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Water Act 2000
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### sec.601 Chairperson
The chief executive may appoint a director for a category 1 water authority as the board’s chairperson.
The directors for a category 2 water authority may appoint a director as the board’s chairperson.
If a chairperson is not appointed under subsection (2) within 1 month after the board’s first meeting under section 620 (2) (a) or 1 month after the office of chairperson becomes vacant, the chief executive may appoint a director as the board’s chairperson.
Unless a director’s appointment as chairperson ends sooner under this Act, the director holds office as chairperson until the annual meeting after the appointment is made and may be reappointed at that meeting.
s 601 amd 2013 No. 23 s 274
sub 2019 No. 17 s 331
(sec.601-ssec.1) The chief executive may appoint a director for a category 1 water authority as the board’s chairperson.
(sec.601-ssec.2) The directors for a category 2 water authority may appoint a director as the board’s chairperson.
(sec.601-ssec.3) If a chairperson is not appointed under subsection (2) within 1 month after the board’s first meeting under section 620 (2) (a) or 1 month after the office of chairperson becomes vacant, the chief executive may appoint a director as the board’s chairperson.
(sec.601-ssec.4) Unless a director’s appointment as chairperson ends sooner under this Act, the director holds office as chairperson until the annual meeting after the appointment is made and may be reappointed at that meeting.