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

    Council means the Standards Council continued in existence under section 3

    goods includes products, substances, or things of any kind

    mark includes a device, brand, heading, label, ticket, name, signature, word, letter, numeral, or combination thereof

    Minister means the Minister of Commerce

    New Zealand Standard means a standard promulgated by the Council as a New Zealand Standard under this Act or as a standard specification under the Standards Act 1965

    services includes rights, benefits, privileges, or facilities of any kind

    specification means a description of, or instruction, requirement, statement, or principle relating to, goods, services, processes, or practices by reference to their nature, quality, design, finish, performance, strength, purity, composition, contents, quantity, dimensions, weight, grade, durability, origin, age or other characteristics, and includes—

    • (a) a description of goods by reference to a mark on the goods:

    • (b) a model form of bylaws:

    • (c) a code of practice:

    • (d) a glossary of terms:

    • (e) definitions or symbols

    standard means a specification relating to goods, services, processes, or practices approved or adopted by the Council or another standards organisation, and includes modifications to any such specification

    standard mark means a mark adopted by the Council in relation to any goods, services, processes, or practices to identify those goods, services, processes, or practices as conforming to a standard

    standards organisation means an international, national, or regional organisation with functions similar to those of the Council.

    Compare: 1965 No 59 s 2; 1979 No 59 s 8(3)

    Section 2 financial year: repealed, on 25 January 2005, by section 200 of the Crown Entities Act 2004 (2004 No 115).

    Section 2 Minister: substituted, on 1 December 1988, by section 4(1) of the Trade and Industry Act Repeal Act 1988 (1988 No 156).

    Section 2 specification: amended, on 26 September 2006, by section 4 of the Standards Amendment Act 2006 (2006 No 44).