New Zealand Legislation: Acts
Acts are laws made by Parliament
(1) The Governor-General may, from time to time by Order in Council, make regulations for all or any of the following purposes:
(a) Prescribing the manner in which any marine mammal may be measured:
(b) Prescribing forms of applications and of permits required for the purposes of this Act:
(c) Prescribing the amount of any deposit or fees to be paid in respect of any application made under this Act, and in respect of the granting of any permit:
(d) Prescribing conditions pursuant to which permits may be issued, and conditions which may be attached to permits already issued:
(e) Prescribing and limiting the number of permits of any class or classes that may be issued in any year:
(f) Prescribing the amount of any deposit, bond, or security, which may be required under this Act:
(g) Giving effect to the terms of any international agreement to which New Zealand is a party:
(h) Regulating, prohibiting, or restricting the sale, distribution, custody, carriage, packaging, handling, or use of any marine mammal, marine mammal product, or any product containing anything derived from a marine mammal:
(i) Regulating, prohibiting, or restricting the keeping of any marine mammal, marine mammal product, or any product containing anything derived from a marine mammal:
(j) Providing for such other matters as are contemplated by or necessary for giving full effect to the provisions of this Act and for its due administration.
(2) The Governor-General may, from time to time by Order in Council, make such regulations as the Governor-General in Council thinks necessary or expedient for the protection, conservation, or management of any marine mammal.
(3) Any regulations under this section may apply generally throughout New Zealand or New Zealand fisheries waters or may be made to apply only within such area or areas as may be specified in the regulations.
(4) Any regulations under this section may confer on the Minister or on the Director-General power to issue, in such manner as may be prescribed, instructions, orders, requirements, permits, authorities, or notices for the purpose of ensuring the protection, management, or conservation of any marine mammal and, where the regulations so provide, any such instruction, order, requirement, permit, authority, or notice shall have effect according to its tenor and shall be complied with by all persons affected by it.