New Zealand Legislation: Acts

17A Interpretation

• In this section and sections 17B to 17F, unless the context otherwise requires,—

  current drafting practice means the legislative drafting practice for the time being used in New Zealand

  legislation means—

  • (a) an Act of Parliament:

  • (b) an Imperial Act that has effect as part of the laws of New Zealand:

  • (c) any regulations:

  • (d) an instrument that, under section 14 of this Act or section 6A of the Regulations Act 1936, has been printed and published as if it were a regulation

  referential words means words (for example, “of this Act”, “of this section”, and “of this paragraph”) that identify the whole or part of a provision (including a schedule) as a provision, or as part of a provision, of the enactment in which they appear

  reprint means a reprint—

  • (a) that is printed and published under this Act; and

  • (b) that is a reprint of legislation; and

  • (c) that, under section 16D, is presumed to correctly state the law enacted or made by the legislation reprinted and by the amendments (if any) to that legislation.

  Section 17A: inserted, on 1 January 2000, by section 4 of the Acts and Regulations Publication Amendment Act 1999 (1999 No 111).

  Section 17A reprint paragraph (c): amended, on 1 August 2007, by section 216 of the Evidence Act 2006 (2006 No 69).