New Zealand Legislation: Acts
Acts are laws made by Parliament
(1) In this subpart, unless the context otherwise requires,—
continuing authority means each authority specified in column 1 of Schedule 2
Dental Technicians Board means the board continued by section 72(1) of the Dental Act 1988
former registration Act means each of the following Acts:
(a) Chiropractors Act 1982:
(b) Dental Act 1988:
(c) Dietitians Act 1950:
(d) Medical Auxiliaries Act 1966:
(e) Medical Practitioners Act 1995:
(f) Nurses Act 1977:
(g) Occupational Therapy Act 1949:
(h) Optometrists and Dispensing Opticians Act 1976:
(i) Pharmacy Act 1970:
(j) Physiotherapy Act 1949:
(k) Psychologists Act 1981
new Dental Council means the Dental Council established by section 114(2)
old Dental Council means the Dental Council of New Zealand continued by section 69(1) of the Dental Act 1988
Pharmaceutical Society means the Pharmaceutical Society of New Zealand continued by section 3 of the Pharmacy Act 1970, and Pharmaceutical Council means the Council of that Society
registered, in relation to a person, includes a person whose registration was conditional or unconditional or who has held a certificate of registration
successor authority, in relation to any person who was at any time registered under a former registration Act, means,—
(a) if the person was at that time registered with a continuing authority, the continuing authority:
(b) if the person was at that time registered with the Dental Technicians Board, the new Dental Council:
(c) if the person was at that time registered in his or her capacity as a midwife with the Nursing Council, the Midwifery Council established by section 114(3):
(d) if the person was at that time registered with the old Dental Council, the new Dental Council:
(e) if the person was at that time registered with the Pharmaceutical Council, the Pharmacy Council established by section 114(5).
(2) Wherever an authority is, in this subpart, referred to by a name that is specified in column 1 of Schedule 2, the reference is to the authority of that name specified in that schedule.