Search and Surveillance Act 2012

Amendments, repeals, and miscellaneous provisions - Amendments to search and seizure powers in other enactments (and to related provisions) used for law enforcement purposes or for law enforcement and regulatory purposes - Amendments to Fisheries Act 1996

251: Amendments to sections 208 to 220 of Fisheries Act 1996

You could also call this:

"Changes to some fishing laws in sections 208 to 220 of the Fisheries Act 1996"

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You need to know that some parts of the Fisheries Act 1996 are changing. The changes affect sections 208 to 220 of the Act. Some of these sections are being repealed, which means they are being removed. You will see that sections 208 to 211 are being repealed. This means these sections will no longer be part of the Act. Other sections, like section 212, are being amended, which means they are being changed. Section 212 is being changed by adding some new words to it. You can find the new words on the legislation.govt.nz website. Section 213 is also being changed by adding some new words to it. Section 220 is being changed by adding a new subsection to it. This new subsection says that this section is subject to some sections of the Search and Surveillance Act 2012. You can find more information about these changes on the legislation.govt.nz website.

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Environment and resources > Farming and fishing

250: Amendments to sections 200 to 207 of Fisheries Act 1996, or

"Changes to fishing laws to match new search and surveillance rules"

252: Schedule 7 repealed, or

"A part of the law called Schedule 7 is cancelled."

Part 5Amendments, repeals, and miscellaneous provisions
Amendments to search and seizure powers in other enactments (and to related provisions) used for law enforcement purposes or for law enforcement and regulatory purposes: Amendments to Fisheries Act 1996

251Amendments to sections 208 to 220 of Fisheries Act 1996

Sections 208 to 211 are repealed.
Section 212 is amended by inserting and the thing is liable to be forfeited under this Act if the owner is convicted, after otherwise perish,.
Section 213(1) is amended by inserting or 199A after 199.
Section 220 is amended by adding the following subsection:

This section is subject to sections 164 to 168 of the Search and Surveillance Act 2012 (where applied by this Act).