Local Government Act 1974

Offences and legal proceedings - Offences

694: Wilful or negligent destruction of or damage to works or property

You could also call this:

"Damaging property on purpose or by accident is against the law."

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If you wilfully or negligently destroy or damage works or property, you could be committing an offence. This is stated in a part of the Local Government Act 1974 called 'Wilful or negligent destruction of or damage to works or property'. However, this part of the law has been repealed, which means it is no longer in effect, and was repealed on 1 July 2003 by section 266 of the Local Government Act 2002, which can be found at https://legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1986/0120/latest/link.aspx?id=DLM174092.

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Part 44Offences and legal proceedings
Offences

694Wilful or negligent destruction of or damage to works or property (Repealed)

    Notes
    • Section 694: repealed, on , by section 266 of the Local Government Act 2002 (2002 No 84).