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Births, Deaths, Marriages, and Relationships Registration Act 2021

Registration of information - General provisions

7: Definitions used in this Part

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When you read this part of the law, some words have special meanings. A celebrant is a person who is allowed to marry people under the Marriage Act 1955, or to join people in a civil union under the Civil Union Act 2004. A medical practitioner is someone who is defined as that in section 5 of the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act 2003. You need to know what a New Zealand aircraft is. It is an aircraft that is registered in New Zealand under the Civil Aviation Act 2023, or an aircraft of the armed forces. A New Zealand ship is a ship that is defined in section 2(1) of the Maritime Transport Act 1994, or a ship of the armed forces. A service marriage is defined in section 2(1) of the Marriage Act 1955.

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Part 2Registration of information
General provisions

7Definitions used in this Part

  1. In this Part,—

    celebrant means,—

    1. in relation to a marriage, a person who is a marriage celebrant under the Marriage Act 1955 and who solemnised the marriage; and
      1. in relation to a civil union, a person who is a civil union celebrant under the Civil Union Act 2004 and who solemnised the civil union

        medical practitioner has the same meaning as in section 5 of the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act 2003

          New Zealand aircraft means—

          1. an aircraft registered in New Zealand under the Civil Aviation Act 2023; or
            1. an aircraft of the armed forces (within the meaning of the Armed Forces Discipline Act 1971)

              New Zealand ship means—

              1. a New Zealand ship (as defined in section 2(1) of the Maritime Transport Act 1994); or
                1. a ship of the armed forces (within the meaning of the Armed Forces Discipline Act 1971)

                  service marriage has the meaning given to it by section 2(1) of the Marriage Act 1955.

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                  • Section 7 New Zealand aircraft paragraph (a): amended, on , by section 486 of the Civil Aviation Act 2023 (2023 No 10).