218AAmalgamation of areas

#### 218A Amalgamation of areas 218A Amalgamation of areas > > (1) The Governor may, by proclamation, amalgamate two or more areas into one or more new areas. > > > (2) On the date specified in the proclamation as the date on which the areas are to be amalgamated— > > > > > (a) the areas are dissolved, and > > > > > (b) the new area or new areas are constituted, and > > > > > (c) subject to section 218C, the councillors of the former areas cease to hold office. > > > (3) Divisions 1 and 2 apply to a new area constituted by a proclamation under this section in the same way as they apply to an area constituted by a proclamation under section 204. > > > (4) Section 212(2) does not apply to the dissolution of a former area by a proclamation under this section. > > **s 218A:** Ins 1999 No 38, Sch 1 \[8\].