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Note 4 at the end of this version provides a list of the amendments included in it.

This Act is administered by the Ministry of Education.

	Title
1	Short Title
2	Incorporation of New Zealand Library Association
3	Provisions of Incorporated Societies Act 2022 to apply
4	Rules of Association to be amended
5	Local authorities may become members of Association
6	Corporate bodies may become members of Association
7	Exercise of rights of membership by corporate and unincorporated bodies
8	Winding up of Association
	Notes

An Act to incorporate the society known as the New Zealand Library Association

1 Short Title

This Act may be cited as the New Zealand Library Association Act 1939.

2 Incorporation of New Zealand Library Association

(1)

The society heretofore known as the New Zealand Library Association (hereinafter referred to as the Association) is hereby constituted a body corporate by the name of the New Zealand Library Association (Incorporated), having perpetual succession and a common seal, and being capable of holding real and personal property and of doing and suffering all that bodies corporate may do and suffer.

(2)

The society referred to in the last preceding subsection is the society originally constituted as the Libraries Association of New Zealand at a meeting of representatives of public libraries that was held in Dunedin in March 1910, pursuant to a resolution adopted by the Dunedin City Council on 7 February 1910.

3 Provisions of Incorporated Societies Act 2022 to apply

The following provisions of the Incorporated Societies Act 2022 apply with all necessary modifications to the Association as if it were a society incorporated under that Act:

(a)

subpart 2 of Part 3 (financial gain):

(b)

section 77 (members have no right to property of society):

(c)

section 78 (liability of members):

(d)

sections 110 and 111 (registered office):

(e)

section 123 (method of contracting):

(f)

section 125 (service of documents).

Section 3: replaced, on 5 April 2026, by section 270(1) of the Incorporated Societies Act 2022 (2022 No 12).

4 Rules of Association to be amended

(1)

As soon as conveniently may be after the passing of this Act, the rules of the Association shall be amended so as to make provision for such additional matters as would have to be provided for in its rules if the Association were a society incorporated under the Incorporated Societies Act 1908.

(2)

Nothing in the last preceding subsection shall preclude the revocation of the existing rules and the making of new rules in substitution therefor.

(3)

The Association may make provision in its rules for any matter in respect of which it could make rules if it were incorporated under the Incorporated Societies Act 2022.

(4)

The adoption of new rules by the Association shall not affect its corporate identity.

Section 4(3): amended, on 5 April 2026, by section 270(1) of the Incorporated Societies Act 2022 (2022 No 12).

5 Local authorities may become members of Association

(1)

Any local authority that has established or has power to establish a public library may be admitted to and become a member of the Association in the name and on behalf of the corporation represented by it.

(2)

Any local authority, being a member of the Association as aforesaid, may pay any subscriptions, dues, or other moneys payable by it to the Association (including donations to the funds of the Association) out of any of its moneys available for library purposes.

6 Corporate bodies may become members of Association

Any corporate body, whether incorporated under the Incorporated Societies Act 2022 or in any other manner, may be admitted to and become a member of the Association, unless the objects of the Association, as defined in its rules, are ultra vires of such corporate body.

Section 6: amended, on 5 April 2026, by section 270(1) of the Incorporated Societies Act 2022 (2022 No 12).

7 Exercise of rights of membership by corporate and unincorporated bodies

The rules of the Association may define the rights of membership of any corporate or unincorporated bodies, being members of the Association, and may prescribe the manner in which such rights may be exercised.

8 Winding up of Association

The Association shall not be wound up except by leave of the Governor-General in Council.

Notes

1 General

This is a consolidation of the New Zealand Library Association Act 1939 that incorporates the amendments made to the legislation so that it shows the law as at its stated date.

2 Legal status

A consolidation is taken to correctly state, as at its stated date, the law enacted or made by the legislation consolidated and by the amendments. This presumption applies unless the contrary is shown.

Section 78 of the Legislation Act 2019 provides that this consolidation, published as an electronic version, is an official version. A printed version of legislation that is produced directly from this official electronic version is also an official version.

3 Editorial and format changes

The Parliamentary Counsel Office makes editorial and format changes to consolidations using the powers under subpart 2 of Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019. See also PCO editorial conventions for consolidations.

4 Amendments incorporated in this consolidation

Incorporated Societies Act 2022 (2022 No 12): section 270(1)

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