sec.3River improvement areas

### sec.3 River improvement areas A regulation may establish a river improvement area, and may change or abolish the area. A river improvement area must be made up of— all or part of a local government area; or all or part of each of 2 or more local government areas. A local government, or 2 or more local governments acting jointly, may apply to the Minister for the establishment, change or abolition of a river improvement area. The Minister must consider an application under subsection (3) and make a recommendation on the application to the Governor in Council. The Minister may recommend to the Governor in Council the making of a regulation under subsection (1) whether or not an application has been made under subsection (3) , and whether or not the regulation recommended is consistent with an application under subsection (3) . A regulation establishing a river improvement area must assign a name to the area. A regulation changing a river improvement area may change the name of a river improvement area. s 3 amd 1959 8 Eliz 2 No. 27 ss 4, 5; 1965 No. 34 s 3 ; 1977 No. 5 s 6 ; 1992 No. 15 s 13 sch ; 1994 No. 15 s 3 sch 1 ; 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1 ; 1996 No. 68 s 3 ; 1997 No. 78 s 96 sub 2014 No. 64 s 23 (sec.3-ssec.1) A regulation may establish a river improvement area, and may change or abolish the area. (sec.3-ssec.2) A river improvement area must be made up of— all or part of a local government area; or all or part of each of 2 or more local government areas. (sec.3-ssec.3) A local government, or 2 or more local governments acting jointly, may apply to the Minister for the establishment, change or abolition of a river improvement area. (sec.3-ssec.4) The Minister must consider an application under subsection (3) and make a recommendation on the application to the Governor in Council. (sec.3-ssec.5) The Minister may recommend to the Governor in Council the making of a regulation under subsection (1) whether or not an application has been made under subsection (3) , and whether or not the regulation recommended is consistent with an application under subsection (3) . (sec.3-ssec.6) A regulation establishing a river improvement area must assign a name to the area. (sec.3-ssec.7) A regulation changing a river improvement area may change the name of a river improvement area. - (a) all or part of a local government area; or - (b) all or part of each of 2 or more local government areas.