Miscellaneous
17Regulations about ballots
1
The Department may by regulations make provision in relation to ballots.
2
The provision which may be made by regulations under subsection (1) includes provision—
a
as to the timing of ballots,
b
as to the eligible ratepayers entitled to vote in a ballot,
c
as to the question or questions to be asked in a ballot,
d
as to the allocation of votes to those eligible ratepayers entitled to vote in a ballot,
e
as to the form that ballots may take,
f
as to the persons who are to hold ballots,
g
as to the conduct of ballots,
h
conferring power on the Department to declare ballots void in cases of material irregularity,
i
for or in connection with enabling a district council to recover the costs of a ballot from such persons and in such circumstances as may be prescribed.
3
Nothing in subsection (2) is to be taken as limiting the power conferred by subsection (1).
4
In this section “ballot” means a ballot held for the purposes of section 5(1) or 16(2).