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 Gas Act 1992

318: Amendments to Gas Act 1992

You could also call this:

"Changes to the Gas Act 1992 to match the Search and Surveillance Act 2012"

This section changes the Gas Act 1992. You can find the Gas Act 1992 on the New Zealand legislation website. It updates some parts of the law to match the Search and Surveillance Act 2012.

The law used to say that you had to make a written application on oath to do something, but now you make an application in a certain way. This way is described in the Search and Surveillance Act 2012. You can find this information 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 the Gas Act 1992. These parts are subparts 1, 3, 7, 9, and 10 of Part 4. They help explain how to get a warrant to enter a dwellinghouse, which is like a house or a home.

To enter a dwellinghouse, you need a warrant from an issuing officer. An issuing officer is someone who can give you a warrant, and this is explained in section 3 of the Search and Surveillance Act 2012. You can apply for a warrant in a certain way, which is described in subpart 3 of Part 4 of 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 regulatory purposes: Amendments to Gas Act 1992

318Amendments to Gas Act 1992

This section amends the Gas Act 1992.
Section 43W(6) is amended by omitting by written application on oath and substituting by application made in the manner provided in subpart 3 of Part 4 of the Search and Surveillance Act 2012.
Section 43W(7) is amended by omitting A District Court Judge, Justice, or Community Magistrate, or a Court Registrar (not being a constable) and substituting An issuing officer (within the meaning of section 3 of the Search and Surveillance Act 2012).
Section 43W is amended by adding the following subsection:

The provisions of subparts 1, 3, 7, 9, and 10 of Part 4 of the Search and Surveillance Act 2012 apply.
Section 50(1) is amended by repealing paragraph (e) and substituting the following paragraph:
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.
Section 50 is amended by inserting the following subsection after subsection (1):

Subparts 1, 3, 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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