Plain language law

New Zealand law explained for everyone

Animal Products Act 1999

Export of animal material and products - Export requirements and official assurances

62: Form and content of official assurance

You could also call this:

"What an official assurance must look like and what it must say"

When you get an official assurance, it can be in the form of a certificate or declaration, or in another form decided by the Director-General. You can get an official assurance for one or more consignments of animal material or product, or for one or more producers or processors or exporters of animal material or product. It can also be for one or more export destinations, or any combination of these.

An official assurance can be sent to its destination by writing, fax, electronic means, or any other form of communication that is accurate, clear, and verifiable. The Director-General decides what form an official assurance can take. You can receive an official assurance in different ways, as long as it is clear and accurate.

The way official assurances are communicated has been updated, as stated in the Food Safety Law Reform Act 2018.

This text is automatically generated. It might be out of date or be missing some parts. Find out more about how we do this.

This page was last updated on

View the original legislation for this page at https://legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1986/0120/latest/link.aspx?id=DLM34845.

Previous

61A: No Crown liability, or

"The government is not responsible if you lose money because another country won't accept New Zealand animal products."

Next

63: Obtaining of official assurance, or

"Getting approval to export animal products"

Part 5Export of animal material and products
Export requirements and official assurances

62Form and content of official assurance

  1. An official assurance may be in the form of a certificate or declaration or in such other form as may be determined by the Director-General.

  2. An official assurance may relate to—

  3. 1 or more consignments of animal material or product; or
    1. 1 or more producers or processors or exporters of animal material or product; or
      1. 1 or more export destinations; or
        1. any combination of the above.

          1. An official assurance may be communicated to its appropriate destination by writing, fax, electronic means, or any other form of communication that is accurate, clear, and verifiable.

          2. Repealed
          Notes
          • Section 62(4): repealed, on , by section 110 of the Food Safety Law Reform Act 2018 (2018 No 3).