New Zealand Legislation: Bills

4 Interpretation

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

  chief executive means the chief executive of the Ministry

  Customs means the New Zealand Customs Service

  directly competitive goods, in relation to imported goods, means goods that, as a matter of fact and commercial common sense, are substitutable for the imported goods

  domestic industry means—

  • (a) producers who produce like goods or directly competitive goods in New Zealand; or

  • (b) producers whose collective production constitutes a major proportion of the production in New Zealand of like goods or directly competitive goods

  extended safeguard duty means a safeguard duty extended under section 22(2)(a)

  extended safeguard measure means a safeguard measure extended under section 22(2)

  import has the same meaning as importation in section 2(1) of the Customs and Excise Act 1996

  increased imports means increased imports of goods into New Zealand, whether it is an absolute increase or a relative increase as compared with the amount of like goods or directly competitive goods produced in New Zealand

  like goods, in relation to imported goods, means—

  • (a) goods that are like the imported goods in all respects; or

  • (b) in the absence of goods referred to in paragraph (a), goods that have characteristics closely resembling the imported goods

  Minister means 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

  Ministry means the department of State that, with the authority of the Prime Minister, is for the time being responsible for the administration of this Act

  provisional safeguard duty means a duty imposed under section 13(1)

  safeguard duty means a duty imposed under section 18(2)(a)

  safeguard investigation means an investigation by the chief executive initiated by the Minister under section 7

  safeguard measure has the meaning given by section 17

  serious injury means a significant overall impairment in the position of a domestic industry

  threat of serious injury means a serious injury that is clearly imminent

  working day means any day of the week other than—

  • (a) Saturday, Sunday, Good Friday, Easter Monday, Anzac Day, Labour Day, the Sovereign’s birthday, and Waitangi Day; and

  • (b) a day in the period commencing with 25 December in any year and ending with the close of 15 January in the following year.