Animal Welfare Amendment Act 2005
Animal Welfare Amendment Act 2005
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Animal Welfare Amendment Act 2005
Animal Welfare Amendment Act 2005
| Public Act | 2005 No 90 |
| Date of assent | 14 December 2005 |
The Parliament of New Zealand enacts as follows:
1 Title
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(1) This Act is the Animal Welfare Amendment Act 2005.
(2) In this Act, the Animal Welfare Act 1999 is called
“the principal Act”
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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 | |
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| 8 December 2005 | Divided from Statutes Amendment Bill (No 5) (Bill 249-2), third reading |
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Animal Welfare Amendment Act 2005
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