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the following section is substituted:

Constitution of the Commission

"27.(1) The Commission consists of a Chairperson and 18 other members appointed by the Minister.

"(2) Seventeen of the members are to be the persons elected under Division 7 of Part 3 to represent the several zones.

  "(3) Two of the members are to be chosen by the Minister.

"(4) The Minister must appoint a member of the Commission to be the Chairperson.".

(2) If, immediately before the commencement of this section, an office of Commissioner was held by a person who is not a person of a kind referred to in subsection 27(2) of the Principal Act as amended by this Act:

     (a) subject to subsection 6(2) of this Act, that person continues to hold office, on the terms and conditions of appointment in force immediately before that commencement, until:

        (i) that appointment expires or comes to an end under the Principal Act as amended by this Act; or

        (ii) the first meeting of the Commission held after the first zone elections occurring after the Regional Council elections for 1993 have been conducted;

     whichever is the earlier; and

     (b) the number of members of the Commission is taken to be adjusted accordingly.

Repeal of section 28

  5. Section 28 of the Principal Act is repealed.

Repeal of section and substitution of new section

6.(1) Section 30 of the Principal Act is repealed and the following section is substituted:

Basis of holding office

  "30.(1) Commissioners hold office on a full-time basis.

"(2) This section does not prevent a Commissioner holding office as a member of a Regional Council on a part-time basis.".

(2) Subject to subsection (3), a Commissioner who, immediately before the commencement of this section, held the office of Commissioner on a part-time basis continues to hold the office after that commencement as if, on that commencement, he or she had been appointed on a full-time basis.

(3) Subsection (2) does not apply to a Commissioner who, by written notice given to the Minister, elects to continue to hold office on a part-time basis.

Deputy Chairperson of Commission

  7. Section 32 of the Principal Act is amended:

    (a) by inserting in subsection (1) "after a zone election" after "Commission" (first occurring);

  (b) by omitting subsection (2) and substituting the following subsection:

    "(2) At any other meeting of the Commission, the Commissioners must elect one of their number to be the Deputy Chairperson of the Commission if there is a vacancy in the office of Deputy Chairperson of the Commission.".

Periods of appointment

8.(1) Section 33 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting subsection (1) and substituting the following subsections:

"(1) Subject to subsection (1A), the Commission Chairperson holds