245Provisions relating to corporations

245 Provisions relating to corporations (1) If as at the close of the roll a corporation is the owner of any rateable property in the municipal district whether solely or jointly, the corporation may apply to appoint a person to represent it at Council elections and to be enrolled on the voters' roll for the ward where the rateable property is located and vote on its behalf. (2) If as at the close of the roll a corporation is the occupier of any rateable property in the municipal district whether solely or jointly and is liable to pay the rates in respect of that rateable property, the corporation may apply to appoint a person to represent it at Council elections and to be enrolled on the voters' roll for the ward where the rateable property is located and vote on its behalf. (3) Section 244(2) applies in respect of an application under subsection (2) as if any reference to "subsection (1)" in that section was a reference to "subsection (2)" of this section. (4) A corporation may only exercise the right of entitlement conferred by subsections (1) and (2) once, regardless of how many rateable properties it owns or occupies or jointly owns or occupies in the municipal district. (5) A corporation may only be represented by one person under this section at a Council election in respect of the municipal district, regardless of anything to the contrary in subsections (1) and (2). (6) An application for a person to be appointed under this section is void if at the time the appointment is made the person appointed— (a) is not a director or company secretary (however styled) of the corporation; or (b) has not reached 18 years of age and will not attain the age of 18 years on or before election day; or (c) has not consented in writing to be appointed; or (d) is as a result of another appointment for the purposes of subsection (1) or (2) which is still in force, already enrolled on the voters' roll in respect of the municipal district for which the appointment is made. (7) An appointment for the purposes of subsection (1) or (2) is revoked if— (a) the person appointed— (i) ceases to be a director or company secretary (however styled) of the corporation; or (ii) dies; or (iii) delivers a notice of resignation containing the details required by the regulations to the Council office; or (iv) for any other reason becomes entitled in their own right to be enrolled on the voters' roll in respect of the municipal district for which the appointment was made; or (b) notice of revocation containing the details required by the regulations is delivered to the Council office; or (c) the entitlement under subsection (1) or (2) ceases to exist.