Grant Robertson
Private Bill
210—2
As reported from the Education and Science Committee
Commentary
Key
Preamble
1 Title
2 Commencement
3 Principal Act amended
4 Purpose
5 Interpretation
6 New section 5 substituted
5 Object
7 New section 6 substituted
6 Functions
8 No dividend or profit to members
9 Fellows
10 Companions
11 Honorary Members
12 Honorary Fellows
13 Revocation of membership or fellowship
14 Elected Councillors
15 New section 23 substituted
23 Appointed Councillor
16 Co-opted Councillors
17 Code of professional standards and ethics
18 Academy Council
19 Membership of Academy Council
20 Bylaws of Academy Council
21 Membership and staff
22 New section 43 substituted
43 Transitional provisions
23 Schedule amended
Legislative history
(1) The Royal Society of New Zealand is constituted under the Royal Society of New Zealand Act 1965, and continued by the Royal Society of New Zealand Act 1997, for the purpose of advancing and promoting science and technology in New Zealand:
(2) The Royal Society of New Zealand wishes to—
(a) incorporate the discipline of humanities into its object and functions; and
(b) rename the Academy Council the Academy Executive Committee; and
(c) amend the standard for the election of Companions of the Society; and
(d) amend the election process for Councillors of the Society:
(3) The objects of this Act cannot be achieved without legislation:
The Parliament of New Zealand therefore enacts as follows: