New Zealand Legislation: Bills

4 Interpretation

• In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—

  accreditation means a procedure by which an authoritative body gives formal recognition that another body or person is competent to carry out specific tasks

  certification means certifying that systems, products, or personnel fulfil specified requirements

  conformity assessment means the assessment of whether specified requirements relating to a product, process, system, person, or body are fulfilled

  conformity assessment bodies includes testing and calibration laboratories, inspection bodies, and certification bodies

  goods includes products, substances, or things of any kind

  IANZ means International Accreditation New Zealand, the autonomous Crown entity (within the meaning of section 7(1)(a) of the Crown Entities Act 2004) continued by section 14 and previously known as the Testing Laboratory Registration Council

  mark includes a device, brand, heading, label, ticket, name, signature, word, letter, or numeral, or a combination of these things

  Minister means, subject to any enactment, the Minister of the Crown who, under the authority of any warrant or with the authority of the Prime Minister, is for the time being responsible for the administration of this Act

  New Zealand standard means a standard promulgated by Standards NZ as a New Zealand standard under this Act or the Standards Act 1988 or as a standard specification under the Standards Act 1965

  services includes rights, benefits, privileges, or facilities of any kind

  specification means a description of, or instruction, requirement, statement, or principle relating to, goods, services, processes, or practices by reference to their nature, quality, design, finish, performance, strength, purity, composition, contents, quantity, dimensions, weight, grade, durability, origin, age, or other characteristics, and includes—

  • (a) a description of goods by reference to a mark on the goods:

  • (b) a model form of bylaws:

  • (c) a code of practice:

  • (d) a glossary of terms:

  • (e) definitions or symbols

  standard means a specification relating to goods, services, processes, or practices approved or adopted by Standards NZ or another standards organisation, and includes modifications to any such specification

  standard mark means a mark adopted by Standards NZ in relation to any goods, services, processes, or practices to identify those goods, services, processes, or practices as conforming to a standard

  Standards NZ means Standards New Zealand, the autonomous Crown entity (within the meaning of section 7(1)(a) of the Crown Entities Act 2004) continued by section 6 and previously known as the Standards Council

  standards organisation means an international, national, or regional organisation with functions similar to those of Standards NZ

  testing means determining, in whole or in part, the composition or physical properties of a substance or product, calibrating a piece of equipment, or determining the ability of any substance, product, or piece of equipment to satisfy particular requirements; and test has a corresponding meaning

  testing laboratory includes the equipment, facilities, staff, records, procedures, and places used in testing.

  Compare: 1972 No 36 s 2; 1988 No 5 s 2