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Geneva Conventions Amendment Act 2005

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Act In force Latest version as at 03 September 2007 (as enacted) | 2005 No 54 | Administered by Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade

Geneva Conventions Amendment Act 2005

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Geneva Conventions Amendment Act 2005

Public Act 2005 No 54
Date of assent 16 May 2005

Contents

1 Title

2 Commencement

3 Notice of trial of protected persons to be served on protecting power, etc

4 Appeals by protected persons

The Parliament of New Zealand enacts as follows:

1 Title

  • (1) This Act is the Geneva Conventions Amendment Act 2005.

    (2) In this Act, the Geneva Conventions Act 1958 is called “the principal Act”.

2 Commencement

  • This Act comes into force on the day after the date on which it receives the Royal assent.

3 Notice of trial of protected persons to be served on protecting power, etc

  • Section 4(1)(b) of the principal Act is amended by omitting the words “to death or”.

4 Appeals by protected persons

  • (1) Section 6(1) of the principal Act is amended by omitting the words “to death or”.

    (2) Section 6 of the principal Act is amended by repealing subsections (5) and (6).

Legislative history
10 May 2005 Divided from Statutes Amendment Bill (No 4), third reading
Act In force Latest version as at 03 September 2007 (as enacted)

Geneva Conventions Amendment Act 2005

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