Part 2Interpretation and application of legislation
Commencement of legislation
29Power to make commencement order
A power to make an Order in Council bringing legislation into force—
- includes a power to state a time of commencement on the date that is set; and
- is capable of being exercised more than once to amend, revoke, or replace an Order in Council made in a previous exercise of the power, so long as each re-exercise of the power takes effect before the commencement takes effect; and
- includes a power to make 1 or more orders setting different dates for different provisions of the legislation; and
- includes (if there is a provision where its commencement would otherwise operate to give effect to other parts of legislation) a power to commence the provision only for the purpose of giving effect to some, but not other, parts of that legislation.
If the power referred to in subsection (1)(d) is exercised, the provision comes into force only for that purpose and only the identified parts come into force.
Compare
- 1999 No 85 s 10(3)