New Zealand Legislation: Acts

37 Appointment of civil union celebrants before section 26 comes into force

• (1) The Registrar-General may, before section 26 comes into force, receive applications from persons who wish to be appointed as civil union celebrants, and may appoint suitable persons under section 26(2).

  (2) The Registrar-General may give the Gazette notice required by section 26(3) at any time, but no person who is named in the notice is entitled to act as a civil union celebrant until the date on which section 26 comes into force, or any later date specified in the notice.