New Zealand Legislation: Acts
Acts are laws made by Parliament
(1) This Act may be cited as the District Courts Act 1947.
(2) This Act shall come into force on a date to be appointed for the commencement thereof by the Governor-General by Proclamation.
Section 1(1): amended, on 1 April 1980, by section 2(1) of the District Courts Amendment Act 1979 (1979 No 125).
Section 1(2): District Courts Act 1947 brought into force, on 1 January 1949, by clause 2 of the District Courts Act Commencement Order 1948 (SR 1948/196).