This Act is administered in the Ministry of Justice.
Title
1 Short Title
Part 1Purposes, commencement, and application
2 Purposes of this Act
3 Commencement
4 Application
Part 2Principles of interpretation
5 Ascertaining meaning of legislation
6 Enactments apply to circumstances as they arise
7 Enactments do not have retrospective effect
Part 3Specific provisions applying to legislation
Commencement of legislation
8 Date of commencement of Acts
9 Date of commencement of regulations
10 Time of commencement of legislation
Exercise of powers between passing and commencement of legislation
11 Exercise of powers between passing and commencement of legislation
Exercise of powers in legislation generally
12 Power to appoint to an office
13 Power to correct errors
14 Exercise of powers by deputies
15 Power to amend or revoke
16 Exercise of powers and duties more than once
Repeals
17 Effect of repeal generally
18 Effect of repeal on enforcement of existing rights
19 Effect of repeal on prior offences and breaches of enactments
20 Enactments made under repealed legislation to have continuing effect
21 Powers exercised under repealed legislation to have continuing effect
22 References to repealed enactment
Amending legislation
23 Amending enactment part of enactment amended
Authority to make certain enactments
24 Authority to make certain enactments
25 Amendment and revocation of regulations made by Act
Forms
26 Use of prescribed forms
Part 4Application of legislation to the Crown
27 Enactments not binding on the Crown
28 Review of this Part
Part 5Meaning of terms and expressions in legislation
29 Definitions
29A Meaning of de facto relationship
29B Meaning of step-parent, etc
30 Definitions in enactments passed or made before commencement of this Act
31 Use of masculine gender in enactments passed or made before commencement of this Act
32 Parts of speech and grammatical forms
33 Numbers
34 Meaning of words and expressions used in regulations and other instruments
35 Time
36 Distance
Part 6Amendments and repeals
37 Amendments to other acts
38 Repeals and saving
Schedule 1Amendments to other Acts
Schedule 2Enactments repealed
An Act relating to the interpretation, application, and effect of legislation
BE IT ENACTED by the Parliament of New Zealand as follows: