Building (Infringement Offences, Fees, and Forms) Amendment Regulations 2021

2021/254

Coat of Arms of New Zealand

Building (Infringement Offences, Fees, and Forms) Amendment Regulations 2021

Patsy Reddy, Governor-General

Order in Council

At Wellington this 13th day of September 2021

Present:
The Right Hon Jacinda Ardern presiding in Council

These regulations are made under section 402(1) of the Building Act 2004—

(a)

on the advice and with the consent of the Executive Council; and

(b)

on the recommendation of the Minister for Building and Construction.

Regulations

1 Title

These regulations are the Building (Infringement Offences, Fees, and Forms) Amendment Regulations 2021.

2 Commencement

These regulations come into force on 14 October 2021.

3 Principal regulations

These regulations amend the Building (Infringement Offences, Fees, and Forms) Regulations 2007.

4 Schedule 2 amended

In Schedule 2, form, delete “Method for payment of infringement fee(s)” and revoke the paragraph below that heading.

5 Schedule 3 amended

In Schedule 3, form, delete “Method for payment of infringement fee(s)” and revoke the paragraph below that heading.

Michael Webster,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

Explanatory note

This note is not part of the regulations, but is intended to indicate their general effect.

These regulations, which come into force on 14 October 2021, amend Schedules 2 and 3 of the Building (Infringement Offences, Fees, and Forms) Regulations 2007. The effect of the amendments is to remove from the forms relating to infringement notices the references to outdated methods of payment (such as payment by cheque). It will now be for the relevant enforcement authorities to decide on the appropriate methods of payment of infringement notices.

Issued under the authority of the Legislation Act 2012.

Date of notification in Gazette: 16 September 2021.

These regulations are administered by the Ministry of Business, Innovation, and Employment.