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Biosecurity Act 1993

Exclusive economic zone

162AT: Declaration of controlled area

You could also call this:

"Setting rules for special areas in New Zealand's waters"

When you are in the Exclusive Economic Zone, or EEZ, the law says that a certain rule applies. This rule is from Section 131(2). It normally talks about New Zealand, but in the EEZ, it talks about any specified part or parts of the EEZ instead. You need to think of the EEZ as the area where this rule is being applied, rather than the whole of New Zealand.

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Part 8AExclusive economic zone

162ATDeclaration of controlled area

  1. Section 131(2) applies as if (which may be the whole or any specified part or parts of New Zealand) read (which may be any specified part or parts of the EEZ).

Notes
  • Section 162AT: inserted, on , by section 73 of the Biosecurity Law Reform Act 2012 (2012 No 73).