Reprint as at 11 December 2015
(LI 2015/130)
Jerry Mateparae, Governor-General
At Wellington this 2nd day of June 2015
Present:His Excellency the Governor-General in Council
Changes authorised by subpart 2 of Part 2 of the Legislation Act 2012 have been made in this official reprint.
Note 4 at the end of this reprint provides a list of the amendments incorporated.
These regulations are administered by the Ministry for Primary Industries.
Pursuant to section 62 of the National Animal Identification and Tracing Act 2012, His Excellency the Governor-General makes the following regulations, acting—
on the advice and with the consent of the Executive Council; and
on the recommendation of the Minister made in accordance with sections 57(7) and 58 of that Act.
These regulations are the National Animal Identification and Tracing (Levies) Amendment Regulations 2015.
These regulations come into force on 1 July 2015.
Regulations: confirmed, on 11 December 2015, by section 12 of the Subordinate Legislation (Confirmation and Validation) Act 2015 (2015 No 119).
These regulations amend the National Animal Identification and Tracing (Levies) Regulations 2012 (the principal regulations).
Replace regulation 5(3)(a) with:
either of the following applies:
the PICA for the animal has decided under regulation 16(4)(c) of the National Animal Identification and Tracing (Obligations and Exemptions) Regulations 2012 that it is not practicable to fit a NAIT device to the animal; or
the PICA for the animal (other than a fallow deer of any age or gender or a trophy stag) has decided under regulation 17(2) of those regulations that it is impracticable to fit a NAIT device to the animal; and
(1)
After regulation 10(3)(c), insert:
for 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016, $18.77 per animal (exclusive of GST).
(2)
In regulation 10(4)(f), replace “28 February 2016” with “29 February 2016”.
“28 February 2016”
“29 February 2016”
(3)
After regulation 10(4)(f), insert:
for 1 March 2016 to 30 June 2016, $18.77 per animal (exclusive of GST).
Michael Webster,Clerk of the Executive Council.
This note is not part of the regulations, but is intended to indicate their general effect.
These regulations amend the National Animal Identification and Tracing (Levies) Regulations 2012. The amendments come into force on 1 July 2015. The other regulations referred to in this note are the National Animal Identification and Tracing (Obligations and Exemptions) Regulations 2012 (the exemption regulations).
The amendments impose a levy on the owner of an animal whose PICA (person in day-to-day charge of the animal) has decided under regulation 17(2) of the exemption regulations that it is impracticable to fit a NAIT device to the animal (other than a fallow deer or trophy stag). The maximum rate for the levy is $18.77 per animal (excluding GST) and applies in the period of 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016 for cattle or 1 March 2016 to 30 June 2016 for deer.
Under section 64 of the National Animal Identification and Tracing Act 2012, these regulations will be deemed to have been revoked at the close of 30 June 2016 unless they have been confirmed by an Act of Parliament passed before then.
Issued under the authority of the Legislation Act 2012.
Date of notification in Gazette: 3 June 2015.
This is a reprint of the National Animal Identification and Tracing (Levies) Amendment Regulations 2015 that incorporates all the amendments to those regulations as at the date of the last amendment to them.
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Subordinate Legislation (Confirmation and Validation) Act 2015 (2015 No 119): section 12