Animal Welfare Amendment Act 2022
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Animal Welfare Amendment Act 2022
Public Act |
2022 No 53 |
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Date of assent |
30 September 2022 |
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Commencement |
see section 2 |
Contents
The Parliament of New Zealand enacts as follows:
1 Title
This Act is the Animal Welfare Amendment Act 2022.
2 Commencement
This Act comes into force as follows:
(a)
sections 6, 8, and 11 come into force on 30 April 2023:
(b)
the rest of this Act comes into force the day after the date on which this Act receives the Royal assent.
3 Principal Act
This Act amends the Animal Welfare Act 1999.
4 Section 8A replaced (Transitional and savings provisions relating to amendments to Act)
Replace section 8A with:
8A Transitional, savings, and related provisions
The transitional, savings, and related provisions set out in Schedule 4 have effect according to their terms.
5 Section 40 amended (Animal welfare export certificate)
(1)
Replace the heading to section 40 with “Animal export requires animal welfare export certificate”
.
(2)
After section 40(2), insert:
(2A)
However, the exception in subsection (2) does not apply to the exportation of cattle, deer, goats, or sheep by ship if the animals would leave New Zealand on or after 30 April 2023.
6 Section 40 amended (Animal export requires animal welfare export certificate)
In section 40(2A), delete “if the animals would leave New Zealand on or after 30 April 2023”
.
7 New section 41 inserted (Animal welfare export certificate must not be issued for certain animals)
After section 40, insert:
41 Animal welfare export certificate must not be issued for certain animals
(1)
A person must not apply for, and the Director-General must not issue, an animal welfare export certificate for the export of cattle, deer, goats, or sheep by ship.
(2)
However, subsection (1) applies only if the intended date for the cattle, deer, goats, or sheep to leave New Zealand is on or after 30 April 2023.
8 Section 41 amended (Animal welfare export certificate must not be issued for certain animals)
Repeal section 41(2).
9 Section 42 amended (Application for animal welfare export certificate)
In section 42(1), after “animal welfare export certificate”
, insert “, unless restricted by section 41”
.
10 Section 48 amended (Exemptions)
After section 48(1), insert:
(1A)
However, the Director-General must not exempt the export of cattle, deer, goats, or sheep by ship if the animals would leave New Zealand on or after 30 April 2023.
11 Section 48 amended (Exemptions)
In section 48(1A), delete “if the animals would leave New Zealand on or after 30 April 2023”
.
12 Schedule 4 amended
(1)
Replace the Schedule 4 heading with:
Schedule 4 Transitional, savings, and related provisions
s 8A
(2)
In Schedule 4, before clause 1, insert:
Part 1 Provisions relating to Animal Welfare Amendment Act (No 2) 2015
(3)
In Schedule 4, clause 1, replace “schedule”
with “Part”
.
(4)
In Schedule 4,—
(a)
insert the Part set out in the Schedule of this Act as the last Part; and
(b)
make all necessary consequential amendments.
Schedule New Part 2 inserted into Schedule 4
Part 2 Provisions relating to Animal Welfare Amendment Act 2022
5 Animal welfare export certificates issued before 30 April 2023
(1)
This clause applies to an animal welfare export certificate that—
(a)
authorises the export of cattle, deer, goats, or sheep by ship; and
(b)
is issued before 30 April 2023.
(2)
The animal welfare export certificate is revoked on 30 April 2023 to the extent that it—
(a)
authorises the export of cattle, deer, goats, or sheep by ship; and
(b)
relates to an export by a ship that starts its voyage from a New Zealand port on or after 30 April 2023.
6 Applications for animal welfare export certificates made before 30 April 2023
(1)
This clause applies to an application for an animal welfare export certificate that—
(a)
relates to the export of cattle, deer, goats, or sheep by ship; and
(b)
is made before 30 April 2023.
(2)
If the Director-General does not decide whether to grant or refuse the application before 30 April 2023, the application must be treated as withdrawn to the extent that it relates to the export of cattle, deer, goats, or sheep by ship.
(3)
If the Director-General grants the application but does not issue or refuse to issue the animal welfare export certificate before 30 April 2023, the Director-General must be treated as refusing to issue the certificate to the extent that it relates to the export of cattle, deer, goats, or sheep by ship.
7 Other instruments published or issued before 30 April 2023
(1)
This clause applies to any instrument referred to in section 40(2) that—
(a)
applies to the export of cattle, deer, goats, or sheep by ship; and
(b)
is published or issued before 30 April 2023.
(2)
The instrument ceases to have effect for the purpose of section 40(2) (that is, as an exception to the offence created by section 40(1)) to the extent that the instrument—
(a)
applies to the export of cattle, deer, goats, or sheep by ship; and
(b)
relates to an export by a ship that starts its voyage from a New Zealand port on or after 30 April 2023.
Legislative history
21 September 2021 |
Introduction (Bill 67–1) |
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19 October 2021 |
First reading and referral to Primary Production Committee |
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14 April 2022 |
Reported from Primary Production Committee |
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11 May 2022 |
Second reading |
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31 August 2022 |
Committee of the whole House |
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28 September 2022 |
Third reading |
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30 September 2022 |
Royal assent |
This Act is administered by the Ministry for Primary Industries.
Versions
Animal Welfare Amendment Act 2022
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