New Zealand Legislation: Acts

77 Establishment of New Zealand Society of Conveyancers

• (1) This section establishes a New Zealand Society of Conveyancers.

  (2) The New Zealand Society of Conveyancers is a body corporate with perpetual succession and a common seal, and, except as provided in this Act, has and may exercise—

  • (a) all the rights, powers, and privileges, and may incur all the liabilities and obligations, of a natural person of full age and capacity; and

  • (b) the power to do any other thing it is authorised to do—

    • (i) by this Act; or

    • (ii) by any other enactment; or

    • (iii) by any rule of law.

  (3) The New Zealand Society of Conveyancers may not exercise any of its rights, powers, or privileges except for the purpose of performing its functions.