No 245
House of Representatives
Supplementary Order Paper
Tuesday, 15 November 2016
Geographical Indications (Wine and Spirits) Registration Amendment Bill
Proposed amendment
Richard Prosser, in Committee, to move the following amendment:
Clause 21B
Replace clause 21B (page 9, lines 26 to 34) with:
21B New section 39A inserted (Function of New Zealand Geographic Board established under the New Zealand Geographic Board Act 1946)
After section 39, insert:
39A Function of New Zealand Geographic Board established under the New Zealand Geographic Board Act 1946
It is a function of the New Zealand Geographic Board established under section 3 of the New Zealand Geographic Board Act 1946 to advise the Registrar whether the use of a geographical indication in relation to wine or spirits, or the registration of the geographical indication, is, or is likely to be, offensive to Māori.