Pursuant to section 2(1) of the New Zealand Railways Corporation Restructuring Act 1990, His Excellency the Governor-General, acting on the advice and with the consent of the Executive Council, makes the following order.

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2 Commencement

3 Principal order

4 Clause 2 replaced (New Zealand Rail Limited declared to be railway operator)

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Order

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This order is the Railway Operator Amendment Order 2012.

2 Commencement

This order comes into force on 31 December 2012.

3 Principal order

This order amends the Railway Operator Order 1990 (the principal order).

4 Clause 2 replaced (New Zealand Rail Limited declared to be railway operator)

Replace clause 2 with:
“2 Railway operators

Each of the following is declared to be a railway operator for the purposes of the New Zealand Railways Corporation Restructuring Act 1990:

“(a) KiwiRail Limited:

“(b) KiwiRail Holdings Limited.”

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, which comes into force on 31 December 2012, amends the Railway Operator Order 1990 (the principal order). The principal order declares New Zealand Rail Limited to be a railway operator for the purposes of the New Zealand Railways Corporation Restructuring Act 1990. New Zealand Rail Limited's name is now KiwiRail Limited. This order amends the principal order to reflect that change and to declare KiwiRail Holdings Limited to be a railway operator.

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

Date of notification in Gazette: 6 December 2012.

This order is administered by the Treasury.

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