New Zealand Legislation: Acts
Acts are laws made by Parliament
Reprint as at 24 November 2009
| Public Act | 1988 No 91 |
| Date of assent | 29 April 1988 |
| 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 Ministry of Transport.
1 Short Title and commencement
2A Special provisions where more than 1 regional council or territorial authority succeeds Harbour Board
4 Amendment of documents constituting port companies
4A Harbour Board may hold securities in port company
5 Principal objective to be successful business
7 Shareholding of port companies
7A Restrictions on holding equity securities
8 Statement of corporate intent
9 Contents of statement of corporate intent
10 Completion of statement of corporate intent
11 Modifications of statement of corporate intent
12 Obligation to make statement of corporate intent available
13 Circumstances in which statement of corporate intent not required
14 Power of Minister to direct certain provisions not to apply
15 Saving of certain transactions
17 Protection from disclosure of sensitive information
19 Auditor-General to be auditor of port companies and subsidiaries
20 Application of Act to related and associated companies
Part 2
Establishment procedures
22 Determination of port company plan and port related commercial undertakings to be transferred
23 Port related commercial undertakings to be transferred to port company
24 Abrogation of restrictions on transfer
26 Modification of provisions of Public Works Act 1981
27 Effect of registration under Land Transfer Act 1952
28 Exclusion of Public Bodies Leases Act 1969
29 Liabilities in respect of port related commercial undertakings
30 Certain matters not affected by transfer of undertakings to port company
31 Consequential provisions on transfer of port related commercial undertakings to port company
32 Employment deemed to be continuous
33 Duty to act in furtherance of objects of Act
Part 3
Miscellaneous provisions
35 Public availability of documents
36 Power of other persons to operate ports
38 Application of Income Tax Act 1976 and Goods and Services Tax Act 1985
39 Designations under district schemes [Repealed]
40 Special provision in relation to Gisborne, Greymouth, and Wanganui Harbour Boards
41 Repeal of New Zealand Ports Authority Act 1968
42 Transitional provision in respect of applications before Ports Authority
43 Amendment to Ministry of Transport Act 1968 [Repealed]
45 Repeals taking effect on 1 October 1988
Schedule 1
Specified Harbour Boards
An Act to promote and improve efficiency, economy, and performance in the management and operation of the commercial aspects of ports and, to this end,—
(a) to provide for the formation of port companies to carry out port related commercial activities and control the ownership thereof; and
(b) to establish requirements concerning the accountability and ownership of such companies and the responsibilities of Harbour Boards; and
(c) to repeal the New Zealand Ports Authority Act 1968 and certain other enactments relating to ports and harbours
