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Local Government Act 2002

Consequential amendments, repeals, revocations, transitional provisions, and savings - Transitional provisions

293: Bylaws

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“Rules made under old laws stay in effect for a while under new laws”

The law says that bylaws made under the old Local Government Act 1974 will still be valid under the new Local Government Act 2002. These bylaws will continue to be in force if they were properly made under the old act.

If there are any legal cases about these bylaws that were already happening when the new act started, they can still go ahead. The council can continue with these cases as if the new act hadn’t been made.

All of these old bylaws will stop working on 1 July 2008 if they haven’t already been cancelled or expired before then.

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Part 12 Consequential amendments, repeals, revocations, transitional provisions, and savings
Transitional provisions

293Bylaws

  1. Bylaws made or having effect under provisions of the Local Government Act 1974 that are repealed by this Act, being bylaws that were in force immediately before the commencement of this section, are deemed to be validly made under this Act and continue in force accordingly if validly made under the Local Government Act 1974.

  2. Legal proceedings in relation to bylaws continued by subsection (1) that are pending by or against a council on the commencement of this section may be carried on, completed, enforced, or defended by or against the council as if this Act had not been passed.

  3. Every bylaw to which this section applies that is not revoked or that does not expire before 1 July 2008, is revoked on that date.

Notes
  • Section 293(3): added, on , by section 26 of the Local Government Act 2002 Amendment Act 2006 (2006 No 26).