New Zealand Legislation: Acts
Acts are laws made by Parliament
(1) In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—
chief executive means the chief executive of the Ministry of Economic Development
Chief executive: this definition was inserted, as from 7 September 2000, by section 8(1) Ministry of Economic Development Act 2000 (2000 No 28).
Collector
[Repealed]
Collector: this definition was omitted, as from 1 October 1996, by section 289(1) Customs and Excise Act 1996 (1996 No 27).
Comptroller
[Repealed]
Comptroller: this definition was omitted, as from 1 October 1996, by section 289(1) Customs and Excise Act 1996 (1996 No 27).
Customs
[Repealed]
Customs: this definition was omitted, as from 1 October 1996, by section 289(1) Customs and Excise Act 1996 (1996 No 27).
Customs or the Customs has the meaning given to it by section 2(1) of the Customs and Excise Act 1996
Customs or the Customs: this definition was inserted, as from 1 October 1996, by section 289(1) Customs and Excise Act 1996 (1996 No 27).
Customs value or value, in relation to any goods, means the Customs value of those goods, determined in accordance with the provisions set out in Schedule 2 to the Customs and Excise Act 1996
Customs value: this definition was amended, as from 1 October 1996, by section 289(1) Customs and Excise Act 1996 (1996 No 27) by substituting the words “Schedule 2 to the Customs and Excise Act 1996”
for the words “Schedule 9 to the Customs Act 1966”
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Duty means any duty imposed on goods under any of the provisions of this Act
Goods means all kinds of movable personal property, including animals
Imported has the meaning given to it by section 2(1) of the Customs and Excise Act 1996
Imported: this definition was inserted, as from 1 October 1996, by section 289(1) Customs and Excise Act 1996 (1996 No 27).
Importer means any person by or for whom any goods are imported; and includes the consignee of any goods and any person who is or becomes the owner of or entitled to the possession of or beneficially interested in any goods on or at any time after their importation and before they have ceased to be subject to the control of the Customs
Least developed country means any country for the time being declared by Order in Council, under section 7 of this Act, to be a least developed country for the purposes of this Act
Less developed country means any country for the time being declared by an Order in Council, under section 7 of this Act, to be a less developed country for the purposes of this Act
Manufacturing area has the meaning given to it by section 2(1) of the Customs and Excise Act 1996
Manufacturing area: this definition was substituted, as from 1 October 1996, by section 289(1) Customs and Excise Act 1996 (1996 No 27).
Minister means the Minister of Commerce
Normal Tariff means the rates of duty and the exemptions from duty specified in the column headed “Normal Tariff”
in the Tariff; and includes any modification or amendment thereof that may hereafter be made
Normal Tariff: this definition was amended, as from 7 October 1998, by section 3(1) Tariff (Zero Duty) Amendment Act 1998 (1998 No 100) by inserting the words “, subject to sections 3A and 3B,”
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Normal Tariff: this definition was amended, as from 1 June 2000, by section 3(2)(a) Tariff (Zero Duty Removal) Amendment Act 2000 (2000 No 15) by repealing the words “, subject to sections 3A and 3B,”
.
Preferential Tariff means the rates of duty and the exemptions from duty specified in the column headed “Preferential Tariff”
in the Tariff; and includes any modification or amendment thereof that may hereafter be made
Preferential Tariff: this definition was amended, as from 7 October 1998, by section 3(1) Tariff (Zero Duty) Amendment Act 1998 (1998 No 100) by inserting the words “, subject to sections 3A and 3B,”
.
Preferential Tariff: this definition was amended, as from 1 June 2000, by section 3(2)(a) Tariff (Zero Duty Removal) Amendment Act 2000 (2000 No 15) by repealing the words “, subject to sections 3A and 3B,”
.
Prescribed in relation to forms includes prescribed by the chief executive
Prescribed: this definition was amended, as from 7 September 2000, by section 8(1) Ministry of Economic Development Act 2000 (2000 No 28) by substituting the words “chief executive”
for the word “Secretary”
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Rate of duty includes the term Free
Secretary
[Repealed]
Secretary: this definition was repealed, as from 7 September 2000, by section 8(1) Ministry of Economic Development Act 2000 (2000 No 28).
Ship means any kind of vessel used in navigation, not propelled by oars only
Shipment includes loading into an aircraft; and “to ship”
and cognate expressions have corresponding meanings
South Pacific Regional Trade and Economic Co-operation Agreement means the agreement of that name done at Tarawa on the 14th day of July 1980; and includes any modification or amendment of it made after that day
South Pacific Regional Trade and Economic Co-operation Agreement: this definition was inserted, as from 23 February 1995, by section 2 Tariff Amendment Act 1994 (1994 No 163). See regulation 2 Tariff Trade Commencement Order 1995 (SR 1995/2).
specified TPA party means a country that is for the time being declared by Order in Council to be a specified TPA party for the purposes of this Act
specified TPA party: this definition was inserted, as from 1 May 2006, by section 5 Tariff (Trans-Pacific Strategic Economic Partnership) Amendment Act 2006 (2006 No 4).
Standard Tariff means Standard Tariff comprised in Part 1 of the Tariff; and includes any modification or amendment thereof that may hereafter be made
Standard Tariff: this definition was amended, as from 7 October 1998, by section 3(1) Tariff (Zero Duty) Amendment Act 1998 (1998 No 100) by inserting the words “, subject to sections 3A and 3B,”
.
Standard Tariff: this definition was amended, as from 1 June 2000, by section 3(2)(a) Tariff (Zero Duty Removal) Amendment Act 2000 (2000 No 15) by repealing the words “, subject to sections 3A and 3B,”
.
Statistical key means the code number and unit identified by 2 numeric and one alphabetical digits shown under the heading “Statistical Key”
in the Standard Tariff and includes all the descriptions shown beside such numbers preceded by dots
Tariff means the Tariff of New Zealand (comprising the Standard Tariff set out in Part 1 thereof and the provisions set out in Part 2 thereof), as set out in Schedule 1 to this Act; and includes all notes to the Tariff, or to any Part, section, chapter, subchapter, heading, subheading, or item thereof, set out in that Schedule; and also includes any modification or amendment of the Tariff or of the said notes that may hereafter be made
Tariff: this definition was amended, as from 7 October 1998, by section 3(1) Tariff (Zero Duty) Amendment Act 1998 (1998 No 100) by inserting the words “, subject to sections 3A and 3B,”
.
Tariff: this definition was amended, as from 1 June 2000, by section 3(2)(a) Tariff (Zero Duty Removal) Amendment Act 2000 (2000 No 15) by repealing the words “, subject to sections 3A and 3B,”
.
Tariff heading or heading, means a heading of the Standard Tariff (printed in bold type), being a heading of the Harmonised System established by the International Convention on the Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding System signed in Brussels on the 14th day of June 1983 and identified by 4 digits; and includes any modification or amendment thereof that may hereafter be made
Tariff item means a Tariff item of the Standard Tariff identified by 8 digits; and includes a heading thereto so identified
Tariff subheading, or subheading, means a subheading appearing in the Standard Tariff and identified by 6 digits or not identified by any number.
TPA means the Trans-Pacific Strategic Economic Partnership Agreement that was opened for signature by Brunei Darussalam, Chile, New Zealand, and Singapore on 15 June 2005.
TPA: this definition was inserted, as from 1 May 2006, by section 5 Tariff (Trans-Pacific Strategic Economic Partnership) Amendment Act 2006 (2006 No 4).
(2) [Repealed]
Subsection (2) was repealed, as from 1 October 1996, by section 289(1) Customs and Excise Act 1996 (1996 No 27).