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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 Forests Act 1949

317: Amendments to Forests Act 1949

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"Changes to the Forests Act 1949 to match new search and surveillance rules"

The law is changing some parts of the Forests Act 1949. You can find the Forests Act 1949 on the New Zealand legislation website. These changes are part of the Search and Surveillance Act 2012.

Some parts of the Forests Act 1949 are being updated to match the Search and Surveillance Act 2012. You can read about the Search and Surveillance Act 2012 on the New Zealand legislation website. The changes affect how searches are done and who can do them.

Parts of the Forests Act 1949 are being repealed or updated to follow the rules in the Search and Surveillance Act 2012. You can find the rules in Part 4 of the Search and Surveillance Act 2012 on the New Zealand legislation website. These changes will help make the laws clearer and easier to follow.

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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 Forests Act 1949

317Amendments to Forests Act 1949

  1. This section amends the Forests Act 1949.

  2. Section 67D(1)(e) is amended by substituting in accordance with section 67S and the provisions of subparts 1, 6, 7, 9, and 10 of Part 4 of the Search and Surveillance Act 2012 for under section 67S.

  3. Section 67R is amended by adding the following subsection as subsection (2):

  4. The provisions of Part 4 of the Search and Surveillance Act 2012 (except for subparts 2 and 3, sections 118 and 119, and subparts 5 and 8) apply.

  5. Section 67S is amended by repealing subsections (1), and (3) to (7).

  6. Section 71B(1) is amended by omitting subject to the following conditions and substituting subject to Part 4 of the Search and Surveillance Act 2012 and to the following conditions.

  7. Section 71B(1)(b) to (d) and (f) are repealed.

  8. Section 71B(1)(e) is amended by omitting on oath by an authorised person to a District Court Judge, Justice of the Peace, Community Magistrate, or Registrar or Deputy Registrar of any Court and substituting in the manner provided for an application for a search warrant in Part 4 of the Search and Surveillance Act 2012 by an authorised person to an issuing officer.

  9. Section 71B(2) is amended by inserting and the conditions set out in Part 4 of the Search and Surveillance Act 2012 relating to time of entry, notification of intention to enter, and evidence of identification or authorisation to enter, after that subsection,.

  10. Section 71B is amended by adding the following subsections:

  11. The provisions of Part 4 of the Search and Surveillance Act 2012 apply.

  12. Despite subsection (3), sections 118 and 119 of the Search and Surveillance Act 2012 apply only in respect of a constable.

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