valuation roll, and thenceforth has continued to be, and still is, the owner of the same property, unless the contrary is proved.
161 Service of legal proceedings on Boards Any summons, writ, or other legal proceeding requiring to be served on any Board may be served by being left at the public office of the Board or given personally to the Chairman or Secretary.

Section 161: amended, on 19 November 1948, by section 2(2) of the Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Amendment Act 1948 (1948 No 40).
162 Notice to be given to Boards of proposed actions [Repealed] Section 162: repealed, on 1 January 1952, by section 35(2) of the Limitation Act 1950 (1950 No 65).
74 Reprinted as at 1 March 2017 Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Act 1941 Part 10 s 164 Part 10 Miscellaneous 163 Authentication of documents Every order, notice, or other document, requiring authentication by any Board shall be sufficiently authenticated if signed by 2 members thereof, or by the Chairman, or by the Secretary, and it need not be under the common seal of the Board.
Section 163: amended, on 19 November 1948, by section 2(2) of the Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Amendment Act 1948 (1948 No 40).

164 Notices (1) Any notice required or authorised under this Act to be given to any person shall be delivered to that person, and may be delivered to him either personally or by posting it by registered letter addressed to that person at his last known place of abode or business in New Zealand.
(2) (3) If the person is absent from New Zealand, the notice may be delivered as afore- said to his agent in New Zealand.

If he is deceased the notice may be delivered as aforesaid to his personal representative.
If the person is not known, or is absent from New Zealand and has no known agent in New Zealand, or is deceased and has no personal representative, the notice may be delivered in such manner as may be directed by the High Court, or, if the notice relates to any land or building, it may be delivered by being delivered to the occupier thereof, or left with some inmate of his abode, or, if there is no occupier, either by being affixed in a conspicuous place on or to the land or building or on some road or street adjoining thereto, or by being public- ly notified.
(4) Notwithstanding anything in the foregoing provisions of this section, the High Court may in any case make an order directing the manner in which any notice is to be delivered, or dispensing with the delivery thereof.
(5) A notice required to be given to a Board, or to any local authority or public body, shall be delivered either by leaving it at the office of the Board, local au- thority, or public body or by posting it by registered letter addressed to the Board, local authority, or public body at its office.

(6) Every notice required to be given by a Board shall be signed as provided in the last preceding section.
(7) A notice posted by registered letter addressed as required by this section shall be deemed to have been given at the time when the registered letter would in the ordinary course of post be delivered.

Section 164(3): amended, on 1 April 1980, pursuant to section 12 of the Judicature Amendment Act 1979 (1979 No 124).

Section 164(4): amended, on 1 April 1980, pursuant to section 12 of the Judicature Amendment Act 1979 (1979 No 124).
75 Part 10 s 165 Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Act 1941 Reprinted as at 1 March 2017 165 Power to rectify omissions or to validate irregularities, etc Where anything is omitted to be done or cannot be done at the time required by or under this Act, or is done after such time, or is otherwise irregularly done in matter of form, or sufficient provision is not made by or under this Act, the Governor-General may, by Order in Council, at any time before or after the time within which such thing is required to be done, extend such time, or may validate anything so done after the time required, or so irregularly done in matter of form, or make such other provision for the case as he thinks fit.
165A Loss or destruction of records, etc Where any rate records, valuation roll or list, ratepayers roll, or any book or document of any sort belonging to a Board or the Minister is required for im- mediate use but is destroyed or lost, a copy thereof sworn to be accurate on the oath of a responsible person may be used in its place; and, if there is no such copy available, the Governor-General may do such acts and things as he thinks best for repairing the loss and for providing for making a new book, roll, list, or document in place of that which was destroyed or lost as aforesaid; and, by Order in Council gazetted, may validate any book, roll, list, or other document so made and may define the time during which the book, roll, list, or document shall remain in force.
Section 165A: inserted, on 21 October 1959, by section 32 of the Soil Conservation and Rivers Con- trol Amendment Act 1959 (1959 No 48).

Section 165A: amended, on 1 April 1988, by section 38 of the Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Amendment Act 1988 (1988 No 48).

Section 165A: amended, on 1 April 1988, by section 43(2)(e) of the Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Amendment Act 1988 (1988 No 48).

Section 165A: amended, on 1 April 1968, pursuant to section 176(2) of the Rating Act 1967 (1967 No 123).
166 Regulations (1) The Governor-General from time to time, by Order in Council, may make regulations for any purpose for which regulations are contemplated by this Act, and may make all such other regulations as may in his opinion be necessary or expedient for giving full effect to the provisions of this Act and for the due ad- ministration thereof.

(2) The Governor-General may, by any such regulations, prescribe fines for the breach of any regulation, not exceeding $10 for any one offence.
(3) Nothing in this section shall prejudice or affect the powers contained in sec- tions 14 and 15.

167 Regulations to be laid before Parliament [Repealed] Section 167: repealed, on 19 December 1989, by section 11 of the Regulations (Disallowance) Act 1989 (1989 No 143).
76 Reprinted as at 1 March 2017 Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Act 1941 Schedule 1 168 Board not to construct works on tidal waters without Governor-General’s sanction [Repealed] Section 168: repealed, on 1 October 1991, by section 362 of the Resource Management Act 1991 (1991 No 69).
169 Government works not to be interfered with (1) Nothing in this Act shall— (a) (b) authorise any Board to interfere with any public work executed or car- ried on by, or under the control of, the Government without the previous written consent and approval of the Minister under whose control the work is being executed or carried on; or prejudice or affect any power or authority vested in Her Majesty, or in the Governor-General, or in any Minister or other person on behalf of Her Majesty or the Governor-General, under any Act authorising the erection, construction, carrying on, or maintenance of any work.
(2) In giving any consent and approval under the last preceding subsection the Minister may impose such conditions as he thinks fit for the protection and safety of the public work.

Section 169(1)(a): replaced, on 1 April 1988, by section 39(1) of the Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Amendment Act 1988 (1988 No 48).

Section 169(2): amended, on 1 April 1988, by section 39(2) of the Soil Conservation and Rivers Con- trol Amendment Act 1988 (1988 No 48).
170 Act not to affect property of the Crown Except as expressly provided in this Act, nothing in this Act or in any regula- tions or bylaws under this Act shall in any way affect the interest of Her Majes- ty in any property of any kind belonging to or vested in Her Majesty: provided that this Act and the regulations and bylaws thereunder shall apply to the interest of any lessee, licensee, or other person claiming an interest in any property of the Crown in the same manner as they apply to private property.
Schedule 1 [Repealed] Schedule 1: repealed, on 1 April 1988, by section 40 of the Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Amendment Act 1988 (1988 No 48).

s 25 77 Schedule 2 Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Act 1941 Schedule 2 [Repealed] Reprinted as at 1 March 2017 s 102(6) Schedule 2: repealed, on 29 June 1988, by section 209(1) of the Rating Powers Act 1988 (1988 No 97).
78 Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Act 1941 Notes Reprinted as at 1 March 2017 Reprints notes 1 General This is a reprint of the Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Act 1941 that in- corporates all the amendments to that Act as at the date of the last amendment to it.

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4 Amendments incorporated in this reprint District Court Act 2016 (2016 No 49): section 261 Crown Minerals Amendment Act 2013 (2013 No 14): section 65 Criminal Procedure Act 2011 (2011 No 81): section 413 Disability (United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities) Act 2008 (2008 No 64): section 19 Local Government Act 2002 (2002 No 84): section 262 Chartered Professional Engineers of New Zealand Act 2002 (2002 No 17): section 76 Local Government (Rating) Act 2002 (2002 No 6): section 138(1) Public Audit Act 2001 (2001 No 10): sections 52, 54(1)(a) District Courts Amendment Act 1998 (1998 No 76): section 7 Financial Reporting Amendment Act 1997 (1997 No 17): section 6(1) Resource Management Act 1991 (1991 No 69): section 362 Regulations (Disallowance) Act 1989 (1989 No 143): section 11 Public Finance Act 1989 (1989 No 44): section 83(7) Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Amendment Act (No 2) 1988 (1988 No 212) Trustee Amendment Act 1988 (1988 No 119): section 14(1) Rating Powers Act 1988 (1988 No 97): sections 208(1), 209(1) Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Amendment Act 1988 (1988 No 48) Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Amendment Act 1987 (1987 No 202) Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 (1987 No 174): section 57(1) Local Government Amendment Act 1986 (1986 No 21): section 12 79 Notes Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Act 1941 Reprinted as at 1 March 2017 Local Government Amendment Act 1985 (1985 No 60): section 39(3) Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Amendment Act 1983 (1983 No 152) Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Amendment Act 1982 (1982 No 100) Public Works Act 1981 (1981 No 35): section 248(1) District Courts Amendment Act 1979 (1979 No 125): section 18(2) Judicature Amendment Act 1979 (1979 No 124): section 12 Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Amendment Act 1979 (1979 No 110) Local Government Amendment Act 1979 (1979 No 59): section 8(3) Public Finance Act 1977 (1977 No 65): section 155(b) Land Valuation Proceedings Amendment Act 1977
 (1977 No 15): section 6(7A) Local Elections and Polls Act 1976 (1976 No 144): section 124(1) Counties Amendment Act 1974 (1974 No 8): section 9(2) Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Amendment Act 1973 (1973 No 91) Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Amendment Act 1972 (1972 No 26) Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Amendment Act 1971 (1971 No 129) Mining Act 1971 (1971 No 25): section 245 Rating Amendment Act 1970 (1970 No 119): section 18(3)(b) Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Amendment Act 1970 (1970 No 43) Public Bodies Leases Act 1969 (1969 No 141): section 28(1)(a) Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Amendment Act 1969 (1969 No 14) Rating Act 1967 (1967 No 123): sections 176(2), 177(1) Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Amendment Act 1967 (1967 No 32) Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Amendment Act 1965 (1965 No 111) Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Amendment Act 1964 (1964 No 59) Local Authorities (Employment Protection) Act 1963 (1963 No 65): section 9(4) Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Amendment Act 1962 (1962 No 125) Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Amendment Act 1961 (1961 No 101) Public Bodies Contracts Act 1959 (1959 No 98): section 5(2) Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Amendment Act 1959 (1959 No 48) Local Authorities (Members’ Contracts) Amendment Act 1957 (1957 No 60): section 2(3) Local Authorities Loans Act 1956 (1956 No 63): section 135(1) Local Government Loans Board Amendment Act 1954 (1954 No 75): section 8(1) Wildlife Act 1953 (1953 No 31): section 73(1) Local Elections and Polls Act 1953 (1953 No 16): sections 102, 103(1) Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Amendment Act 1952 (1952 No 38) Fees and Travelling Allowances Act 1951 (1951 No 79): section 10(1) Limitation Act 1950 (1950 No 65): section 35(2) Land Act 1948 (1948 No 64): section 185(1) Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Amendment Act 1948 (1948 No 40) Maori Purposes Act 1947 (1947 No 59): section 2 Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Amendment Act
 1946 (1946 No 29) Statutes Amendment Act 1945 (1945 No 40): section 79(2) 80 Reprinted as at 1 March 2017 Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Act 1941 Wellington, New Zealand: Published under the authority of the New Zealand Government—2017 81