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Misuse of Drugs Amendment Act 2013

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Section 11 amended (Theft, etc, of controlled drugs)

Legislative history

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Misuse of Drugs Amendment Act 2013

Public Act		2013 No 31
Date of assent		6 June 2013
Commencement		see section 2

Contents

1	Title
2	Commencement
3	Principal Act
4	Section 11 amended (Theft, etc, of controlled drugs)
	Legislative history
	Administrative information

The Parliament of New Zealand enacts as follows:

1 Title

This Act is the Misuse of Drugs Amendment Act 2013.

2 Commencement

This Act comes into force on 1 July 2013.

3 Principal Act

This Act amends the Misuse of Drugs Act 1975 (the principal Act).

4 Section 11 amended (Theft, etc, of controlled drugs)

(1)

In section 11(1)(c),—

(a)

replace “any crime” with “any offence”; and

(b)

replace “a crime” with “an offence”.

(2)

In section 11(3), replace—

(a)

“The definition of crime in section 2, and sections” with “Sections”; and

(b)

“1961,” with “1961”.

Legislative history

8 May 2013		Divided from Criminal Procedure Legislation Bill (Bill 74–2) by committee of the whole House as Bill 74–3G
30 May 2013		Third reading
6 June 2013		Royal assent

This Act is administered by the Ministry of Health.