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Food Act 2014

Preliminary provisions - Introduction

7: Act binds the Crown

You could also call this:

"The government must follow this law too"

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This Act applies to the Crown. The Crown means the government and its departments. You can think of the Crown as the government acting on behalf of New Zealand.

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Part 1Preliminary provisions
Introduction

7Act binds the Crown

  1. This Act binds the Crown.