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.

N o t i c e

1. Title and commencement—(1) This notice may be cited as the South Canterbury Rural Fire District Notice 1998, Constitution and Administration Amendment Notice No. 5 and shall be read with and deemed part of the notice constituting the South Canterbury Rural Fire District Notice 1998 made on 27 July 1998 (“principal notice”*).

(2) This notice comes into force 28 days after publication in the New Zealand Gazette.

2. Amendment of Rural Fire District Notice—The principal notice is hereby amended by:

(1) Revoking clause 3 of the notice and substituting with the following clause:

The Committee shall consist of eight members as follows:

1. One person appointed in writing by the Timaru District Council under the signature of its Chief Executive;
2. One person appointed in writing by the MacKenzie District Council under the signature of its Chief Executive;
3. One person appointed in writing by the Waimate District Council under the signature of its Chief Executive;
4. One person appointed in writing by the Department of Conservation, under the signature of its Director-General;
5. One person appointed in writing by the New Zealand Forest Owners Association as a member representing forest owners in the district, the signature of its President;
6. One person appointed in writing by the Chief Executive of the New Zealand Fire Service; and
7. Two people appointed by the Committee as independent members with recognised governance experience. The independent members will have the same rights as other members of the Committee. The term of appointment will be in accordance with the Forest and Rural Fires Regulations 2005.

(2) This clause shall be read together with and be deemed to be part of the principal notice.

Dated at Wellington this 4th day of December 2015.

K. O’CONNOR, National Rural Fire Officer.

*New Zealand Gazette, 13 August 1998, No. 112, page 2275