New Zealand Legislation: Bills
Bills are proposed Acts
(1) The following provisions of this Act come into force on the day after the date on which this Act receives the Royal assent:
(a) section 1 and this section:
(ab) Part 1 (which contains the preliminary provisions):
(b) section 194 (which relates to the setting of qualification requirements for patent attorney applications):
(c) sections 201 to 207 (which relate to the code of conduct for patent attorneys and patent attorney companies):
(d) subpart 6 of Part 5 and Schedule 1 (which relate to the Board and its membership):
(e) subpart 3 of Part 6 (which relates to the establishment and operation of the administrative bodies under this Act):
(f) subpart 5 of Part 6 (which contains the regulation-making powers):
(g) section 314(1) (which appoints the Commissioner and Assistant Commissioners of Patents under the Patents Act 1953 as the new Commissioner and Assistant Commissioners).
(2) The rest of this Act comes into force on a date to be appointed by the Governor-General by Order in Council; and 1 or more orders may be made bringing different provisions into force on different dates.
(3) To the extent that it is not previously brought into force under subsection (1) or (2), the rest of this Act comes into force on 31 December 2012.
