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Health (Fluoridation of Drinking Water) Amendment Bill
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Hon Dr Ayesha Verrall
Health (Fluoridation of Drinking Water) Amendment Bill
Government Bill
208—3
Contents
Key
1
Title
2
Commencement
3
Principal Act
Part 1
Amendments relating to drinking water
4
New section 2A inserted (Transitional, savings, and related provisions)
2A
Transitional, savings, and related provisions
4A
New Part 5A inserted
Part 5A
Fluoridation of drinking water
116C
Purpose
116D
Interpretation
Subpart 1
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Direction relating to fluoridation of drinking water supply
116E
Director-General may direct local authority to add or not to add fluoride to drinking water
116F
Contents of direction
116G
Engagement with local authority
116H
Local authority not required to consult
116I
Local authority must comply with direction
Subpart 2
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Offences
116J
Offence to contravene or permit contravention of section 116I
116K
Strict liability and defence to offence
116L
Time for filing charging document
116M
Additional penalty for certain offences for commercial gain
116N
Liability of principal for acts of agents
5
Section 69A amended (Purpose)
6
Section 69G amended (Interpretation)
7
Section 69O amended (Minister may issue, adopt, amend, or revoke drinking-water standards)
8
New sections 69ZJA to 69ZJE and cross-heading inserted
Fluoridation
69ZJA
District health boards may direct local authority drinking-water suppliers to add fluoride or not to add fluoride to drinking-water supplies
69ZJB
Contents of directions
69ZJC
Engagement with local authority
69ZJD
No duty for local authority to consult
69ZJE
Local authority drinking-water supplier must comply with direction
9
Section 69ZZR amended (Offences against sections in this Part)
10
New Schedule 1AA inserted
Part 2
Miscellaneous amendments
11
Section 3 amended (Power of Governor-General in Council to amend Schedules)
12
Section 22C amended (Disclosure of health information)
13
Section 74B amended (Medical laboratories may be required to give notice of cases of disease during epidemic)
Schedule
New Schedule 1AA inserted
Legislative history
The Parliament of New Zealand enacts as follows: