New Plymouth District Boundary Alteration Notice 1996 Pursuant to section 37p (2) of the Local Government Act 1974, the Minister of Local Government gives the following notice. N o t i c e 1. Title and commencement (1) This notice may be cited as the New Plymouth District Boundary Alteration Notice 1996. (2) This notice shall come into force on the 1st day of February 1997. 2. Boundaries of New Plymouth District (1) The boundaries of the New Plymouth District are hereby altered by including in that district all that area situated between the existing seaward boundary of the New Plymouth District and the line of mean low water springs. (2) For the purposes of subclause (1) of this clause, wherever the boundary of the New Plymouth District meets the boundary of another territorial authority district at the mean high water mark, the boundary of the New Plymouth District shall extend from that point along a line running at 90 degrees from the line of the mean high water mark to the point where the boundary meets the line of mean low water springs. (3) Nothing in this notice shall have the effect of excluding from the New Plymouth District any area included in that district prior to this notice coming into force. Dated this 19th day of December 1996. Hon. CHRISTINE FLETCHER, Minister of Local Government.