New Zealand Legislation: Acts
Acts are laws made by Parliament
(1) In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—
Association means any club or other body of persons (whether corporate or unincorporate) who have joined together with the intention of promoting or conducting a contest
Boxing or wrestling means those forms of physical combat commonly known as boxing or, as the case may be, wrestling; but does not include any of those forms of physical combat commonly known as the Asian martial arts
Contest means a boxing contest or a wrestling contest, as the case may require, being any boxing or wrestling match, competition, or exhibition to which a charge is made for admission or at which a collection is taken up, or at which those present are invited or permitted to contribute money or to throw money into the ring or to otherwise deposit it in the building where the contest is held or elsewhere, or on the result of which any stake, payment, or prize depends
Minister means the Minister of Internal Affairs.
(2) Nothing in this Act shall be construed as limiting or affecting the provisions of the Gambling Act 2003.
Compare: 1927 No 35 ss 64, 72; 1956; No 57, s 5
Subsection (2) was amended, as from 1 July 2004, by section 374 Gambling Act 2003 (2003 No 51) by substituting the words “Gambling Act 2003”
for the words “Gaming and Lotteries Act 1977”
. See sections 376 and 377 of that Act for the savings and transitional provisions. See clause 2(3) Gambling Act Commencement Order 2003 (SR 2003/384).