New Zealand Legislation: Acts

65O Order in Council establishing regional fuel tax scheme

• (1) The Governor-General may, by Order in Council made on the recommendation of the responsible Ministers,—

  • (a) approve a regional fuel tax scheme; and

  • (b) prescribe the rate or rates of regional fuel tax that apply under that scheme; and

  • (c) provide the date that the rate applies (if there is only 1 rate) or the dates that each of the rates applies (if there is more than 1 rate), provided that—

    • (i) the rate or rates may only apply from the first day of January, April, July, or October; and

    • (ii) must not apply earlier than 9 months after the commencement of this subpart.

  (2) There may be only 1 regional fuel tax scheme for each region.

  (3) An Order in Council under subsection (1) must include a copy of the regional fuel tax scheme that it approves.

  (4) If an Order in Council under subsection (1) prescribes 1 or more rates of regional fuel tax that are to apply over the period covered by the scheme,—

  • (a) only 1 rate of regional fuel tax may apply at any one time; and

  • (b) the applicable rate must not exceed 10 cents per litre of fuel.

  (5) An Order in Council made under subsection (1) is a regulation for the purposes of—

  • (a) the Regulations (Disallowance) Act 1989; and

  • (b) the Acts and Regulations Publication Act 1989.

  Section 65O: inserted, on 1 August 2008, by section 42 of the Land Transport Management Amendment Act 2008 (2008 No 47).