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Fencing Act 1978
“Updating the rules for shared property fences”
This law changes the rules about building and fixing fences that separate properties. It replaces an older law called the Fencing Act 1908. The new rules explain how you and your neighbours should handle putting up new fences or repairing existing ones between your properties.
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Next up: 1: Short Title and commencement
or “This section tells us the name of the law and when it started being used”Fencing Act 1978
- Reprint as at:
- 2023-12-23
- Assent:
- 1978-10-16
- Commencement:
- see section 1(2)
The Parliamentary Counsel Office has made editorial and format changes to this version using the powers under subpart 2 of Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019.
Note 4 at the end of this version provides a list of the amendments included in it.
This Act is administered by the Ministry of Justice.