Local Government Act 1974 (New Zealand)

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Local Government Act 1974
Parliament of New Zealand
Long title:	An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to the reorganisation of the districts and functions of local authorities, to make better provision for the administration of those functions which can most effectively be carried out on a regional basis, and to make provision for the establishment of united councils, regional councils, district councils, district community councils, and community councils, and to consolidate and amend the Municipal Corporations Act 1954, the Counties Act 1956, the Local Authorities (Petroleum Tax) Act 1970, and provisions of other Acts of the Parliament of New Zealand relating to the powers and functions of regional councils, united councils, and territorial local authorities
Introduced by:
Dates
Date passed:	1974
Date of Royal Assent:	8 November 1974
Commencement:	1 December 1974
Other legislation
Amendments:	1989
Related legislation:	Local Government (New Zealand) Act of 2002
Status: Current legislation

The Local Government Act (1974) of New Zealand restructured local governance from territorial local authorities to regional and district council bodies.

The Act made provision for the establishment of:

unitary authorities
regional councils
district councils
district community councils
community councils
local authority trading enterprises

The Act consolidated and amended the Municipal Corporations Act 1954, the Counties Act 1956, the Local Authorities (Petroleum Tax) Act 1970, and provisions of other Acts of the Parliament of New Zealand relating to the powers and functions of regional councils, united councils, and territorial local authorities.

The legislation is the legal basis for the governances of the cities, districts and regions of New Zealand.