Act In force Latest version as at 09 November 2007 (as enacted) | 2007 No 96 | Administered by Ministry of Justice

Crimes (Repeal of Seditious Offences) Amendment Act 2007

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Principal Act amended

Part 1 Amendments to principal Act

New heading substituted

Sections 81 to 85 repealed

Part 2 Amendments to other enactments

District Courts Act 1947 amended

Legislative history

Crimes (Repeal of Seditious Offences) Amendment Act 2007

Public Act	2007 No 96
Date of assent	30 October 2007

Note

This Act is administered by the Ministry of Justice.

Contents

3 Principal Act amended

Part 1
Amendments to principal Act

4 New heading substituted

5 Sections 81 to 85 repealed

Part 2
Amendments to other enactments

6 District Courts Act 1947 amended

The Parliament of New Zealand enacts as follows:

1 Title

This Act is the Crimes (Repeal of Seditious Offences) Amendment Act 2007.

2 Commencement

This Act comes into force on 1 January 2008.

3 Principal Act amended

This Act amends the Crimes Act 1961.

Part 1
Amendments to principal Act

4 New heading substituted

The heading above section 80 is repealed and the following heading substituted: “Offence of oath to commit offence”.

5 Sections 81 to 85 repealed

Sections 81 to 85 are repealed.

Part 2
Amendments to other enactments

6 District Courts Act 1947 amended

(1) This section amends the District Courts Act 1947.

(2) The items relating to sections 82 to 85 of the Crimes Act 1961 in Part 1 of Schedule 1A are repealed.

Legislative history
8 June 2007	Introduction (Bill 120-1)
19 June 2007	First reading and referral to Justice and Electoral Committee
24 August 2007	Reported from Justice and Electoral Committee
18 October 2007	Second reading
23 October 2007	Committee of the whole House
24 October 2007	Third reading