6Other Litter Control Officers
The following persons shall by virtue of their office be deemed to have been appointed as Litter Control Officers:
- every constable:
- every traffic officer while he is acting in the exercise of his powers or the discharge of his duties in any place where he is authorised to exercise his jurisdiction as a traffic officer:
- every warranted officer within the meaning of the Conservation Act 1987:
- every officer within the meaning of section 93(5) of the Reserves Act 1977 while he is acting in the exercise of his powers or the discharge of his duties in any public, nature, or scientific reserve (being in each case a reserve to which this Act applies) in respect of which he is for the time being authorised to act:
- every harbourmaster appointed under Part 3A of the Maritime Transport Act 1994 or pursuant to the Lake Taupo Regulations 1976 while acting in the exercise of his powers or the discharge of his duties in the harbour in respect of which he was appointed:
- every enforcement officer and honorary enforcement officer within the meaning of the Walking Access Act 2008 while that officer is acting in the exercise of his or her powers and the discharge of his or her duties on any walkway:
- any officer appointed pursuant to section 196 or section 197 of the Fisheries Act 1996, and any ranger appointed pursuant to section 38 of the Wildlife Act 1953:
- every ranger appointed under section 40 of the National Parks Act 1980 while he is acting in the exercise of his powers and the discharge of his duties in any national park in respect of which he is authorised to act:
- every warranted officer and honorary warranted officer who is warranted for the purposes of the Te Urewera Act 2014, while acting in the exercise and performance of powers and duties conferred and imposed by the Te Urewera Act 2014.
The production by any person of a warrant of appointment or other evidence that he holds an office mentioned in subsection (1) shall be sufficient evidence that he is an Officer for the purposes of this Act.
The Governor-General may, from time to time by Order in Council, appoint other persons, whether in groups or classes, to be Litter Control Officers; and may in like manner revoke or vary any appointment so made.
An order under this section is secondary legislation (see Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019 for publication requirements).
Compare
- 1968 No 134 s 5
- 1975 No 31 s 49
Notes
- Section 6(1)(a): amended, on , pursuant to section 116(a)(ii) of the Policing Act 2008 (2008 No 72).
- Section 6(1)(c): substituted, on , by section 65(1) of the Conservation Act 1987 (1987 No 65).
- Section 6(1)(e): amended, on , by section 90 of the Maritime Transport Amendment Act 2013 (2013 No 84).
- Section 6(1)(f): substituted, on , by section 82 of the Walking Access Act 2008 (2008 No 101).
- Section 6(1)(g): amended, on , pursuant to section 314(1)(v) of the Fisheries Act 1996 (1996 No 88).
- Section 6(1)(h): substituted, on , by section 80(1) of the National Parks Act 1980 (1980 No 66).
- Section 6(1)(i): inserted, on , by section 138 of the Te Urewera Act 2014 (2014 No 51).
- Section 6(4): inserted, on , by section 3 of the Secondary Legislation Act 2021 (2021 No 7).