New Zealand Legislation: Acts
Acts are laws made by Parliament
Reprint as at 29 November 2010
| Public Act | 1977 No 61 |
| Date of assent | 1 December 1977 |
| Commencement | see section 1(2) |
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 the Department of Internal Affairs.
1 Short Title and commencement
3 Special provisions relating to parentage
4A Delegation of powers by Secretary
8A Grant of citizenship to spouse of New Zealand citizen [Repealed]
9 Grant of citizenship in special cases
9B Minister may rescind approval at any time up until applicant becomes citizen
10 Grant of citizenship as of right in certain cases
11 Minister may require oath or affirmation of allegiance to be taken
12 Certificate of New Zealand citizenship
Transitional provisions relating to citizenship
13 Existing rights of citizenship protected
14 Applications made under British Nationality and New Zealand Citizenship Act 1948 may be proceeded with under this Act
15 Renunciation of citizenship
16 Deprivation of New Zealand citizenship in special cases
17 Deprivation of New Zealand citizenship in case of fraud, etc
19 Court review of grounds for depriving person of citizenship
20 Saving of obligations incurred before loss of citizenship, etc
Miscellaneous provisions relating to citizenship
22 Minister may delegate functions and powers to overseas representatives
Part 2
Miscellaneous provisions
24 General provisions as to certificates and other documents
26 Discovery of documents held under this Act
26A Disclosure of citizenship information to certain specified agencies for certain purposes
26B Access to information for citizenship purposes
29 Application of Act to Cook Islands, Niue, and Tokelau
30 Repeals, consequential amendments, and revocation
Schedule 2
Enactments consequentially repealed
Schedule 3
Enactments consequentially amended
Schedule 4
Disclosure of information to specified agencies
Citizenship Amendment Act (No 2) 2001
An Act to make better provision with respect to the status of New Zealand citizenship, and to consolidate and amend the British Nationality and New Zealand Citizenship Act 1948
