New Zealand Legislation: Acts

13 Declarations

• (1) Any declaration required for the purposes of this Act may be made before any of the following persons:

  • (a) A person authorised to receive statutory declarations in accordance with section 9 of the Oaths and Declarations Act 1957:

  • (b) An officer of a territorial authority authorised for the purpose by that authority:

  • (c) [Repealed]

  • (d) Any person authorised for the purpose by the Minister of Local Government, by notice in the Gazette.

  (2) An officer authorised to receive declarations pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of this section may be an officer authorised by name or as the holder for the time being of any specified office in the service of the territorial authority.

  (3) A person authorised to receive declarations pursuant to paragraph (d) of subsection (1) of this section may be a person authorised by name or as the holder for the time being of any specified office or as a person engaged in any specified profession, occupation, or calling.

  Section 13 was substituted, as from 1 April 1977, by section 3(1) Rates Rebate Amendment Act 1976 (1976 No 32).

  Subsection (1)(c) was repealed, as from 1 July 1994, by section 5(1) Rates Rebate Amendment Act 1994 (1994 No 58).

  Subsection (2) was amended, as from 1 July 1994, by section 5(2)(a) and (b) Rates Rebate Amendment Act 1994 (1994 No 58) by omitting the words “or paragraph (c)”, and “or, as the case may be, of the Post Office”