Nomination or election of directors for water authority
1299 Nomination or election of directors for water authority
This section applies if—
before the commencement, anything had been done or begun, under former section 598 or 598A, in relation to the election or nomination of a director for a water authority; and
immediately before the commencement, the Minister had not appointed, under former section 600(2), a person as director in relation to the election or nomination mentioned in paragraph (a).
Despite the Acts Interpretation Act 1954, section 20, any requirement to continue any thing related to the election or nomination of a director, or to appoint a director who is elected or nominated, does not apply.
However, if, before the commencement, the Minister had been given the name of a person elected or nominated as a director under former section 598 or 598A and the person is appropriately qualified under new section 600(2)—
the name of the person is taken to have been given to the Minister under new section 609; and
the person may be appointed under new section 600(2).
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