Pursuant to section 67 of the Electronic Identity Verification Act 2012, His Excellency the Governor-General, acting on the advice and with the consent of the Executive Council, makes the following regulations.

1	Title
2	Commencement
3	Principal regulations
4	Schedule 1 amended
	Schedule New items inserted in Schedule 1
	Explanatory note
	Administrative Information

Regulations

1 Title

These regulations are the Electronic Identity Verification Amendment Regulations (No 2) 2015.

2 Commencement

These regulations come into force on 28 August 2015.

3 Principal regulations

These regulations amend the Electronic Identity Verification Regulations 2013 (the principal regulations).

4 Schedule 1 amended

In Schedule 1, insert in their appropriate alphabetical order the items set out in the Schedule of these regulations.

Schedule New items inserted in Schedule 1

r 4

Auckland District Law Society Incorporated

Cybertalk Limited

Laidlaw College Incorporated

Talentwire Limited

Youchooze IT Limited

Michael Webster,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

Explanatory note

This note is not part of the regulations, but is intended to indicate their general effect.

These regulations, which come into force on 28 August 2015, amend the Electronic Identity Verification Regulations 2013 (the principal regulations). The principal regulations are made under the Electronic Identity Verification Act 2012 (the Act).

The Act provides for the Electronic Identity Verification Service (the Service). Among other things, the Service enables a person to verify his or her identity online in order to meet the identification requirements of participating agencies in relation to certain transactions and services. The Service also enables entities that are declared by regulations to be participating agencies to verify a person’s identity by electronic means, provided that they have the person’s consent.

These regulations add 5 bodies to those declared by regulation 4 of the principal regulations to be participating agencies for the purposes of the Act.

Issued under the authority of the Legislation Act 2012.

Date of notification in Gazette: 27 August 2015.

These regulations are administered by the Department of Internal Affairs.

Electronic Identity Verification Amendment Regulations (No 2) 2015