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Animal Welfare Amendment Act 2005

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Act In force Latest version as at 03 September 2007 (as enacted) | 2005 No 90 | Administered by Ministry for Primary Industries

Animal Welfare Amendment Act 2005

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Animal Welfare Amendment Act 2005

Public Act 2005 No 90
Date of assent 14 December 2005

Contents

1 Title

2 Commencement

3 New section 167 substituted

167 Time for laying information

The Parliament of New Zealand enacts as follows:

1 Title

  • (1) This Act is the Animal Welfare Amendment Act 2005.

    (2) In this Act, the Animal Welfare Act 1999 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 New section 167 substituted

  • The principal Act is amended by repealing section 167, and substituting the following section:

    “167 Time for laying information

    • Despite section 14 of the Summary Proceedings Act 1957, an information in respect of an offence against this Act or against any regulations made under this Act may be laid,—

      • “(a) if the offence was committed before the date on which this section comes into force, at any time within 1 year after the time when the matter of the information arose; or

      • “(b) if the offence was committed on or after the date on which this section comes into force, at any time within 2 years after the time when the matter of the information arose.”

Legislative history
8 December 2005 Divided from Statutes Amendment Bill (No 5) (Bill 249-2), third reading
Act In force Latest version as at 03 September 2007 (as enacted)

Animal Welfare Amendment Act 2005

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