New Zealand Legislation: Acts
Acts are laws made by Parliament
Reprint as at 1 November 2010
| Public Act | 2008 No 71 |
| Date of assent | 16 September 2008 |
| Commencement | see section 2 |
Electricity Industry Reform Amendment Act 2008: repealed, on 1 November 2010, pursuant to section 165 of the Electricity Industry Act 2010 (2010 No 116).
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.
This Act is administered by the Ministry of Economic Development.
Part 1
Amendments to principal Act
7 New sections 6 to section 7A substituted
8 Meaning of material influence
10 New headings and sections 17 to 17G substituted
Connected generation and connected customers selling caps
Corporate separation and arm’s-length rules
Use-of-systems agreements rules for businesses with 5 MW or more of connected generation
17G Exemption for Transpower New Zealand Limited for purpose of deferring investment in national grid
12 New heading above section 19 substituted
13 Certain businesses and involvements to be disregarded
14 Sections 22 to 46C and headings repealed
16 Court may order divestiture of assets or voting securities
17 Application of Commerce Act 1986 and Crown Entities Act 2004 provisions
20 New sections 70A and 70B inserted
21 Sections 71 to 79 and heading above section 71 repealed
22 Not interconnected under Commerce Act 1986
23 Sections 84 and 85 repealed
Part 2
Amendments to other Acts and transitional provision
28 Consequential amendments to Commerce Act 1986
29 New sections 57DAA and 57DAAB inserted
30 Consequential amendments to Electricity Act 1992
31 Saving of existing exemptions
The Parliament of New Zealand enacts as follows:
