Legislation Act 2019

Interpretation and application of legislation - Purposes and application

9: Application of this Part

You could also call this:

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

This Part of the law applies to all New Zealand laws unless the law says otherwise. You will know if a law says otherwise because it will clearly state that it does not follow this Part. The law will also not follow this Part if its context means it needs to be interpreted in a different way.

This Part also applies when interpreting the Legislation Act 2019 itself. You can find similar information in the Statutes Amendment Act 1999 for comparison. This helps you understand how the law works in different situations.

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Part 2Interpretation and application of legislation
Purposes and application

9Application of this Part

  1. A provision of this Part applies to legislation that is part of the laws of New Zealand unless—

  2. the legislation provides otherwise; or
    1. the context of the legislation requires a different interpretation.
      1. The provisions of this Part also apply to the interpretation of this Act.

      Compare
      • 1999 No 85 s 4