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410: Access to material incorporated by reference
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When someone makes rules or instructions under the Building Act 2004, they might include information from other sources. This is called ‘incorporating by reference’. Even though this information is now part of the rules, some parts of the Legislation Act 2019 don’t apply to it. Specifically, Subpart 1 of Part 3 and section 114 of the Legislation Act 2019 don’t apply to this incorporated information. This means the incorporated information is treated differently from the rest of the rules.

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Part 5 Miscellaneous provisions
Miscellaneous: Incorporation of material by reference

411Application of Legislation Act 2019 to provisions incorporated by reference

  1. Subpart 1 of Part 3 and section 114 of the Legislation Act 2019 do not apply to material that is incorporated by reference in an instrument made or issued under this Act merely because it is incorporated.

Notes
  • Section 411: replaced, on , by section 3 of the Secondary Legislation Act 2021 (2021 No 7).