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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 regulatory purposes - Amendments to Commerce Act 1986

313: Amendments to Commerce Act 1986

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"Changes to the Commerce Act 1986 law"

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This law changes the Commerce Act 1986. You can find the Commerce Act 1986 on the New Zealand legislation website. It updates some parts of the law. Some words in the law are changed. An issuing officer now makes decisions, not a judge or magistrate. You can find out what an issuing officer is in the Search and Surveillance Act 2012. Some parts of the law are removed or updated. The law now uses rules from the Search and Surveillance Act 2012. You can find these rules on the New Zealand legislation website. Other parts of the law are also changed. Some sections are removed, like sections 98B to 98F. Other sections are updated, like section 98G. It now refers to section 98A instead of sections 98B to 98F.

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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 regulatory purposes: Amendments to Commerce Act 1986

313Amendments to Commerce Act 1986

  1. This section amends the Commerce Act 1986.

  2. Section 98A(2) is amended by omitting A District Court Judge, Justice, or Community Magistrate, or a Court Registrar (not being a constable) who is satisfied on application made on oath and substituting An issuing officer (within the meaning of section 3 of the Search and Surveillance Act 2012) who is satisfied, on an application made in the manner provided in subpart 3 of Part 4 of that Act.

  3. Section 98A is amended by repealing subsection (3) and substituting the following subsection:

  4. The provisions of Part 4 of the Search and Surveillance Act 2012 (except sections 118 and 119) apply, with any necessary modifications.

  5. Section 98A(4) is amended by adding of this Act.

  6. Sections 98B to 98F are repealed.

  7. Section 98G is amended by omitting to 98F and substituting and 98A.

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