Electoral Act 1993 No 87 (as at 01 March 2009), Public Act

267 Regulations
  • The Governor-General may from time to time, by Order in Council, make regulations for all or any of the following purposes:

    • (a) prescribing forms for the purposes of this Act:

    • (b) prescribing fees, or a scale of fees, for the supply of computer-compiled lists and electronic storage media by the Chief Registrar to any person under section 114, and for the giving of remote access by electronic means under that section:

    • (c) prescribing criteria, in addition to those specified in section 111E(3)(a) to (d), of which the Minister of Justice and the Minister of Maori Affairs must be satisfied in relation to a particular person or body of persons before designating it under section 111E:

    • (d) prescribing the time at which, and the manner in which, special voters may vote (whether at a polling place or not and whether in or outside New Zealand):

    • (e) prescribing conditions upon or subject to which special voters may vote:

    • (f) prescribing different methods of voting for different classes of special voters:

    • (g) prescribing offences in respect of the contravention of or non-compliance with any regulations made under this Act:

    • (h) prescribing penalties for offences against regulations made under this Act, not exceeding imprisonment for a term of 3 months or a fine of $1,000 or both:

    • (i) providing for such other matters as are contemplated by or necessary for giving full effect to the provisions of this Act and for its due administration.

    Compare: 1956 No 107 s 188; 1990 No 1 s 78(1)

    Section 267(b): substituted, on 28 February 2002, by section 98 of the Electoral Amendment Act 2002 (2002 No 1).

    Section 267(c): substituted, on 28 February 2002, by section 98 of the Electoral Amendment Act 2002 (2002 No 1).

    Section 267(ca): inserted, on 28 February 2002, by section 98 of the Electoral Amendment Act 2002 (2002 No 1).