New Zealand Acts

COMMERCE ACT 1986 - SECT 52N

52N Order in Council imposing regulation

1 The Governor-General may, on the recommendation of the Minister made under section 52M , make an Order in Council imposing regulation on particular goods or services.

2 The order must—

a) declare that the goods or services are regulated; and

b) state which type or types of regulation the goods or services are subject to.

3 The order may identify the goods or services it relates to by reference to goods or (with all necessary modifications) services—

a) supplied in or for delivery within specified regions, areas, or localities in New Zealand; or

b) supplied in different quantities, qualities, grades, or classes; or

c) supplied by or to or for the use of different persons or classes of persons; or

d) any or all of paragraphs (a) to (c).

4 Subsection (3) applies so that any part or element of goods or services can be dealt with separately.

5 The order must include an expiry date, which must be a date not later than 20 years after its date of commencement.

6 An order under this section is secondary legislation (see Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019 for publication requirements).

History: Section 52N: inserted, on 14 October 2008, by section 4 of the Commerce Amendment Act 2008 (2008 No 70).   Section 52N(6): replaced, on 28 October 2021, by section 3 of the Secondary Legislation Act 2021 (2021 No 7).