Energy (Fuels, Levies, and References) Amendment Act 2007
Energy (Fuels, Levies, and References) Amendment Act 2007
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Energy (Fuels, Levies, and References) Amendment Act 2007
Energy (Fuels, Levies, and References) Amendment Act 2007
| Public Act | 2007 No 54 |
| Date of assent | 19 September 2007 |
Note
This Act is administered by the Ministry of Economic Development.
Contents
The Parliament of New Zealand enacts as follows:
1 Title
This Act is the Energy (Fuels, Levies, and References) Amendment Act 2007.
2 Commencement
This Act comes into force on the day after the date on which it receives the Royal assent.
3 Principal Act amended
This Act amends the Act that was previously called the Ministry of Energy (Abolition) Act 1989.
4 Title repealed
The Title is repealed.
5 Name of principal Act changed
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(1) From the commencement of this section,—
(a) the Ministry of Energy (Abolition) Act 1989 is called the Energy (Fuels, Levies, and References) Act 1989; and
(b) every reference in an enactment or document to the Ministry of Energy (Abolition) Act 1989 must, unless the context otherwise requires, be read as a reference to the Energy (Fuels, Levies, and References) Act 1989.
(2) The heading to section 1 is amended by omitting
“Short”
.(3) Section 1(1) is amended by omitting
“may be cited as the Ministry of Energy (Abolition)”
and substituting“is the Energy (Fuels, Levies, and References)”
.
6 New section 1A inserted
The following section is inserted after section 1:
“1A Act binds the Crown
This Act binds the Crown.”
7 Interpretation
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(1) The definition of energy in section 12 is amended by inserting
“(including engine fuel)”
after“fuel”
.(2) Section 12 is amended by inserting the following definitions in their appropriate alphabetical order:
“biofuel means any gaseous or liquid fuel produced from biomass that can be used as a fuel for engines
“engine fuel means any gaseous or liquid fuel that can be used as a fuel for engines and includes biofuel, diesel, petrol, synthetic fuel, and blends of any of these”.
8 Regulations
Section 35(1)(b), (c), and (d) are amended by inserting
“engine fuel or”
before“refined petroleum products”
in each place where it appears.
9 Power of Minister to require information to be supplied as to importation, distribution, or refining of petroleum, or distribution of refined petroleum products
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(1) The heading to section 36 is amended by omitting
“to be supplied as to importation, distribution, or refining of petroleum, or distribution of refined petroleum products”
.(2) Section 36(1) is amended by—
(a) inserting
“production, blending,”
after“importation, distribution,”
; and
(b) omitting
“or the distribution of”
and substituting“engine fuel, or”
; and
(c) inserting
“engine fuel or”
after“price of petroleum or”
; and
(d) inserting
“or production or blending of engine fuel or”
after“importation or distribution”
.
Legislative history | |
|---|---|
| 11 September 2007 | Divided from Statutes Amendment Bill (Bill 107-2) by committee of the whole House |
| 11 September 2007 | Third reading |
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Energy (Fuels, Levies, and References) Amendment Act 2007
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