Plain language law

New Zealand law explained for everyone

Legislation Act 2019

Interpretation and application of legislation - Purposes and application

8: Purposes of this Part

You could also call this:

"This part of the law helps make rules clearer and easier to understand."

This part of the law has two main purposes. You will find principles and rules to help interpret legislation. It also helps make legislation simpler, shorter, and more consistent.

This text is automatically generated. It might be out of date or be missing some parts. Find out more about how we do this.

This page was last updated on

View the original legislation for this page at https://legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1986/0120/latest/link.aspx?id=DLM7298190.

Topics:
Government and voting > Government departments
Previous

7: Act binds the Crown, or

"The government and its departments must follow this law too."

Next

9: Application of this Part, or

"When this part of the law applies to other New Zealand laws, unless they say it doesn't."

Part 2Interpretation and application of legislation
Purposes and application

8Purposes of this Part

  1. The purposes of this Part are to—

  2. state principles and rules for the interpretation of legislation:
    1. allow legislation to be simpler, shorter, and more consistent.

      Compare
      • 1999 No 85 s 2