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Note 4 at the end of this version provides a list of the amendments included in it.

This Act is administered by Te Puni Kōkiri.

An Act to establish the Maniapoto Maori Trust Board

1 Short Title and commencement

(1)

This Act may be cited as the Maniapoto Maori Trust Board Act 1988.

(2)

This Act shall come into force on the 28th day after the date on which it receives the Royal assent.

2 Interpretation

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—

Board means the Maniapoto Maori Trust Board constituted by section 4

regional management committee means a regional management committee constituted under section 8

Te Arikinui means the head of the Kahui Ariki for the time being recognised by the Tainui tribes

Te Kaumātua Kaunihera o Maniapoto means the council of elders appointed under section 7.

Section 2 Te Kaumātua Kaunihera o Maniapoto: added, on 23 May 2008, by section 4 of the Maniapoto Maori Trust Board Amendment Act 2008 (2008 No 32).

Section 2 Te Mauri o Maniapoto: repealed, on 23 May 2008, by section 4 of the Maniapoto Maori Trust Board Amendment Act 2008 (2008 No 32).

3 Act to bind the Crown

This Act shall bind the Crown.

4 Maniapoto Maori Trust Board constituted

(1)

There is hereby constituted a body corporate to be known as the Maniapoto Maori Trust Board, which shall be a Maori Trust Board within the meaning and for the purposes of the Maori Trust Boards Act 1955, and, subject to the provisions of this Act, the provisions of that Act shall apply accordingly.

(2)

The beneficiaries of the Board shall be the members of the Maniapoto tribe and their descendants.

5 Initial membership of Board

[Repealed]

Section 5: repealed, on 23 May 2008, by section 5 of the Maniapoto Maori Trust Board Amendment Act 2008 (2008 No 32).

6 Membership of Board

The Board consists of 15 persons, appointed or elected as follows:

(a)

6 members elected by the beneficiaries of the Board in accordance with the Maori Trust Boards Regulations 1985; and

(b)

7 members elected by the regional management committees in accordance with the Maori Trust Boards Regulations 1985; and

(c)

1 member appointed by the Governor-General on the recommendation of the Minister of Māori Affairs, nominated by, and representing, Te Arikinui; and

(d)

1 member appointed by the Governor-General on the recommendation of the Minister of Māori Affairs, nominated by, and representing, Te Kaumātua Kaunihera o Maniapoto.

Section 6: substituted, on 23 May 2008, by section 6 of the Maniapoto Maori Trust Board Amendment Act 2008 (2008 No 32).

7 Te Kaumātua Kaunihera o Maniapoto

(1)

The Board shall from time to time, by resolution, appoint a council of elders to be known as Te Kaumātua Kaunihera o Maniapoto.

(2)

The principal function of Te Kaumātua Kaunihera o Maniapoto shall be to advise the Board on matters involving tikanga, te reo, and kawa.

(3)

Te Kaumātua Kaunihera o Maniapoto shall comprise the kaumatua of the Maniapoto tribe.

Section 7 heading: amended, on 23 May 2008, by section 7(1) of the Maniapoto Maori Trust Board Amendment Act 2008 (2008 No 32).

Section 7(1): amended, on 23 May 2008, by section 7(2) of the Maniapoto Maori Trust Board Amendment Act 2008 (2008 No 32).

Section 7(2): amended, on 23 May 2008, by section 7(2) of the Maniapoto Maori Trust Board Amendment Act 2008 (2008 No 32).

Section 7(3): amended, on 23 May 2008, by section 7(2) of the Maniapoto Maori Trust Board Amendment Act 2008 (2008 No 32).

8 Regional management committees

(1)

For the purposes of this Act, there shall be such number of regional management committees as is specified in regulations made under section 56 of the Maori Trust Boards Act 1955.

(2)

Each regional management committee shall comprise persons elected in accordance with those regulations to represent the various marae specified in the regulations.

(3)

The Board shall have the same power to delegate any of its powers and duties to a regional management committee as it has under section 20 of the Maori Trust Boards Act 1955 in respect of committees appointed by the Board under that section, and the provisions of that section shall apply with any necessary modifications.

(4)

Sections 21 to 23 of the Maori Trust Boards Act 1955 shall also apply with any necessary modifications to regional management committees.

9 Annual hui

[Repealed]

Section 9: repealed, on 16 September 2011, by section 8(1)(b) of the Maori Trust Boards Amendment Act 2011 (2011 No 75).

Notes

1 General

This is a consolidation of the Maniapoto Maori Trust Board Act 1988 that incorporates the amendments made to the legislation so that it shows the law as at its stated date.

2 Legal status

A consolidation is taken to correctly state, as at its stated date, the law enacted or made by the legislation consolidated and by the amendments. This presumption applies unless the contrary is shown.

Section 78 of the Legislation Act 2019 provides that this consolidation, published as an electronic version, is an official version. A printed version of legislation that is produced directly from this official electronic version is also an official version.

3 Editorial and format changes

The Parliamentary Counsel Office makes editorial and format changes to consolidations using the powers under subpart 2 of Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019. See also PCO editorial conventions for consolidations.

4 Amendments incorporated in this consolidation

Maniapoto Claims Settlement Act 2022 (2022 No 50): section 232

Maori Trust Boards Amendment Act 2011 (2011 No 75): section 8(1)(b)

Maniapoto Maori Trust Board Amendment Act 2008 (2008 No 32)

Maniapoto Maori Trust Board Act 1988