You are looking at a law called the Medicines Act 1981. This law changed another law called the Animal Remedies Act 1967. The change happened because of the Agricultural Compounds and Veterinary Medicines Act 1997, which you can read more about at https://legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1986/0120/latest/link.aspx?id=DLM415184.

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110: Relationship with Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act 1996, or

"How the Medicines Act works with the Hazardous Substances Act"

112: Amendment of Consumer Information Act 1969, or

"Changing the Consumer Information Act"

Part 8Miscellaneous provisions

111Amendment of and effect on Animal Remedies Act 1967 (Repealed)

Notes

Section 111: repealed, on 2 July 2001, by section 86(1) of the Agricultural Compounds and Veterinary Medicines Act 1997 (1997 No 87).