Temporary Safeguard Authorities Act 1987

2 Interpretation

• In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—

  Authority means a Temporary Safeguard Authority established under section 3

  directly competitive goods, in relation to any goods, means goods that, as a matter of fact and commercial common sense, are substitutable for imported goods

  duty has the same meaning as in section 2 of the Tariff Act 1988

  industry, in relation to any goods, means—

  • (a) the New Zealand producers of like goods and directly competitive goods; or

  • (b) such New Zealand producers of like goods and directly competitive goods whose collective output constitutes a major proportion of the New Zealand production of those goods

  like goods, in relation to any goods, means—

  • (a) other goods that are like those goods in all respects; or

  • (b) in the absence of goods referred to in paragraph (a), goods which have characteristics closely resembling those goods

  Minister means the Minister of Commerce

  rate of duty has the same meaning as in section 2 of the Tariff Act 1988

  serious injury means significant overall impairment to the economic viability of a domestic industry

  tariff has the same meaning as in section 2 of the Tariff Act 1988

  working day means any day of the week other than—

  • (a) Saturday, Sunday, Good Friday, Easter Monday, Anzac Day, Labour Day, the Sovereign's birthday, and Waitangi Day; and

  • (b) a day in the period commencing with 25 December in any year and ending with 2 January in the following year; and

  • (c) if 1 January falls on a Friday, the following Monday; and

  • (d) if 1 January falls on a Saturday or a Sunday, the following Monday and Tuesday

  WTO Agreement means the Agreement establishing the World Trade Organization adopted at Marrakesh on 15 April 1994.

  Section 2: substituted, on 1 January 1995, by section 2 of the Temporary Safeguard Authorities Amendment Act 1994 (1994 No 130).