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Misuse of Drugs Amendment Act 1978 Amendment Bill

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Misuse of Drugs Amendment Act 1978 Amendment Bill

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Misuse of Drugs Amendment Act 1978 Amendment Bill

Government Bill

147—3L

As reported from the committee of the whole House

This bill was formerly part of the Courts and Criminal Matters Bill as reported from the Law and Order Committee. The committee of the whole House has further amended the bill and divided it into the following bills:

  • District Courts Amendment Bill comprising Part 1 and Schedule 1

  • Land Transport Amendment Bill comprising Part 2

  • Summary Proceedings Amendment Bill (No 3) comprising Part 3 and Schedules 2 to 2B

  • Children, Young Persons, and Their Families Amendment Bill (No 2) comprising subpart 1 of Part 4

  • Crimes Amendment Bill (No 4) comprising subpart 1A of Part 4

  • Criminal Proceeds (Recovery) Amendment Bill comprising subpart 1B of Part 4

  • Customs and Excise Amendment Bill (No 2) comprising subpart 2 of Part 4

  • Disputes Tribunals Amendment Bill (No 2) comprising subpart 2A of Part 4

  • Family Courts Amendment Bill comprising subpart 3 of Part 4

  • Immigration Amendment Bill comprising subpart 5 of Part 4

  • Misuse of Drugs Amendment Bill (No 3) comprising subpart 5A of Part 4

  • This bill comprising subpart 5B of Part 4

  • Personal Property Securities Amendment Bill (No 2) comprising subpart 6 of Part 4

  • Prisoners' and Victims' Claims Amendment Bill comprising subpart 7 of Part 4

  • Privacy Amendment Bill (No 2) comprising subpart 8 of Part 4 and Schedule 3

  • Railways Amendment Bill comprising subpart 9 of Part 4

  • Residential Tenancies Amendment Bill (No 3) comprising subpart 9A of Part 4

  • Sentencing Amendment Bill (No 5) comprising subpart 10 of Part 4

  • Social Security Amendment Bill (No 4) comprising subpart 11 of Part 4

  • Tax Administration Amendment Bill comprising subpart 12 of Part 4

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Hon Georgina te Heuheu

Misuse of Drugs Amendment Act 1978 Amendment Bill

Government Bill

147—3L

Contents

The Parliament of New Zealand enacts as follows:

1 Title

  • This Act is the Misuse of Drugs Amendment Act 1978 Amendment Act 2010.

2 Commencement

  • (1) This Act comes into force on a date appointed by the Governor-General by Order in Council, and 1 or more orders may be made bringing different provisions into force on different dates.

    (2) Any provisions of this Act that are not in force on the expiry of the period of 15 months that starts on the date on which this Act receives the Royal assent come into force (despite subsection (1)) on that expiry.

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88C Principal Act amended

  • This subpart amends the Misuse of Drugs Amendment Act 1978.

88D Section 43 substituted

  • Section 43 is repealed and the following section substituted:

    “43 Enforcement of fines

    • “(1) If the Court sentences an offender on conviction for a drug dealing offence to pay a fine to which section 38 or 39 applies, section 19 of the Crimes Act 1961 or section 28I of the District Courts Act 1947 applies (whichever is applicable) to the enforcement of the fine, subject to any necessary modifications.

      “(2) The Court or the Registrar may make any orders as are appropriate under any of the provisions specified in subsection (1) in respect of any money or assets that are treated as belonging to the offender under section 42 (which are deemed to be the offender's property for the purposes of this subsection).

      “(3) In subsection (2), Registrar—

      • “(a) means any Registrar of the High Court or a District Court; and

      • “(b) includes any Deputy Registrar.”

88E Sections 44 and 46 repealed

  • Sections 44 and 46 are repealed.

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Legislative history
5 July 2011 Divided from Courts and Criminal Matters Bill (Bill 147–2) by committee of the whole House as Bill 147–3L
Bill Enacted Latest version Reported from the committee of the whole House on 6 July 2011

Misuse of Drugs Amendment Act 1978 Amendment Bill

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