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Imperial Laws Application Act 1988

6A: Application of Legislation Act 2019 to Imperial legislation

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"How old laws from other countries are used in New Zealand"

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You need to know how some old laws from other countries apply in New Zealand. When the Legislation Act 2019 talks about laws, it includes old laws from other countries that are still used in New Zealand. These old laws are treated like they were made by the New Zealand Parliament. You should understand that old laws from other countries that are used in New Zealand are called Imperial enactments. These Imperial enactments are treated like Acts made by the New Zealand Parliament. There are also Imperial subordinate legislation, which are treated like secondary legislation made under a New Zealand Act. If an old law from another country is changed or stops being used in New Zealand, it is treated like it has been amended or repealed. The Legislation Act 2019 has rules about how these old laws are used in New Zealand, which you can find on the Legislation Act 2019 website. These rules help clarify how old laws from other countries apply in New Zealand.

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6AApplication of Legislation Act 2019 to Imperial legislation

  1. For the purposes of the Legislation Act 2019 and all other legislation, an Imperial enactment that is part of the laws of New Zealand is an Act (as if it were an Act enacted by the Parliament of New Zealand).

  2. For the purposes of the Legislation Act 2019 and all other legislation, Imperial subordinate legislation that is part of the laws of New Zealand is secondary legislation (see the Legislation Act 2019 for publication requirements) (as if it were secondary legislation made under the authority of an Act enacted by the Parliament of New Zealand).

  3. For the purposes of applying the Legislation Act 2019 and other legislation to Imperial enactments and Imperial subordinate legislation,—

  4. if the effect of the Imperial enactment or Imperial subordinate legislation, as part of the laws of New Zealand, is modified, the modification must be treated as an amendment:
    1. if the Imperial enactment or Imperial subordinate legislation ceases to have effect, as part of the laws of New Zealand, the cessation must be treated as a repeal or revocation:
      1. an order made under section 82 of the Legislation Act 2019 in respect of any Imperial subordinate legislation—
        1. does not revoke it; but
          1. declares that it ceases to have effect as part of the laws of New Zealand.

          2. Subsections (1) to (3) apply unless—

          3. the legislation provides otherwise; or
            1. the context of the legislation requires a different interpretation.

              Notes
              • Section 6A: inserted, on , by section 9 of the Legislation (Repeals and Amendments) Act 2019 (2019 No 59).