New Zealand Legislation: Acts
Acts are laws made by Parliament
Reprint as at 7 July 2010
| Public Act | 1962 No 133 |
| Date of assent | 14 December 1962 |
| Commencement | see section 1(2) |
Act name: replaced, on 14 December 1979, by section 19(1) of the Maori Purposes Act 1979 (1979 No 136).
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.
This Act is administered by Te Puni Kōkiri.
1 Short Title and commencement
3 Act to be administered by Minister
5 Honorary Community Officers [Repealed]
6 Functions of Community Officers
7 Appointment of Maori Wardens
10 Functions of Maori Committees
10A Direct representation of Maori Committee on District Maori Council
11 Maori Executive Committee areas
13 Functions of Maori Executive Committees
15A District Maori Councils may recognise Maori societies
16 Functions of District Maori Councils
18 General functions of the New Zealand Maori Council
19 Elections of Maori Committees
20 Provisions as to retirement after elections
21 Appointment of members of Maori Associations
26 Expenses of Councils and Committees
29 Disposal of assets on dissolution
Prevention of unruly behaviour
30 Prevention of riotous behaviour
32 Maori may be ordered to leave hotel
33 Disorderly behaviour at Maori gatherings
34 Prohibition orders against Maoris [Repealed]
36 Imposition of penalties by Maori Committees
37 Associations to be bodies corporate
39 Authentication of documents
40 Associations may acquire land
40A Property of former Maori Tribal Committees and Maori Tribal Executive Committees
An Act to provide for the constitution of Maori Associations, to define their powers and functions, and to consolidate and amend the Maori Social and Economic Advancement Act 1945
