359Sale of land for unpaid rates and charges

#### 359 Sale of land for unpaid rates and charges 359 Sale of land for unpaid rates and charges > > (1) This section applies to rates and charges imposed under this Act by the Minister or by a water supply authority, private water corporation or private water trust. > > > (2) The provisions of Division 5 of Part 2 of Chapter 17 of the [Local Government Act 1993](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1993-030) apply to land in respect of which a rate or charge (being a rate or charge that is, by virtue of this Part, a charge on land) remains unpaid in the same way as they apply to land in respect of which rates and charges under that Act remain unpaid. > > > (3) For the purpose of applying the provisions of Division 5 of Part 2 of Chapter 17 of the [Local Government Act 1993](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1993-030) to land in respect of which a rate or charge remains unpaid— > > > > > (a) a reference in those provisions to a council is to be read as a reference to the Minister or to a water supply authority, private water corporation or private water trust, as the case requires, and > > > > > (b) a reference to a general manager or public officer is to be read as a reference to the Secretary or to the principal officer of a water supply authority, private water corporation or private water trust, as the case requires, and > > > > > (c) a reference to a member of staff of a council is to be read as a reference to a member of staff of the Department or to an employee of a water supply authority, private water corporation or private water trust, as the case requires, and > > > > > (d) a reference to a rating authority is to be read as including a reference to a council. > > **s 359:** Am 2010 No 133, Sch 2\[68\]; 2015 No 58, Sch 3.94 \[1\].