New Zealand Acts

LEGISLATION ACT 2019 - SECT 2

2 Commencement

1 This Act comes into force as follows:

a) section 147 (which contains regulation-making powers) comes into force on the day after the date of Royal assent:

aa) the following provisions (which contain regulation-making powers) come into force on the day after the date on which the Secondary Legislation Act 2021 receives the Royal assent:

i) clause 19 of Schedule 1 and section 6 (but only for the purpose of giving effect to clause 19):

ii) section 147A :

b) the rest of this Act comes into force—

i) on 1 or more dates set by Order in Council; or

ii) to the extent not brought into force earlier, on the fifth anniversary of the date on which the Secondary Legislation Act 2021 receives the Royal assent.

2 One or more Orders in Council may set different dates for different provisions (and, for that purpose, may commence a provision only for the purpose of giving effect to some, but not other, parts of this Act).

3 An Order in Council made under this section is secondary legislation (see Part 3 for publication requirements).

History: Section 2(1)(aa): inserted, on 25 March 2021, by section 4(2) of the Secondary Legislation Act 2021 (2021 No 7).   Section 2(1)(b)(i): the rest of this Act (except Part 4, section 148, and provisions already in force) brought into force, on 28 October 2021, by clause 2 of the Legislation Act 2019 Commencement Order 2021 (LI 2021/249).     Section 2(1)(b)(ii): amended, on 25 March 2021, by section 4(2) of the Secondary Legislation Act 2021 (2021 No 7).     Section 2(3): inserted, on 28 October 2021, by regulation 103 of the Legislation Act (Amendments to Legislation) Regulations 2021 (LI 2021/247).