New Zealand Legislation: Acts

11 Authorisations by Prime Minister

• (1) The Prime Minister may, by notice in writing, permit any activity or transaction or class or classes of activities or transactions that would otherwise be prohibited by section 9(1) or section 10(1).

  (2) Any authorisation of that kind—

  • (a) may be subject to terms or conditions; and

  • (b) may be amended, revoked, or revoked and replaced.

  (3) If a person has obtained an authorisation of that kind, another person involved in carrying out the activity or transaction or class or classes of activities or transactions to which the authorisation relates is not subject to section 9(1) or section 10(1).

  (4) However, subsection (3) does not apply if—

  • (a) the authorisation is subject to terms or conditions imposed under subsection (2)(a); and

  • (b) those terms or conditions are not satisfied.

  Compare: SR 2001/26 rr 15(2), 16(2); Criminal Code s 83.09 (Canada)