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.

  Reprint: paragraph (c) of this definition was amended, as from 1 August 2007, by section 216 Evidence Act 2006 (2006 No 69) by substituting “section 16D” for “section 29A of the Evidence Act 1908”. See clause 2(2) Evidence Act 2006 Commencement Order 2007 (SR 2007/190).

  Sections 17A to 17F were inserted, as from 1 January 2000, by section 4 Acts and Regulations Publication Amendment Act 1999 (1999 No 111).