New Zealand Legislation: Acts
Acts are laws made by Parliament
Reprint as at 1 August 2008
| Public Act | 2007 No 35 |
| Date of assent | 28 August 2007 |
| Commencement | see section 2 |
Changes authorised by section 17C of the Acts and Regulations Publication Act 1989 have been made in this reprint.
A general outline of these changes is set out in the notes at the end of this reprint, together with other explanatory material about this reprint.
The Major Events Management Act 2007 is administered by the Ministry of Economic Development.
Part 2
Declaration of major event and protections for major events
Subpart 1—Declaration of major event
Subpart 2—Ambush marketing by association protections
8 Declaration of major event emblems and words
9 Declaration of protection period for major event
10 No representation of association with major event
11 Presumption if major event emblems or words are used
12 Exceptions to sections 10 and 11
13 Offences and penalty for breach of section 10
14 Defences to breach of section 10
15 Registering authority must not register in certain cases
Subpart 3—Ambush marketing by intrusion protections
16 Declaration of clean zones, clean transport routes, and clean periods
17 No street trading in clean zone without authorisation
18 No advertising in clean zone without authorisation
19 No advertising that is clearly visible from clean zone
20 No advertising in clean transport route without authorisation
22 Exceptions to sections 18 to 20
23 Offences and penalties for breach of any of sections 17 to 20
24 Defences to breaches of sections 18 to 20
Subpart 4—Ticket-scalping protections
25 Ticket-scalping protections
26 Offence and penalty for breach of section 25
27 Offence to invade pitch at major sporting event
Part 3
Permanently protected emblems and words
28 Unauthorised use of emblems and words relating to Olympic Games and Commonwealth Games
29 Authorisation by New Zealand Olympic Committee Incorporated
31 Penalty for offence against section 28
32 Defence to offence against section 28
33 Injunction for breach of section 28
34 Registering authority must not register in certain cases
Subpart 1—Matters of general application
35 Act does not affect other rights
36 Interrelationship of civil and criminal remedies under this Act
Subpart 2—Border protection measures
37 Application of Trade Marks Act 2002 to major event emblems and major event words
Subpart 3—Enforcement officers
38 Chief executive may appoint enforcement officers
39 Authority to act as enforcement officer
40 Functions of enforcement officer
41 Enforcement officer's entry to premises restricted
42 Power of enforcement officer to seize or cover things
43 Notice of thing seized or covered under section 42
44 Uncovering of things covered under section 42
45 Return of things seized under section 42
46 Enforcement officers may issue formal warnings
47 No liability if powers are exercised in good faith
48 Functions and powers of Police
General matters concerning civil proceedings
50 Time for bringing civil proceedings
51 Unjustified civil proceedings
Injunctions, damages, and account of profits
52 Court may grant injunction, damages, and account of profits
54 Rights of persons with interest in unauthorised representation or advertisement
Direction for corrective advertising
55 Order to disclose information or publish advertisement
56 Order for delivery up of goods, material, or object
57 Order for forfeiture, destruction, or retention of goods, material, or object
58 Matters to be considered by court
60 Rights of persons with interest in goods, material, or object
61 When order under section 57 takes effect
62 Additional court order if more than 1 person interested in goods, material, or object
63 Position where no order made under section 57
64 When criminal proceedings may be commenced
65 Application of Sentencing Act 2002
66 Liability of officers of body corporate
68 Powers conferred by warrant
69 Form and content of search warrant
71 Other duties of person who executes warrant
72 When alternative to list of seized things may be provided
73 Matters that must be stated in list of documents
75 Power to inspect and take copies of documents, etc, obtained under warrant
77 Uncovering or disposal of things covered
78 Court order to be suspended on conviction
79 Emblems and words protected under other Acts
81 Application of Regulations (Disallowance) Act 1989 and Acts and Regulations Publication Act 1989
Schedule
Olympic Games and Commonwealth Games emblems and words