Search and Surveillance Act 2012

Amendments, repeals, and miscellaneous provisions - Regulation-making powers, transitional provisions, and review provision - Transitional provisions relating to this Act as enacted

355: References to enforcement officer during transitional period

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"What is an enforcement officer during a special time?"

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You need to know what an enforcement officer is during a special time. If the New Zealand Customs Service is allowed to do certain activities under section 50(1), then a Customs officer is also considered an enforcement officer. This happens from when the approval starts until certain parts of the law, sections 220 to 229, are in force. You also need to know about the Department of Internal Affairs. If it is allowed to do certain activities under section 50(1), then an inspector is also considered an enforcement officer. This happens from when the approval starts until certain parts of the law, sections 241 to 244, are in force. An inspector means someone who works under section 2 of the Films, Videos, and Publications Classification Act 1993. The definition of enforcement officer is in section 3(1). This is important to understand during the special time.

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354: Transitional provision relating to Criminal Procedure Act 2011, or

"Temporary changes to the law until a certain date"

356: Regulations providing for transitional matters, or

"Rules to help when the law changes"

Part 5Amendments, repeals, and miscellaneous provisions
Regulation-making powers, transitional provisions, and review provision: Transitional provisions relating to this Act as enacted

355References to enforcement officer during transitional period

If the New Zealand Customs Service is approved, under an Order in Council made under section 50(1), to undertake any activity specified in that subsection, then the definition of enforcement officer in section 3(1) is, in the period commencing with the commencement of that order and ending on the first day on which all of sections 220 to 229 are in force, taken to include a Customs officer.
If the Department of Internal Affairs is approved, under an Order in Council made under section 50(1), to undertake any activity specified in that subsection, then the definition of enforcement officer in section 3(1) is, in the period commencing with the commencement of that order and ending on the first day on which all of sections 241 to 244 are in force, taken to include an inspector within the meaning of section 2 of the Films, Videos, and Publications Classification Act 1993.