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Reprint as at 15 July 1997

Royal Society of New Zealand Act 1997

Private Act	1997 No 2
Date of assent	14 July 1997
Commencement	see section 1(2)

Note

Changes authorised by section 17C of the Acts and Regulations Publication Act 1989 have been made in this reprint.

A general outline of these changes is set out in the notes at the end of this reprint, together with other explanatory material about this reprint.

Contents

Preamble

1 Short Title and commencement

2 Interpretation

The Royal Society of New Zealand

3 Constitution of Society

4 Honorary Patron

7 Powers of Society

8 No dividend or profit to members

Membership of Society

9 Membership of Society

11 Ordinary Members

13 Constituent Organisations

14 Regional Constituent Organisations

15 Affiliate Organisations

16 Honorary Members

17 Honorary Fellows

18 Revocation of membership or fellowship

19 Register of members

Council of Society

20 Council of Society

21 Electoral Colleges

22 Elected Councillors

23 Appointed Councillors

24 Co-opted Councillors

26 Powers of Council

27 Council to regulate own procedure

28 Council may appoint committees

29 Delegations to committees

30 Vacation of office of Councillors

31 Vacation of office of President

Rules of Society

32 Rules of Society

33 Further provisions relating to rules

Professional standards and ethics

34 Code of professional standards and ethics

Further provisions relating to Society and Council

35 Protection of officers and members

36 Further provisions relating to management of Society

Academy Council

37 Academy Council

38 Membership of Academy Council

39 Bylaws of Academy Council

Miscellaneous provisions

40 Repeal of Royal Society of New Zealand Act 1965

Transitional provisions

42 Membership and staff

43 Interim Council

Schedule
Provisions relating to management of Society

An Act —

(a) to continue the Royal Society of New Zealand by way of private Act; and

(b) to modernise and reorganise the structure of the Royal Society of New Zealand; and

(c) to repeal the Royal Society of New Zealand Act 1965

Preamble
Whereas:
- A with the gracious approval of His late Majesty King George the Fifth there is a body called the Royal Society of New Zealand:
- B the Royal Society of New Zealand, constituted under the Royal Society of New Zealand Act 1965, is the same body as the body of that name existing immediately before the commencement of that Act under the Royal Society of New Zealand Act 1933, which body was originally established under the name of the New Zealand Institute by the New Zealand Institute Act 1867:
- C the members of the Royal Society of New Zealand desire—
  - (a) that the Royal Society of New Zealand continue under the existing name of the “Royal Society of New Zealand”; and
  - (b) that the structure of the Royal Society of New Zealand be modernised and reorganised; and
  - (c) that the Royal Society of New Zealand Act 1965 be repealed:
- D legislation is necessary to repeal the Royal Society of New Zealand Act 1965 and the object of this Act cannot be efficiently or conveniently attained without legislation.