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inserting after subsection (1) the following subsections:

     "(1A) If the Minister makes a determination under subsection (1), he or she must cause a notice to be published in the Gazette that:

       (a) states that the determination has been made; and

         (b) specifies the places where members of the public may buy copies of the determination.

    "(1B) The Commission must take all reasonable steps to ensure that, from the time the notice is published or as soon as practicable thereafter, copies of the determination are available to be bought by members of the public at the places specified in the notice.";

  (d) by omitting subsection (3);

    (e) by omitting from subsections (4), (5) and (7) "notice" and substituting "determination".

Persons qualified to be elected to Regional Councils

14. Section 102 of the Principal Act is amended by inserting after subsection (1) the following subsection:

"(1A) Paragraph (1)(b) does not apply to a person who is the Commission Chairperson.".

Polling places

15. Section 105 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting subsection (2).

Fixing of election days, and location of polling places, to be notified in the Gazette

16. Section 106 of the Principal Act is amended by inserting after subsection (1) the following subsection:

"(1A) The Minister shall cause a copy of the notice under subsection 104(2) fixing a polling day or polling days for the round of Regional Council elections for 1993 to be published in the Gazette at least 60 days before the day, or the first of the days, so fixed.".

Rules for conduct of elections

17. Section 113 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting subsection (9).

Persons taken to have resigned from Regional Councils in certain circumstances

18. Section 121 of the Principal Act is amended by inserting after subsection (1) the following subsection:

"(1A) Subsection (1) does not apply to a member of a Regional Council who is the Commission Chairperson.".

Chairperson and Executive Committee

  19.(1) Section 127 of the Principal Act is amended:

  (a) by inserting after subsection (1) the following subsection:

     "(1A) A Regional Council shall not elect a Commissioner to be the Chairperson of the Regional Council.";

     (b) by omitting from paragraph (3)(a) "may elect a new Chairperson, and".

(2) Subsection 127(1A) of the Principal Act as amended by this Act does not affect the validity of any election of a person to be the Chairperson of a Regional Council that took place before the commencement of this section.

Insertion of new sections

20.(1) After section 127 of the Principal Act the following sections are inserted:

Provisions relating to Chairpersons

"127A.(1) The Chairperson of a Regional Council holds office on a full-time basis.

"(2) If the Chairperson of a Regional