244Occupier ratepayers may apply to be enrolled

244 Occupier ratepayers may apply to be enrolled (1) A person who as at the close of the roll— (a) is not a person referred to in section 241; and (b) is not less than 18 years of age or is less than 18 years of age but will attain the age of 18 years on or before the election day; and (c) is the occupier of any rateable property in the municipal district, whether solely or jointly with any other person or persons and is liable to pay the rates in respect of that rateable property— is entitled as a ratepayer to apply to be enrolled on the voters' roll in respect of the ward in which that rateable property is located. (2) For the purposes of subsection (1), an occupier is liable to pay the rates in respect of that rateable property only if— (a) the occupier is paying the rates to the Council; or (b) the lease under which the occupier occupies the rateable property specifies that the occupier is liable to pay the rates. (3) A person who is enrolled on the voters' roll as an occupier under subsection (1) may renew the enrolment by an application containing the details required by the regulations delivered to the Council office before the close of the roll for the next general election. (4) A person who is enrolled on the voters' roll as an occupier under subsection (1) may resign the enrolment by an application containing the details required by the regulations delivered to the Council office before the close of the roll. (5) A person who is enrolled on the voters' roll as an occupier under subsection (1) ceases to be enrolled on the voters' roll if the entitlement under subsection (1) ceases to exist.