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Animal Welfare Act 1999

Miscellaneous provisions - Transitional provisions

186: Advisory committees

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You have an Animal Welfare Advisory Committee. It was appointed under the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries Act 1953. This committee is deemed to have kept working from 1 July 1995 until this Act started, as if it was appointed and its functions were defined by the Minister of Agriculture under section 21(1) of the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries (Restructuring) Act 1995, and then under section 18(1) of the Ministries of Agriculture and Forestry (Restructuring) Act 1997. You can find more information about the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries (Restructuring) Act 1995 at https://legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1986/0120/latest/link.aspx?id=DLM366868 and the Ministries of Agriculture and Forestry (Restructuring) Act 1997 at https://legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1986/0120/latest/link.aspx?id=DLM418635. When this Act starts, two committees are dissolved: the Animal Welfare Advisory Committee and the National Animal Ethics Advisory Committee.

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Part 9Miscellaneous provisions
Transitional provisions

186Advisory committees

  1. The Animal Welfare Advisory Committee, appointed under section 13 of the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries Act 1953, is deemed to have continued in being throughout the period beginning on 1 July 1995 and ending with the commencement of this Act as if—

  2. throughout the period beginning on 1 July 1995 and ending with the close of 28 February 1998, it had been appointed, and its functions had been defined, by the Minister of Agriculture under section 21(1) of the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries (Restructuring) Act 1995; and
    1. throughout the period beginning on 1 March 1998 and ending with the commencement of this Act, it had been appointed, and its functions had been defined, by the Minister of Agriculture under section 18(1) of the Ministries of Agriculture and Forestry (Restructuring) Act 1997.

      1. On the commencement of this Act,—

      2. the Animal Welfare Advisory Committee referred to in subsection (1); and
        1. the National Animal Ethics Advisory Committee appointed under section 19A of the Animals Protection Act 1960,—
            1. are dissolved.