This order is the Maniapoto Maori Trust Board Order 2002.

This order comes into force on the day after the date of its notification in the Gazette.

In this order,—

(1) The Trust Board is constituted by the Maniapoto Act and is a Maori Trust Board under the Act.

(2) Section 6 of the Maniapoto Act provides that the Trust Board must include the following members, elected in accordance with regulations made under section 56 of the Act:

• (a) 6 members elected by beneficiaries:

• (b) 6 members elected by Committees.

(3) Section 8 of the Maniapoto Act provides that there must be the number of Committees as is specified in regulations made under section 56 of the Act to represent the marae specified in those regulations.

(4) Committees have been established to represent marae in the Maniapoto area and have elected members of the Trust Board even though the regulations required by section 8 of the Maniapoto Act have not been made.

(5) The Trust Board held an election for membership of the Trust Board in October 2001.

(6) However, that election was irregular (and is declared invalid by clause 8) because votes were cast for a candidate whose nomination had been withdrawn.

(1) There are 6 Committees.

(2) Each Committee must elect 1 member of the Trust Board.

(3) Each Committee must determine the process and method for electing a member of the Trust Board.

Following an election to membership of the Trust Board, the term of appointment of a member elected by a Committee must commence on the same day as the term of appointment of a member elected by beneficiaries.

Beneficiaries of the Trust Board must elect 6 members of the Trust Board.

The election of members of the Trust Board held in October 2001 is invalid because of the irregularity summarised in clause 4(6).

(1) The Trust Board must hold an election of members of the Trust Board as soon as practicable after this order comes into force.

(2) Every member of the Trust Board in office at the date of commencement of this order remains in office (under section 15(3) of the Act) until a successor is appointed by the election required by subclause (1).

(3) Clause 10 applies to the election required by subclause (1).

(1) The Secretary of the Trust Board must give the public notice required by section 46 of the Act by 20 November 2002.

(2) Nominations for election to membership must be lodged with the Secretary of the Trust Board by 20 December 2002.

(3) If an election is required by section 48 of the Act, the Secretary of the Trust Board must post the following documents to beneficiaries entitled to vote by 31 January 2003:

• (a) a printed ballot paper required by section 51 of the Act; and

• (b) the form of declaration required by regulation 10 of the Maori Trust Boards Regulations 1985.

(4) Ballot papers must be posted to, or lodged with, the Returning Officer, under section 52 of the Act, by 28 February 2003.

(5) The Secretary of the Trust Board must comply with section 49(1) of the Act (and forward the names of persons elected as members of the Trust Board to the chief executive of Te Puni Kokiri) by 31 March 2003.

The Second Schedule of the Maori Trust Boards Regulations 1985 (SR 1985/258) is amended by inserting, after the item relating to the Hauraki Maori Trust Board, the following item: