New Zealand Legislation: Regulations
Regulations are laws made under Acts
(1) In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires,—
the Act means the Act known both as Te Ture Whenua Maori Act 1993 and as the Maori Land Act 1993
chief executive means the chief executive of Te Puni Kokiri
Chief Judge means the Chief Judge of the Maori Land Court
court means, as the case may require, the Maori Land Court or the Maori Appellate Court, or both
district means a Maori Land Court District constituted under section 15 of the Act
Judge means a Judge of the Maori Land Court; and includes the Chief Judge and the Deputy Chief Judge
Maori authorities includes—
(a) all the trusts constituted under the Act; and
(b) all Maori incorporations
Minister means the Minister of Maori Affairs
Panui means a notice of a sitting of the court together with a schedule of particulars of applications set down for hearing at that sitting
party means any person who has made an application to the court and any person whose rights or interests are or might be affected by the application or any order made pursuant to the application; and includes a trustee in respect of any such person
permanent record of the court means the collection of records described in rule 165
Registrar means a Registrar of the Maori Land Court; and includes a Deputy Registrar.
(2) Where any word or expression in any rule or form in these rules is not defined in these rules but is defined in an Act dealing with the subject matter of that rule or form, that word or expression shall, unless the context otherwise requires, bear in that rule or form the meaning given to it by that Act.
(3) In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires, a reference to a numbered form is a reference to the form so numbered in Schedule 1.
Compare: SR 1958/162 r 3
