Crimes Amendment Act (No 2) 2011 Commencement Order 2011

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Crimes Amendment Act (No 2) 2011 Commencement Order 2011

Rt Hon Dame Sian Elias, Administrator of the Government

Order in Council

At Wellington this 31st day of October 2011

Present:
Her Excellency the Administrator of the Government in Council

Pursuant to section 2(1) of the Crimes Amendment Act (No 2) 2011, Her Excellency the Administrator of the Government, acting on the advice and with the consent of the Executive Council, makes the following order.

Order

1  Title

  • This order is the Crimes Amendment Act (No 2) 2011 Commencement Order 2011.

2  Commencement of Crimes Amendment Act (No 2) 2011

Michael Webster,
for Clerk of the Executive Council.

Explanatory note

This note is not part of the order, but is intended to indicate its general effect.

This order brings the Crimes Amendment Act (No 2) 2011 into force on 13 February 2012.

That Act substitutes some provisions of the Crimes Act 1961 relating to enforcement of fines by the High Court. The substituted provisions allow fines imposed by the High Court to be enforced under Part 3 of the Summary Proceedings Act 1957, subject to specified modifications.

Issued under the authority of the Acts and Regulations Publication Act 1989.

Date of notification in Gazette: 3 November 2011.

This order is administered by the Ministry of Justice.