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Food Act 2014

Miscellaneous provisions - Transitional provisions - Transitional regulations

439: Regulations about transitional matters

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"Special rules to help when the Food Act 2014 starts"

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The Governor-General can make special rules to help when the Food Act 2014 starts. You need to know that the Minister must recommend these rules. The Governor-General makes these rules by Order in Council.

The Governor-General can make these rules at any time when the Act is being introduced. These rules can be used at any time during this introduction period. This helps make the change to the new Act smoother for you.

The rules can also cover things that happen after the introduction period, but only if it is necessary for the transition. These special rules are called secondary legislation, see Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019 for how they are published. This means you can find out about these rules in a specific way.

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Part 5Miscellaneous provisions
Transitional provisions: Transitional regulations

439Regulations about transitional matters

  1. The Governor-General may, by Order in Council made on the recommendation of the Minister, make regulations providing for transitional matters to facilitate the coming into force of this Act.

  2. The regulations may be made at any time in this Act's introductory period.

  3. The regulations may apply at any time in this Act's introductory period.

  4. The regulations may provide for matters arising after this Act's introductory period, but only to the extent necessary to give effect to the transition of a matter arising in this Act's introductory period.

  5. Regulations under this section are secondary legislation (see Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019 for publication requirements).

Notes
  • Section 439(5): inserted, on , by section 3 of the Secondary Legislation Act 2021 (2021 No 7).