Antarctica (Environmental Protection) Amendment Act 2015
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Antarctica (Environmental Protection) Amendment Act 2015
| Public Act | 2015 No 7 |
| Date of assent | 25 March 2015 |
| Commencement | see section 2 |
Contents
4 Section 28 amended (Acts prohibited except in accordance with permit)
5 Section 32 amended (Restrictions on permits to introduce non-indigenous animals, plants, or micro-organisms into Antarctica)
The Parliament of New Zealand enacts as follows:
1 Title
This Act is the Antarctica (Environmental Protection) Amendment Act 2015.
2 Commencement
This Act comes into force on the day after the date on which it receives the Royal assent.
3 Principal Act
This Act amends the Antarctica (Environmental Protection) Act 1994 (the principal Act).
4 Section 28 amended (Acts prohibited except in accordance with permit)
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(1) In section 28(1)(b), after
“mammal”
, insert“or native invertebrate”
.(2) Replace section 28(1)(e) with:
“(e) introduce onto land or ice shelves or sea ice or into water in Antarctica any living organism (including, but not limited to, any species of animal, plant, or micro-organism) not native to that area; or”.
(3) After section 28(1)(e), insert:
“(ea) introduce onto land or ice shelves or sea ice or into water in Antarctica any living bird; or”.
(4) In section 28(3),—
(a) replace
“dressed poultry”
with“poultry or avian products”
:
(b) delete
“Appendix C to”
.
5 Section 32 amended (Restrictions on permits to introduce non-indigenous animals, plants, or micro-organisms into Antarctica)
In section 32,—
(a) replace
“into Antarctica”
with“onto land or ice shelves or sea ice or into water in Antarctica”
:
(b) replace
“animal, plant, or micro-organism”
with“living organism (including, but not limited to, any species of animal, plant, or micro-organism)”
.
Legislative history | |
|---|---|
| 19 March 2015 | Divided from Statutes Amendment Bill (No 4) (Bill 188–2) |
| 24 March 2015 | Third reading |
| 25 March 2015 | Royal assent |
This Act is administered by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
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Antarctica (Environmental Protection) Amendment Act 2015
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