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(SR 1995/184)
Catherine A Tizard, Governor-General
At Wellington this 4th day of September 1995
Present:
Her Excellency the Governor-General in Council
Changes authorised by section 17C of the Acts and Regulations Publication Act 1989 have been made in this reprint.
A general outline of these changes is set out in the notes at the end of this reprint, together with other explanatory material about this reprint.
These regulations are administered by the Ministry of Justice.
Pursuant to section 64 of the Marriage Act 1955 and (in relation only to regulation 3(d) and form 4) section 88(1)(b) of the Births, Deaths, and Marriages Registration Act 1995, Her Excellency the Governor-General, acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council, hereby makes the following regulations.
(1) These regulations may be cited as the Marriage (Forms) Regulations 1995.
(2) These regulations shall come into force on the day after the date of their notification in the Gazette.
In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires,—
(a) the Act means the Marriage Act 1955:
(b) reference to a form of a particular number is a reference to the form bearing that number set out in the Schedule.
There are hereby prescribed—
(a) subject to paragraphs (ab) and (b), for a notice of intended marriage under section 23(1) of the Act, form 1:
(ab) for a notice of intended marriage under section 23(1) of the Act where the parties are currently in a civil union with each other and wish to change the form of their relationship into marriage under section 18 of the Civil Union Act 2004, form 1A:
(b) for a notice of intended marriage under section 23(1) where the bride and groom are ordinarily resident outside New Zealand, form 2:
(c) for a marriage licence under section 24(1) of the Act, form 3:
(d) subject to paragraph (da), for a form to be issued under section 24(1)(b) of the Act by a Registrar for the purpose of returning (under section 56(1)(a) of the Births, Deaths, Marriages, and Relationships Registration Act 1995) information relating to marriages solemnised by marriage celebrants, exempt religious bodies, or under section 32 of the Act, form 4:
(da) for a form to be issued under section 24(1)(b) of the Act by a Registrar for the purpose of returning (under section 56(1)(a) of the Births, Deaths, Marriages, and Relationships Registration Act 1995) information relating to marriages solemnised by marriage celebrants, exempt religious bodies, or under section 32 of the Act, which are a change in the form of relationship from civil union, form 4A:
(e) for a notice to the Registrar-General under subsection (1) of section 41 of the Act from a person who intends to be married in a country other than New Zealand and according to the law of that country and who desires to obtain a certificate under subsection (4) of that section, form 5:
(f) for a certificate under section 41(4) of the Act that after proper notices have been given no lawful impediment to a marriage has been shown to the Registrar-General to exist, form 6:
(g) for a notice to a Registrar under section 42(1) of the Act from a citizen of a Commonwealth country or the Republic of Ireland resident in New Zealand who desires to marry outside New Zealand, form 7:
(h) for a certificate issued by a Registrar under subsection (5) of section 42 of the Act that notice of an intended marriage has been given under subsection (1) of that section, form 8:
(i) for a certificate from a New Zealand representative under section 43(1) of the Act that the representative has attended the marriage of a New Zealand citizen in a country other than New Zealand and is satisfied that the marriage has been solemnised in accordance with the formalities of the law of that other country, form 9.
Regulation 3(a): amended, on 26 April 2005, by regulation 3(1) of the Marriage (Forms) Amendment Regulations 2005 (SR 2005/84).
Regulation 3(ab): inserted, on 26 April 2005, by regulation 3(2) of the Marriage (Forms) Amendment Regulations 2005 (SR 2005/84).
Regulation 3(d): substituted, on 26 April 2005, by regulation 3(3) of the Marriage (Forms) Amendment Regulations 2005 (SR 2005/84).
Regulation 3(d): amended, on 24 January 2009, by section 49(2) of the Births, Deaths, Marriages, and Relationships Registration Amendment Act 2008 (2008 No 48).
Regulation 3(da): inserted, on 26 April 2005, by regulation 3(3) of the Marriage (Forms) Amendment Regulations 2005 (SR 2005/84).
Regulation 3(da): amended, on 24 January 2009, by section 49(2) of the Births, Deaths, Marriages, and Relationships Registration Amendment Act 2008 (2008 No 48).
The following regulations are hereby consequentially revoked:
(a) Marriage Regulations 1977:
(b) Marriage Regulations 1977, Amendment No 2:
(c) Marriage Regulations 1977, Amendment No 5.
| [Please print or write clearly.] | [Important: One of the parties must deliver the notice personally to the Registrar of Marriages and make the required statutory declaration. Please produce evidence, if available, of the dissolution of the most recent marriage or civil union of each of the parties, if any. At least 3 days’ notice of intended marriage is required.] | |||||||
| To the Registrar of Marriages | Notice No: | |||||||
| Full address of place where marriage is to be solemnised and any alternative address below | ||||||||
| Notice is given that the parties named below intend to marry at either | ||||||||
| or at | ||||||||
| Date or approximate date of marriage | ||||||||
| *A marriage licence is valid for 3 months only. | *on | |||||||
| Full name of marriage celebrant (not required if marriage to be performed by Registrar) | Denomination or organisation | |||||||
| by | ||||||||
| Bride | Bridegroom | |||||||||||||||
| Current first or given name(s) Current surname or family name | ||||||||||||||||
| First or given name(s) at birth (if different from above) Surname or family name at birth (if different from above) | ||||||||||||||||
| Full date and year of birth | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | ||||||||||||||||
| Usual occupation, profession, or job | ||||||||||||||||
| What was your last relationship (if any)? If previously married or in a civil union: | ○ | Marriage | ○ | Civil union | ○ | Never been married or in a civil union | ○ | Marriage | ○ | Civil union | ○ | Never been married or in a civil union | ||||
| (1) how did that relationship end? | ○ | By dissolution / divorce order | ○ | Death of spouse / partner | ○ | By dissolution / divorce order | ○ | Death of spouse / partner | ||||||||
| (2) when did that relationship end? | [date] | [date] | ||||||||||||||
| Usual residential address in full including— • flat number (if applicable) • street number and name • suburb or rural locality • city, town, or district • country (if not New Zealand) | ||||||||||||||||
| Mother: First or given name(s) Surname or family name | ||||||||||||||||
| Surname or family name at birth (if different from above) | ||||||||||||||||
| Father: First or given name(s) Surname or family name | ||||||||||||||||
| Surname or family name at birth (if different from above) | ||||||||||||||||
| Statutory declaration [The portion of form below to be completed in front of the Registrar.] | |||||
| I solemnly and sincerely declare— | 1 | that the information provided in this notice is true; and | |||
| 2 | that I believe that the marriage is not prohibited by section 15 of the Marriage Act 1955; and | ||||
| †Delete paragraph 3 if not applicable. | †3 | that [name] being under the age of 18 years, the consents required by law to the intended marriage have been given; and | |||
| 4 | that there is no lawful impediment to the intended marriage. | ||||
| And I make this solemn declaration conscientiously believing the same to be true and by virtue of the Oaths and Declarations Act 1957. | |||||
| Important Section 15 of the Marriage Act 1955 referred to in the statutory declaration and Schedule 2 of that Act setting out forbidden marriages are printed on the back of this form. | Declared at: [place, date]. Signature of party giving notice: Print full name of party giving notice: | Signature of Registrar of Marriages: Print full name of Registrar of Marriages: | |||
Schedule form 1: substituted, on 26 April 2005, by regulation 4 of the Marriage (Forms) Amendment Regulations 2005 (SR 2005/84).
| [Please print or write clearly.] | [Important: One of the parties must deliver the notice personally to the Registrar of Marriages and make the required statutory declaration. Please produce evidence of current civil union. At least 3 days’ notice of intended marriage is required.] | |||||||
| To the Registrar of Marriages | Notice No: | |||||||
| Full address of place where marriage is to be solemnised and any alternative address below | ||||||||
| Notice is given that the parties named below intend to marry at either | ||||||||
| or at | ||||||||
| Date or approximate date of marriage | ||||||||
| *A marriage licence is valid for 3 months only. | *on | |||||||
| Full name of marriage celebrant (not required if marriage to be performed by Registrar) | Denomination or organisation | |||||||
| by | ||||||||
| Bride | Bridegroom | |||||
| Current first or given names(s) Current surname or family name | ||||||
| First or given name(s) at birth (if different from above) Surname or family name at birth (if different from above) | ||||||
| Full date and year of birth | ||||||
| Place of birth | ||||||
| Usual occupation, profession, or job | ||||||
| Usual residential address in full including— • flat number (if applicable) • street number and name • suburb or rural locality • city, town, or district • country (if not New Zealand) | ||||||
| Mother: First or given name(s) Surname or family name | ||||||
| Surname or family name at birth (if different from above) | ||||||
| Father: First or given name(s) Surname or family name | ||||||
| Surname or family name at birth (if different from above) | ||||||
| Change of relationship from civil union | ||||||
| Date of civil union | ||||||
| Place of civil union | ||||||
| Country (if not New Zealand) (Note: only some types of overseas relationships are recognised as civil unions in New Zealand) | ||||||
| Statutory declaration [The portion of form below to be completed in front of the Registrar.] | |||||
| I solemnly and sincerely declare— | 1 | that the information provided in this notice is true; and | |||
| 2 | that I believe that the marriage is not prohibited by section 15 of the Marriage Act 1955; and | ||||
| †Delete paragraph 3 if not applicable. | †3 | that [name] being under the age of 18 years, the consents required by law to the intended marriage have been given; and | |||
| 4 | that there is no lawful impediment to the intended marriage; and | ||||
| 5 | that the above parties are in a civil union with each other and wish to change the form of relationship from a civil union to a marriage. | ||||
| And I make this solemn declaration conscientiously believing the same to be true and by virtue of the Oaths and Declarations Act 1957. | |||||
| Important Section 15 of the Marriage Act 1955 referred to in the statutory declaration and Schedule 2 of that Act setting out forbidden marriages are printed on the back of this form. | Declared at: [place, date]. Signature of party giving notice: Print full name of party giving notice: | Signature of Registrar of Marriages: Print full name of Registrar of Marriages: | |||
Schedule form 1A: inserted, on 26 April 2005, by regulation 4 of the Marriage (Forms) Amendment Regulations 2005 (SR 2005/84).
| [Please print or write clearly.] | ||||||||
| To the Registrar of Marriages | Notice No: | |||||||
| Full address of place where marriage is to be solemnised and any alternative address below | ||||||||
| Notice is given that the parties named below intend to marry at either | ||||||||
| or at | ||||||||
| Date or approximate date of marriage | ||||||||
| *A marriage licence is valid for 3 months only. | *on | |||||||
| Full name of marriage celebrant (not required if marriage to be performed by Registrar) | Denomination or organisation | |||||||
| by | ||||||||
| Bride | Bridegroom | |||||||||||||||
| Current first or given name(s) Current surname or family name | ||||||||||||||||
| First or given name(s) at birth (if different from above) Surname or family name at birth (if different from above) | ||||||||||||||||
| Full date and year of birth | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | ||||||||||||||||
| Usual occupation, profession, or job | ||||||||||||||||
| What was your last relationship (if any)? If previously married or in a civil union: | ○ | Marriage | ○ | Civil union | ○ | Never been married or in a civil union | ○ | Marriage | ○ | Civil union | ○ | Never been married or in a civil union | ||||
| (1) how did that relationship end? | ○ | By dissolution / divorce order | ○ | Death of spouse / partner | ○ | By dissolution / divorce order | ○ | Death of spouse / partner | ||||||||
| (2) when did that relationship end? | [date] | [date] | ||||||||||||||
| Usual residential address in full including— • flat number (if applicable) • street number and name • suburb or rural locality • city, town, or district • country (if not New Zealand) | ||||||||||||||||
| Mother: First or given name(s) Surname or family name | ||||||||||||||||
| Surname or family name at birth (if different from above) | ||||||||||||||||
| Father: First or given name(s) Surname or family name | ||||||||||||||||
| Surname or family name at birth (if different from above) | ||||||||||||||||
| I intend to appear in person at the office of the Registrar to whom this notice is sent to collect a marriage licence on | ||||||||||||||||
| [date] | ||||||||||||||||
| Statutory declaration [The portion of form below to be completed in front of the Registrar or Commonwealth representative.] | ||||||
| I solemnly and sincerely declare— | 1 | that the information provided in this notice is true; and | ||||
| 2 | that I believe that the marriage is not prohibited by section 15 of the Marriage Act 1955; and | |||||
| †Delete paragraph 3 if not applicable. | †3 | that [name] being under the age of 18 years, the consents required by law to the intended marriage have been given; and | ||||
| 4 | that there is no lawful impediment to the intended marriage. | |||||
| ‡And I make this solemn declaration conscientiously believing the same to be true and by virtue of the Oaths and Declarations Act 1957. | ||||||
| ‡Declaration may be made either— | Declared at: [place, date]. | |||||
| (a) | when notice sent to Registrar of Marriages from overseas; or | |||||
| (b) | when party attends an office of a Registrar of Marriages to collect marriage licence. | Signature of party giving notice: | Signature of (cross out one): Commonwealth representative: (if declaration made before party’s arrival in New Zealand) Registrar of Marriages: (if declaration made after party’s arrival in New Zealand) | |||
| Print full name of party giving notice: | Print full name of Commonwealth representative or Registrar of Marriages: | |||||
Schedule form 2: substituted, on 26 April 2005, by regulation 4 of the Marriage (Forms) Amendment Regulations 2005 (SR 2005/84).
Form 3 |
 | |||||||||
| Marriage licence | |||||||||
| Registry | Notice No | ||||||||
| To | |||||||||
| This licence authorises you (or any other Marriage Celebrant) to solemnise the marriage between: | |||||||||
| Full name of Bride | |||||||||
| and | |||||||||
| Full name of Bridegroom | |||||||||
| at either of the following places namely | |||||||||
| or at | |||||||||
| Date of expiry | |||||||||
| on or before | |||||||||
| Issued at | |||||||||
| This | day of | ||||||||
| year | Signature of Registrar of Marriages: | ||||||||
| [Please print or write clearly.] | [To be sent to the Registrar who issued the marriage licence within 10 days of solemnisation.] | |||||||
| Registry | Notice No: | |||||||
| Bride | Bridegroom | |||||
| Current first or given names(s) Current surname or family name | ||||||
| First or given name(s) at birth (if different from above) Surname or family name at birth (if different from above) | ||||||
| Full date and year of birth | ||||||
| Place of birth | ||||||
| Usual occupation, profession, or job | ||||||
| Relationship status | ||||||
| Usual residential address in full including— • flat number (if applicable) • street number and name • suburb or rural locality • city, town, or district • country (if not New Zealand) | ||||||
| Mother: First or given name(s) Surname or family name | ||||||
| Surname or family name at birth (if different from above) | ||||||
| Father: First or given name(s) Surname or family name | ||||||
| Surname or family name at birth (if different from above) | ||||||
| Date of marriage | ||||||||
| The marriage was solemnised on | ||||||||
| Full description of where marriage was solemnised and full address | ||||||||
| at | ||||||||
| Between us | Signature of bride: | and | Signature of bridegroom: | |||||
| Full residential address of witness | ||||||||
| In the presence of | Signature of witness: | |||||||
| Name of witness: | ||||||||
| Full residential address of witness | ||||||||
| Signature of witness: | ||||||||
| Name of witness: | ||||||||
| I certify that the marriage of the parties named above was solemnised in my presence | Signature of marriage celebrant or Registrar of Marriages: | |||||||
| Name of marriage celebrant or Registrar of Marriages | ||||||||
| [Please see notes on reverse side.] | Denomination or name of organisation | |||||||
| THIS COPY TO BE RETURNED TO THE REGISTRAR | Registration number of marriage celebrant | |||||||
Schedule form 4: substituted, on 26 April 2005, by regulation 4 of the Marriage (Forms) Amendment Regulations 2005 (SR 2005/84).
| [Please print or write clearly.] | [To be sent to the Registrar who issued the marriage licence within 10 days of solemnisation.] | |||||||
| Registry | Notice No: | |||||||
| Bride | Bridegroom | |||||
| Current first or given names(s) Current surname or family name | ||||||
| First or given name(s) at birth (if different from above) Surname or family name at birth (if different from above) | ||||||
| Full date and year of birth | ||||||
| Place of birth | ||||||
| Usual occupation, profession, or job | ||||||
| Usual residential address in full including— • flat number (if applicable) • street number and name • suburb or rural locality • city, town, or district • country (if not New Zealand) | ||||||
| Mother: First or given name(s) Surname or family name | ||||||
| Surname or family name at birth (if different from above) | ||||||
| Father: First or given name(s) Surname or family name | ||||||
| Surname or family name at birth (if different from above) | ||||||
| Change of relationship from civil union | ||||||||
| Date of civil union | ||||||||
| Place of civil union | ||||||||
| Country, if not New Zealand | ||||||||
| Date of marriage | ||||||||
| The marriage was solemnised on | ||||||||
| Full description of where marriage was solemnised and full address | ||||||||
| at | ||||||||
| Between us | Signature of bride: | and | Signature of bridegroom: | |||||
| Full residential address of witness | ||||||||
| In the presence of | Signature of witness: | |||||||
| Name of witness: | ||||||||
| Full residential address of witness | ||||||||
| Signature of witness: | ||||||||
| Name of witness: | ||||||||
| I certify that the marriage of the parties named above was solmenised in my presence | Signature of marriage celebrant or Registrar of Marriages: | |||||||
| Name of marriage celebrant or Registrar of Marriages | ||||||||
| [Please see notes on reverse side.] | Denomination or name of organisation | |||||||
| THIS COPY TO BE RETURNED TO THE REGISTRAR | Registration number of marriage celebrant | |||||||
Schedule form 4A: inserted, on 26 April 2005, by regulation 4 of the Marriage (Forms) Amendment Regulations 2005 (SR 2005/84).
Notice No:
[Please print clearly.]
To the Registrar-General,
PO Box 10 526
WELLINGTON
I give notice that I, [name] a New Zealand citizen, at present residing at [place] intend to marry [name] a national or citizen of [country of nationality of partner] in [country of intended marriage].
The following particulars are provided to enable searches and inquiries to be made in order to check whether or not there is an impediment to the intended marriage:
(1) date and year of birth:
(2) place of birth:
(3) father’s first/given names and surname/family name:
(4) father’s surname/family name at birth (if different from above):
(5) mother’s first/given names and surname/family name:
(6) mother’s surname/family name at birth (if different from above):
(7) if previously married or in a civil union—
(a) date of former marriage/civil union:
(b) place of former marriage/civil union:
(c) how and when previous marriage/civil union was dissolved:
(8) if not born in New Zealand—
(a) how and when citizenship acquired:
(b) year of arrival in New Zealand:
(9) address of parents, if living in New Zealand:
(10) name and address of a relative or friend in New Zealand who has known me over a period of time [to be completed if no parent living in New Zealand]:
Signature of person giving notice:
Print full name of person giving notice:
[Please see notes on reverse of this form.]
In the course of inquiries, persons named on this form may be contacted.
Schedule form 5: substituted, on 26 April 2005, by regulation 4 of the Marriage (Forms) Amendment Regulations 2005 (SR 2005/84).
Form 6 |
Notice No:
Whereas notice has been given to me that AB, a New Zealand citizen at present residing at [specify], intends to marry CD, a national or citizen of [name of country], in [name of country].
And whereas such searches and inquiries have been made and such notices have been given as are prescribed by law, I certify that no lawful impediment to the marriage has been shown to me to exist.
Issued at Wellington, New Zealand, this [date]
Registrar-General:
| [Please print or write clearly.] | ||||||||
| To the Registrar of Marriages | Notice No: | |||||||
| Notice is given that the parties named below intend to marry in | ||||||||
| [name of country] | ||||||||
| Bride | Bridegroom | |||||||||||||||
| First or given name(s) | ||||||||||||||||
| First or given name(s) at birth (if different from above) | ||||||||||||||||
| Surname or family name | ||||||||||||||||
| Surname or family name at birth (if different from above) | ||||||||||||||||
| Full date and year of birth | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | ||||||||||||||||
| Usual occupation, profession, or job | ||||||||||||||||
| What was your last relationship (if any)? If previously married or in a civil union: | ○ | Marriage | ○ | Civil union | ○ | Never been married or in a civil union | ○ | Marriage | ○ | Civil union | ○ | Never been married or in a civil union | ||||
| (1) how did that relationship end? | ○ | By dissolution / divorce order | ○ | Death of spouse / partner | ○ | By dissolution / divorce order | ○ | Death of spouse / partner | ||||||||
| (2) when did that relationship end? | [date] | [date] | ||||||||||||||
| Usual residential address in full including— • flat number (if applicable) • street number and name • suburb or rural locality • city, town, or district • country (if not New Zealand) | ||||||||||||||||
| Length of residence in New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||
| Father: First or given name(s) Surname or family name | ||||||||||||||||
| Surname or family name at birth (if different from above) | ||||||||||||||||
| Mother: First or given name(s) Surname or family name | ||||||||||||||||
| Surname or family name at birth (if different from above) | ||||||||||||||||
| Statutory declaration | ||||||
| I solemnly and sincerely declare— | 1 | that the information provided in this notice is true; and | ||||
| 2 | that I believe that the marriage is not prohibited by section 15 of the Marriage Act 1955; and | |||||
| *Delete paragraph 3 if not applicable. | *3 | that [name] being under the age of 20 years, the consents required by law to the intended marriage have been given; and | ||||
| 4 | that there is no lawful impediment to the intended marriage. | |||||
| And I make this solemn declaration conscientiously believing the same to be true and by virtue of the Oaths and Declarations Act 1957. | ||||||
| Declared at [place, date]. | ||||||
| Signature of party giving notice: | Signature of Registrar of Marriages: | |||||
| Print full name of party giving notice: | Print full name of Registrar of Marriages: | |||||
Schedule form 7: substituted, on 26 April 2005, by regulation 4 of the Marriage (Forms) Amendment Regulations 2005 (SR 2005/84).
Form 8 |
Notice No:
Registry:
I, [specify] Registrar of Marriages at [specify], certify that on [date], [full name of person giving notice] of [address], [occupation] gave notice to me of intended marriage with [full name of other party], of [address], in [name of country], and I further certify that all the provisions of the Marriage Act 1955 with respect to the issue of this certificate have been complied with.
Issued at: [place, date]
Registrar of Marriages:
| [Please print or write clearly.] | ||||||||
| Bride | Bridegroom | |||||
| Current first or given names(s) Current surname or family name | ||||||
| First or given name(s) at birth (if different from above) Surname or family name at birth (if different from above) | ||||||
| Full date and year of birth | ||||||
| Place of birth | ||||||
| Usual occupation, profession, or job | ||||||
| Relationship status | ||||||
| Usual residential address in full including— • flat number (if applicable) • street number and name • suburb or rural locality • city, town, or district • country (if not New Zealand) | ||||||
| Mother: First or given name(s) Surname or family name | ||||||
| Surname or family name at birth (if different from above) | ||||||
| Father: First or given name(s) Surname or family name | ||||||
| Surname or family name at birth (if different from above) | ||||||
| Full date of marriage | ||||||||
| The marriage was solemnised on | ||||||||
| Full description of where marriage was solemnised and full address | ||||||||
| at | ||||||||
| I certify that I attended the marriage of the parties named above and that [show whether bride and/or groom] is a New Zealand citizen/are New Zealand citizens. I am satisfied that the marriage was solemnised in accordance with the formalities of the law of [name of country]. | ||||||||
| Issued at [place, date]. | ||||||||
| Signature of New Zealand representative: | ||||||||
| Print full name of New Zealand representative: | ||||||||
Schedule form 9: substituted, on 26 April 2005, by regulation 4 of the Marriage (Forms) Amendment Regulations 2005 (SR 2005/84).
Marie Shroff,
Clerk of the Executive Council.
Date of notification in Gazette: 7 September 1995.
1General
2Status of reprints
3How reprints are prepared
4Changes made under section 17C of the Acts and Regulations Publication Act 1989
5List of amendments incorporated in this reprint (most recent first)
This is a reprint of the Marriage (Forms) Regulations 1995. It incorporates all the amendments to the regulations as at 24 January 2009, as specified in the list of amendments at the end of these notes.
Relevant provisions of any amending enactments that contain transitional, savings, or application provisions that cannot be compiled in the reprint are also included, after the principal enactment, in chronological order. For more information, see http://www.pco.parliament.govt.nz/reprints/ 
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Under section 16D of the Acts and Regulations Publication Act 1989, reprints are presumed to correctly state, as at the date of the reprint, the law enacted by the principal enactment and by the amendments to that enactment. This presumption applies even though editorial changes authorised by section 17C of the Acts and Regulations Publication Act 1989 have been made in the reprint.
This presumption may be rebutted by producing the official volumes of statutes or statutory regulations in which the principal enactment and its amendments are contained.
A number of editorial conventions are followed in the preparation of reprints. For example, the enacting words are not included in Acts, and provisions that are repealed or revoked are omitted. For a detailed list of the editorial conventions, see http://www.pco.parliament.govt.nz/editorial-conventions/ or Part 8 of the Tables of New Zealand Acts and Ordinances and Statutory Regulations and Deemed Regulations in Force.
Section 17C of the Acts and Regulations Publication Act 1989 authorises the making of editorial changes in a reprint as set out in sections 17D and 17E of that Act so that, to the extent permitted, the format and style of the reprinted enactment is consistent with current legislative drafting practice. Changes that would alter the effect of the legislation are not permitted.
A new format of legislation was introduced on 1 January 2000. Changes to legislative drafting style have also been made since 1997, and are ongoing. To the extent permitted by section 17C of the Acts and Regulations Publication Act 1989, all legislation reprinted after 1 January 2000 is in the new format for legislation and reflects current drafting practice at the time of the reprint.
In outline, the editorial changes made in reprints under the authority of section 17C of the Acts and Regulations Publication Act 1989 are set out below, and they have been applied, where relevant, in the preparation of this reprint:
•omission of unnecessary referential words (such as “of this section”
and “of this Act”
)
•typeface and type size (Times Roman, generally in 11.5 point)
•layout of provisions, including:
•indentation
•position of section headings (eg, the number and heading now appear above the section)
•format of definitions (eg, the defined term now appears in bold type, without quotation marks)
•format of dates (eg, a date formerly expressed as “the 1st day of January 1999”
is now expressed as “1 January 1999”
)
•position of the date of assent (it now appears on the front page of each Act)
•punctuation (eg, colons are not used after definitions)
•Parts numbered with roman numerals are replaced with arabic numerals, and all cross-references are changed accordingly
•case and appearance of letters and words, including:
•format of headings (eg, headings where each word formerly appeared with an initial capital letter followed by small capital letters are amended so that the heading appears in bold, with only the first word (and any proper nouns) appearing with an initial capital letter)
•small capital letters in section and subsection references are now capital letters
•schedules are renumbered (eg, Schedule 1 replaces First Schedule), and all cross-references are changed accordingly
•running heads (the information that appears at the top of each page)
•format of two-column schedules of consequential amendments, and schedules of repeals (eg, they are rearranged into alphabetical order, rather than chronological).
Births, Deaths, Marriages, and Relationships Registration Amendment Act 2008 (2008 No 48): section 49(2)
Marriage (Forms) Amendment Regulations 2005 (SR 2005/84)
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