New Zealand Legislation: Acts

1 Short Title, etc

• (1) The Short Title of this Act is the Legislature Act 1908.

  (2) This Act is a consolidation of the enactments mentioned in Schedule 1 hereto, and with respect to those enactments the following provisions shall apply:

  • (a) All districts, appointments, offices, Representation Commissioners, Proclamations, Orders in Council, orders, warrants, regulations, rules, rolls, lists, electors' rights, voting permits, claims, applications, declarations, notices, instruments, records, and generally all acts of authority which originated under any of the said enactments or any enactment thereby repealed, and are subsisting or in force on the coming into operation of this Act, shall enure for the purposes of this Act as fully and effectually as if they had originated under the corresponding provisions of this Act, and accordingly shall, where necessary, be deemed to have so originated.

  • (b) All matters and proceedings commenced under any such enactment, and pending or in progress on the coming into operation of this Act, may be continued, completed, and enforced under this Act.

  (3) This Act is divided into Divisions and Parts, as follows:

  • DIVISION I—The Legislative Council. (Sections 2 to 11.)

  • DIVISION II—The House of Representatives. (Sections 12 to 241.)

  • Part 1—Constitution of House. (Sections 13 to 34.)

  • Part 2—Preliminary to the Election. (Sections 35 to 96.)

  • Part 3—Regulation of Elections. (Sections 97 to 179.)

  • Part 4—Maori Representation. (Sections 180 to 187.)

  • Part 5—Election Petitions and Corrupt and Illegal Practices. (Sections 188 to 232.)

  • Part 6—Miscellaneous. (Sections 233 to 241.)

  • DIVISION III—Privileges of Parliament. (Sections 242 to 271.)

  • DIVISION IV—Private, Local, and Private Estates Bills. (Sections 272 to 284.)

  (4) In this Act, if not inconsistent with the context,—

  Member of Parliament means member of the House of Representatives

  Parliament, when used alone, means the General Assembly.