New Zealand Legislation: Acts
Acts are laws made by Parliament
Reprint as at 1 September 1999
| Public Act | 1989 No 119 |
| Date of assent | 28 November 1989 |
| 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 Justice.
1 Short Title and commencement
2 Sections to be read with Crimes Act 1961
3 Removal of death penalty for crime of treason
4 Sections to be read with Armed Forces Discipline Act 1971
5 Removal of death penalty for treachery in the Armed Forces
[Repealed]
6 Sections to be read with Extradition Act 1965 [Repealed]
7 Power to decline extradition to face death penalty [Repealed]
[Repealed]
8 Sections to be read with Fugitive Offenders Act 1881 (UK) [Repealed]
9 Power to decline extradition to face death penalty in Commonwealth country [Repealed]
An Act to abolish the death penalty, and to amend the Crimes Act 1961, the Armed Forces Discipline Act 1971, the Extradition Act 1965, and the Fugitive Offenders Act 1881 (UK)
