(1) This Act may be cited as the Forest and Rural Fires Act 1977.
(2) This Act shall come into force on a date to be appointed by the Governor-General by Order in Council.
Compare: 1955 No 44 s 1
Section 1(2): this Act brought into force, on 1 April 1979, by the Forest and Rural Fires Act Commencement Order 1979 (SR 1979/31).