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Commerce Amendment Act 2003

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Commerce Amendment Act 2003

Public Act	2003 No 32
Date of assent	7 July 2003

Contents

3 Interpretation

The Parliament of New Zealand enacts as follows:

1 Title

(1) This Act is the Commerce Amendment Act 2003.

(2) In this Act, the Commerce Act 1986 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 Interpretation

(1) Section 2(1) of the principal Act is amended by repealing the definition of the term goods, and substituting the following definition:
“goods

“(a) means personal property of every kind (whether tangible or intangible); and

“(b) includes—

“(i) ships, aircraft, and vehicles:

“(ii) animals, including fish:

“(iii) minerals, trees, and crops, whether on, under, or attached to land or not:

“(iv) gas and electricity:

“(v) to avoid doubt, water and computer software”.
(2) Section 2(1) of the principal Act is amended by adding to paragraph (a) of the definition of the term services the following subparagraph:
- “(iv) to avoid doubt, the supply of electricity, gas, telecommunications, or water, or the removal of waste water:”

Legislative history
1 July 2003	Divided from Consumer Protection (Definitions of Goods and Services) Bill (Bill 154-2), third reading