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Lawyers and Conveyancers Act 2006

Conduct of practice by practitioners - Practice rules and regulations

103: Amendment of rules

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"Law groups can change their rules with Minister's approval"

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The New Zealand Law Society or the New Zealand Society of Conveyancers can change their rules at any time. They can amend or revoke their rules and replace them with new ones, but only after the Minister has approved and certain people have been consulted. You can find out more about what happens to these changes in the Legislation Act 2019.

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Practice rules and regulations

103Amendment of rules

  1. The Council of the New Zealand Law Society or the Council of the New Zealand Society of Conveyancers may, at any time, amend any of its rules to which section 100 applies, or revoke them and replace them with new rules.

  2. An amendment, or a revocation and replacement, may be made only after the Minister has approved, and the following people have been consulted on, the proposed amendment or revocation and replacement:

  3. lawyers or conveyancers, as the case may be; and
    1. such other persons or groups as the Minister may direct.

      1. An instrument that amends, or revokes and replaces, rules under this section is secondary legislation (see Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019 for publication requirements).

      Notes
      • Section 103(1): amended, on , by section 3 of the Secondary Legislation Act 2021 (2021 No 7).
      • Section 103(2): inserted, on , by section 3 of the Secondary Legislation Act 2021 (2021 No 7).
      • Section 103(3): inserted, on , by section 3 of the Secondary Legislation Act 2021 (2021 No 7).