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Fire and Emergency New Zealand Act 2017

Levy - Levy on insured property

84: Levy payable on motor vehicles

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"Paying a levy when you insure a vehicle"

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You have to pay a levy for a motor vehicle if it has a contract of motor vehicle insurance. The amount of levy you pay is worked out from the annual amount set in regulations made under section 141. This amount is split to match the period of insurance.

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Levy on insured property

84Levy payable on motor vehicles

  1. A levy is payable in respect of a motor vehicle that is the subject of a contract of motor vehicle insurance.

  2. The amount of levy that is payable is the annual amount prescribed in regulations made under section 141 pro-rated in respect of the period of insurance.

Notes
  • Section 84(1): amended, on , by section 9 of the Fire and Emergency New Zealand (Levy) Amendment Act 2023 (2023 No 15).