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sec.1296Continuation of holding of office of particular directors
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### sec.1296 Continuation of holding of office of particular directors
This section applies if, immediately before the commencement, a director for a water authority continued holding office under former section 604(2) despite the end of the director’s term of office.
The director continues holding office after the end of the director’s term of office until the earlier of the following days—
for a director for a category 1 water authority—the day the director’s successor is appointed under new section 600;
for a director for a category 2 water authority—
the day the director’s successor is appointed under new section 600;
the day the Minister appoints an acting director to the office;
the day that is 9 months after the commencement.
For subsection (2)(b)(ii), the Minister may appoint an acting director to the office under new section 608 as if there were a vacancy in the office.
s 1296 ins 2019 No. 17 s 338
(sec.1296-ssec.1) This section applies if, immediately before the commencement, a director for a water authority continued holding office under former section 604(2) despite the end of the director’s term of office.
(sec.1296-ssec.2) The director continues holding office after the end of the director’s term of office until the earlier of the following days— for a director for a category 1 water authority—the day the director’s successor is appointed under new section 600; for a director for a category 2 water authority— the day the director’s successor is appointed under new section 600; the day the Minister appoints an acting director to the office; the day that is 9 months after the commencement.
(sec.1296-ssec.3) For subsection (2)(b)(ii), the Minister may appoint an acting director to the office under new section 608 as if there were a vacancy in the office.
- (a) for a director for a category 1 water authority—the day the director’s successor is appointed under new section 600;
- (b) for a director for a category 2 water authority— (i) the day the director’s successor is appointed under new section 600; (ii) the day the Minister appoints an acting director to the office; (iii) the day that is 9 months after the commencement.
- (i) the day the director’s successor is appointed under new section 600;
- (ii) the day the Minister appoints an acting director to the office;
- (iii) the day that is 9 months after the commencement.
- (i) the day the director’s successor is appointed under new section 600;
- (ii) the day the Minister appoints an acting director to the office;
- (iii) the day that is 9 months after the commencement.