Pursuant to sections 4 (1) and 8 (1) of the Forest and Rural Fires Act 1977, the National Rural Fire Authority hereby makes the following notice.
Notice
1. Title and commencement-(1) This notice is the Western Bay Moana Rural Fire District Constitution and Administration Notice 2004.
(2) This notice comes into force 28 days after publication in the New Zealand Gazette.
2. Constitution of the Western Bay Moana Rural Fire District-The areas set out in the Schedule to this notice are hereby constituted and declared to be a rural fire district to be known as the Western Bay Moana Rural Fire District.
3. Constitution of the Western Bay Moana Rural Fire Committee-The Western Bay Moana Rural Fire District Committee is hereby constituted as a rural fire committee.
4. Administration of the Western Bay Moana Rural Fire District-(1) For the purposes of the Forest and Rural Fires Act 1977, the Western Bay Moana Rural Fire District shall be administered by the Western Bay Moana Rural Fire District Committee.
(2) The committee shall consist of six members as follows:
(a) Three persons appointed, in writing, by the Western Bay of Plenty District Council; and
(b) one person appointed, in writing, by the Tauranga District Council; and
(c) one person appointed, in writing, by the Minister of Local Government; and
(d) one person appointed, in writing, by the Department of Conservation under the signature of its Director General.
Schedule
(1) All those parcels comprising the areas delineated on S.O. Plan 332125 (South Auckland Land District) deposited with Land Information New Zealand, titled "Western Bay Moana Rural Fire District".
(2) Excluded from the Western Bay Moana Rural Fire District are all "fire districts" as defined in section 2 of the Fire Service Act 1975.
Dated at Wellington this 25th day of January 2004.
M. J. DUDFIELD, National Rural Fire Officer.