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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 Local Government Act 2002

271: Other amendments to Local Government Act 2002

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You need to know about some changes to the Local Government Act 2002. These changes affect how some laws are enforced. You can find more information about these laws on the New Zealand legislation website. Some parts of the law have been repealed or substituted. This means some sections have been removed or replaced with new ones. You can check the Local Government Act 2002 to see the changes. The changes also affect how search warrants are issued and executed. An enforcement officer must be accompanied by a constable when executing a warrant. You can read more about search warrants in the Search and Surveillance Act 2012.

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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 Local Government Act 2002

271Other amendments to Local Government Act 2002

  1. Section 166 is amended by repealing subsections (1) and (2) and substituting the following subsections:

  2. An enforcement officer executing a warrant issued under section 165(1) must be accompanied by a constable.

  3. Subsection (1) overrides section 165(4).

  4. Section 167(1) is amended by omitting or section 165.

  5. Section 168(1) is amended by inserting seized and impounded under section 164 after dispose of property.

  6. Section 171(2) and (3) are repealed.

  7. Section 172(3)(a) is amended by omitting a District Court Judge on written application on oath and substituting an issuing officer (within the meaning of section 3 of the Search and Surveillance Act 2012) on application made in the manner provided for an application for a search warrant in subpart 3 of Part 4 of that Act.

  8. Section 172 is amended by repealing subsection (4) and substituting the following subsections:

  9. Subject to subsections (3)(b) and (5), the provisions of Part 4 of the Search and Surveillance Act 2012 apply.

  10. Despite subsection (4), sections 118 and 119 of the Search and Surveillance Act 2012 apply only in respect of a constable.

  11. Section 173 is amended by repealing subsection (2) and substituting the following subsection:

  12. The provisions of Part 4 of the Search and Surveillance Act 2012 (except subparts 2 and 3, and sections 118 and 119) apply.