This note is not part of the order, but is intended to indicate its general effect.

Sections 108 to 120 of the Domestic Violence Act 1995 come into force on 15 December 1998 for the purposes of the public registers maintained under the public register provisions listed in Schedule 1 and the public registers specified in clause 3(1)(b). This means that directions under Part 6 of the Act about the non-disclosure of information relating to a protected person’s whereabouts can be made only in respect of those registers and the other public registers to which sections 108 to 120 already apply.

The public registers to which sections 108 to 120 of the Domestic Violence Act 1995 are currently expressed to apply are the public registers maintained under:

• Section 33 of the Incorporated Societies Act 1908:

• Section 3D of the Industrial and Provident Societies Act 1908:

• Sections 20 and 26 of the Industrial and Provident Societies Amendment Act 1952:

• Sections 7, 105, 111, 118, 119, 128 and 200 of the Companies Act 1955:

• Section 7 of the Marriage Act 1955:

• Section 118 of the Insolvency Act 1967:

• Sections 7B, 7BA, 7BB, 7BC, and 7BD of the Local Elections and Polls Act 1976:

• Sections 5, 40, and 130 of the Friendly Societies and Credit Unions Act 1982:

• Section 18 of the Transport (Vehicle and Driver Registration and Licensing) Act 1986:

• Section 5 of the Motor Vehicle Securities Act 1989:

• Sections 100, 101, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 211, and 212 of the Electoral Act 1993:

• Sections 5, 7(2), 8, 24, 25, 34, 36, 48(3), 50, 53, 56, and 58 of the Births, Deaths, and Marriages Registration Act 1995

• Section 34 of the Dog Control Act 1996.

The references to public registers maintained under sections 7, 118, 119, 128, and 200 of the Companies Act 1955 do not appear in Schedule 2 because those provisions have been repealed.

The public registers in respect of which sections 108 to 120 of the Domestic Violence Act 1995 are brought into force by this order are the journal book, nominal index, and section index maintained under regulation 5 of the Land Transfer Regulations 1966 and the public registers maintained under:

• Sections 21, 22, and 30 of the Deeds Registration Act 1908:

• Section 113 of the Rating Powers Act 1988:

• Sections 27 and 53 of the Building Act 1991:

• Section 263 of Te Ture Whenua Maori Act 1993:

• Sections 87, 88, 89, and 360 of the Companies Act 1993:

• Section 7 of the Rating Valuations Act 1998

The public registers to which these regulations do not apply are the public registers maintained under:

• Section 9 of the Occupational Therapy Act 1949:

• Section 9 of the Physiotherapy Act 1949:

• Section 9 of the Dietitians Act 1950:

• Sections 33 and 50 of the Land Transfer Act 1952:

• Section 17 of the Pharmacy Act 1970:

• Sections 122ZH and 122ZI of the Local Government Act 1974:

• Section 14 of the Optometrist and Dispensing Opticians Act 1976:

• Section 20 of the Plumbers, Gasfitters, and Drainlayers Act 1976:

• Section 16 of the Nurses Act 1977:

• Section 51 of the Securities Act 1978:

• Section 12 of the Psychologists Act 1981:

• Section 12 of the Chiropractors Act 1982:

• Section 45 of the Transport (Vehicle and Driver Licensing) Act 1986:

• Section 27 of the Dental Act 1988:

• Section 37 of the Medical Practitioners Act 1995.