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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 Marine Mammals Protection Act 1978

274: Powers of search

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"What you can and can't do when searching under the law"

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You have powers to search under the Marine Mammals Protection Act 1978. The Search and Surveillance Act 2012 has rules that apply to these powers. Some of these rules are in Part 4 of the Search and Surveillance Act 2012, which you can find on the New Zealand legislation website. You can search according to some subsections of the Search and Surveillance Act 2012. These subsections are in Part 4 of the Act, except for subpart 3. They also include subparts 1, 5, 6, 7, 9, and 10 of Part 4. The rules in the Search and Surveillance Act 2012 apply to the powers you have. This means you must follow these rules when you search. You can find the rules in 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 law enforcement purposes or for law enforcement and regulatory purposes: Amendments to Marine Mammals Protection Act 1978

274Powers of search

  1. Section 13 is amended by repealing subsection (2) and substituting the following subsection:

  2. The provisions of Part 4 of the Search and Surveillance Act 2012 (except for subpart 3) apply in respect of the powers in subsection (1).

  3. Section 13 is amended by inserting the following subsection after subsection (5):

  4. The provisions of subparts 1, 5, 6, 7, 9, and 10 of Part 4 of the Search and Surveillance Act 2012 apply in respect of the powers in subsection (5).