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New Zealand Legislation: Acts

Acts are laws made by Parliament

Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Amendment Act 2009

Public Act	2009 No 9
Date of assent	21 April 2009
Commencement	see section 2

Contents

3 Principal Act amended

4 Purpose of Act

5 Interpretation

6 New sections 2A and 2B inserted

2A Certain investigations relating to civil proceedings deemed to be criminal investigations

2B Certain civil proceedings deemed to be criminal proceedings

7 Object of Act

8 New headings and sections 21 and 22 substituted

Request to enforce orders under Criminal Proceeds (Recovery) Act 2009

21 Request to enforce orders under Criminal Proceeds (Recovery) Act 2009

Request to issue warrant or order in foreign country

22 Request to issue warrant or order in foreign country

9 Refusal of assistance

10 New sections 54 to 62 and headings substituted

11 Certificates given by Attorney-General

12 Savings and transitional provisions

Consequential amendment to Customs and Excise Act 1996

13 Amendment to Customs and Excise Act 1996

14 Return of goods detained under section 166A

Legislative history

The Parliament of New Zealand enacts as follows: