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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 Electricity Act 1992

315: Amendments to Electricity Act 1992

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"Changes to the rules for searching homes under the Electricity Act 1992"

The law is changing the Electricity Act 1992. You can find the Electricity Act 1992 on the New Zealand legislation website. This change affects how people can enter a dwellinghouse.

When someone wants to enter a dwellinghouse, they must get a warrant from an issuing officer. The issuing officer is someone who is allowed to issue warrants under the Search and Surveillance Act 2012. You can find more information about how to apply for a search warrant in subpart 3 of Part 4 of the Search and Surveillance Act 2012.

Some parts of the Search and Surveillance Act 2012 now apply to getting a warrant to enter a dwellinghouse. These parts are subparts 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, and 10 of Part 4 of the Search and Surveillance Act 2012. They help explain how to apply for a warrant and what happens when a warrant is issued.

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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 Electricity Act 1992

315Amendments to Electricity Act 1992

  1. This section amends the Electricity Act 1992.

  2. Section 159(1) is amended by repealing paragraph (e) and substituting the following paragraph:

  3. entry into a dwellinghouse must be authorised by a warrant issued by an issuing officer (within the meaning of section 3 of the Search and Surveillance Act 2012) on an application made in the manner provided for an application for a search warrant in subpart 3 of Part 4 of the Search and Surveillance Act 2012.

    1. Section 159 is amended by adding the following subsection:

    2. Subparts 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, and 10 of Part 4 of the Search and Surveillance Act 2012 apply in respect of an application for, and issue of, a warrant under subsection (1)(e).

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