New Zealand Legislation: Acts

2 Commencement

• (1) The following provisions come into force on the day after the date on which this Act receives the Royal assent:

  • (a) Part 1 (preliminary provisions):

  • (b) subpart 1 of Part 2 (authorisations under Commerce Act 1986), except for section 8:

  • (c) subpart 2 of Part 2 (matters relating to New Zealand Dairy Board):

  • (d) sections 157 to 159 (The New Zealand Dairy Research Institute):

  • (e) section 164 (validation of issue of certain shares):

  • (f) section 166 (Board must supply information about export permits).

  (2) Section 160 (sharemilkers) comes into force on the 21st working day after the date on which this Act receives the Royal assent.

  (3) The rest of this Act comes into force on the amalgamation date.

  (4) New co-op must publish the amalgamation date in the Gazette as soon as practicable after it is known.