New Zealand Legislation: Acts
Acts are laws made by Parliament
(1) The New Zealand Society of Conveyancers must have, under section 81(2)(a), rules providing for the registration of conveyancers.
(2) The rules must—
(a) prescribe the criteria to be met by candidates for registration as conveyancers:
(b) provide not only for the grant of registration but also for the postponement or refusal of registration:
(c) provide for the imposition of conditions on a grant of registration:
(d) provide for the cancellation or suspension of registration:
(e) prescribe the fees payable in respect of registration and applications for registration:
(f) provide for the amendment of the register if a person has been wrongfully registered or the particulars appearing in the register in relation to any person are incorrect:
(g) provide for the register to be open to public inspection, at all reasonable times, without fee.
(3) The rules must,—
(a) for the purpose of ensuring that those granted registration as conveyancers are qualified to provide conveyancing services in New Zealand, provide educational criteria to be met by candidates for registration as conveyancers; and
(b) for the purpose of ensuring that foreign qualifications, registration, and experience can be taken into account, provide for, or include mechanisms providing for, the recognition of foreign qualifications, registration, and experience.
(4) The rules may—
(a) provide for the appointment of officers and committees and other bodies, and define their functions and powers:
(b) prescribe conditions subject to which registration may be granted:
(c) prescribe forms:
(d) provide for the delegation of functions, duties, and powers:
(e) confer rights of appeal against any decision or determination made, or any requirement or condition imposed, under the rules.
