Animal Products Act 1999

168 Incorporation of material by reference into regulations, notices, and orders

• (1) The following material may be incorporated by reference into any regulations, notice, or order (all referred to in this section as instruments) made or given under this Act:

  • (a) standards, requirements, or recommended practices published by or on behalf of any body or person in New Zealand or in any other country:

  • (b) standards, requirements, or recommended practices of international or national organisations:

  • (c) standards, requirements, or recommended practices of any country or jurisdiction:

  • (d) any other material that, in the opinion of the Minister (or, as appropriate, the Director-General), is too large or impractical to be printed as part of the instrument concerned.

  (2) Any such material may be incorporated in an instrument in whole or in part, and either unmodified or with such additions, omissions, or variations as are specified in the instrument.

  (3) Any such material so incorporated by reference in an instrument is to be treated for all purposes as forming part of that instrument.

  (4) Every reference in an instrument to the current edition of any standard work of reference is, unless the instrument otherwise specifies, to be construed at any particular time as the latest edition of that work available at that time, together with any amendments, additions, and deletions made to or from it up to that time.

  (5) If any amendment to material incorporated by reference under this section (other than to any standard work of reference) is made, that amendment does not take effect until the date specified for that purpose by the Director-General by notification in the Gazette.

  (6) The Director-General must—

  • (a) make available for inspection free of charge, at the head office of the Ministry and at such other places as the Director-General determines as necessary or appropriate, copies of all material incorporated in an instrument by reference under this section; and

  • (b) either make copies of such material available for purchase, at reasonable cost, or advise where copies of the material may be obtained.