Local Government Act 1989
5Power to name roads, erect signs and require premises to be numbered
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5 Power to name roads, erect signs and require premises to be numbered
(a) approve, assign or change the name of a road; and
(b) erect signs on a road; and
(c) approve, assign and change the number of a road and any premises next to a road; and
(d) require people to number their premises and to renew those numbers.
Sch. 10 cl. 5(2) substituted by Nos 27/1997
s. 27, 7/1998 s. 23.
(2) The Council, in exercising a power under paragraph (a) of subclause (1) must act in accordance with the guidelines in force for the time being under the Geographic Place Names Act 1998 and must advise the Registrar under that Act of the action it has taken under that paragraph.