387Formation of county councils

#### 387 Formation of county councils 387 Formation of county councils > > (1) The Governor may, by proclamation, establish county councils for the purposes of this Act. > > > (2) A proclamation under this section must contain the following particulars— > > > > > (a) the name of the county council, > > > > > (b) a description of the county council’s area of operations, > > > > > (b1) the name of each council (referred to in this Part as a constituent council) whose area lies wholly or partly within the county council’s area of operations, > > > > > (c) the number of persons to be elected by each constituent council to the county council’s governing body, > > > > > (d) a description of the county council’s functions. > > > (3) A proclamation under this section conferring weed control functions on a county council is to be made only with the concurrence of the Minister administering the [Biosecurity Act 2015](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2015-024). > > **s 387:** Am 1999 No 38, Sch 1 \[11\]; 2015 No 24, Sch 8.25.