Local Legislation Act 1981

1: Short Title
This Act may be cited as the Local Legislation Act 1981. City and borough councils
2: Hokitika Borough Council: authorising payments out of Reserves Endowment Fund
1: Notwithstanding section 230
a: expend on—
i: the purchase of audio-visual equipment for the West Coast Historical Museum; or
ii: the reimbursement to its general funds of amounts expended for that purpose before the commencement of this Act,— such sum or sums (not exceeding $13,000 in the aggregate) as it thinks fit:
b: expend on—
i: making payments to the Hokitika Community Centre Committee for the purpose of the purchase of furnishings for the Regent Theatre, Hokitika; or
ii: the reimbursement to its general funds of amounts expended for that purpose before the commencement of this Act,— such sum or sums (not exceeding $25,000 in the aggregate) as it thinks fit.
2: The receipt of the treasurer of the Hokitika Community Centre Committee shall be a sufficient discharge to the said Council for any money paid under subsection (1)(b)(i)
3: Kapiti Borough Council: excluding properties from special rating area
1: The special rating area immediately before the commencement of this Act comprising the properties specified in the roll sealed by the Kapiti Borough Council (hereafter in this section referred to as the Council), and authenticated by the Mayor of the Council, on 15 December 1975 shall, upon and after that commencement, be deemed not to include any land not situated in the Paraparaumu Ward.
2: As soon as is practicable after that commencement, the Council shall refund to the person who paid it (or, where the person who paid it is dead, to his personal representatives), without interest, every amount paid to the Council by way of special rate on land not situated in the Paraparaumu Ward in relation to the repayment of the Paraparaumu Sewerage (Stage I) Loan 1975, the Paraparaumu Sewerage (Stage II) Loan 1979, or the Paraparaumu Sewerage Loan 1980.
4: Lyttelton Borough Council: amendments to Lyttelton Borough Empowering Act 1976
1: This section shall be read together with and deemed part of the Lyttelton Borough Empowering Act 1976
(2)–(6): Amendment(s) incorporated in the Act(s)
5: Whangarei City Council: authorising use towards building of cultural and recreational centre of proceeds from sale of abattoir
1: Notwithstanding section 230 subsection (2)
2: The said land comprises all that parcel of land containing approximately 7.2438 hectares, being Section No 1A of Block XVI of the Purua Survey District, and being all the land comprised and described in certificate of title, Volume 182, folio 242 (North Auckland Registry). County councils
6: Bay of Islands County Council: authorising grant towards gymnasium
1: Notwithstanding that it is not otherwise authorised to do so, but subject to subsection (2)
2: The said Council shall not so pay any such sum until—
a: it has been granted by the said Board a licence under section 6A
b: the Minister of Recreation and Sport has notified the said Council in writing that he is satisfied that the licence so granted provides for the reasonable use by members of the public of the said gymnasium and its ancillary facilities.
3: Notwithstanding subsection (1)
7: Rangitikei County Council: authorising retail sale of compressed natural gas outside district
1: Subject to subsection (2) section 520(c)
a: the district of the Marton Borough Council were within the district of the said Council; and
b: the Governor-General had, by Order in Council, consented to the said Council's supplying compressed natural gas within its district.
2: Where any person has applied to him in that behalf, the Minister of Energy shall, if he is satisfied that there has been established in any place reasonably conveniently accessible to the inhabitants of the district of the said Council any installation that may lawfully and can provide a supply of compressed natural gas adequate for the immediately forseeable requirements of those inhabitants, by notice in writing to the said Council, require the said Council to cease supplying compressed natural gas to the public.
3: After the expiration of 6 months (or such lesser period as is specified in the notice) from the date of the receipt by the said Council of a notice under subsection (2) section 520 subsection (1)
8: Waimairi County Council: authorising grant towards hall
1: Notwithstanding that it is not otherwise authorised to do so, but subject to subsection (2)
2: The said Council shall not so pay any such sum until—
a: it has been granted by the said Board a licence under section 6A
b: the Minister of Recreation and Sport has notified the said Council in writing that he is satisfied that the licence so granted provides for the reasonable use by members of the public of the said hall and its ancillary facilities.
3: Notwithstanding subsection (1) Electric Power Board and Harbour Board
9: King Country Electric Power Board: validating unlawful construction of buildings
Notwithstanding section 47 of the Electric Power Boards Act 1925
10: Otago Harbour Board: validating unauthorised expenditure
The actions of the Otago Harbour Board in paying to the Port Chalmers Yacht Club, during the year that ended with 30 September 1980, the sum of $5,000 are hereby validated and deemed to have been lawful.