Legislation Act 2019

Interpretation and application of legislation - Forms

52: Use of approved or prescribed forms

You could also call this:

"Forms are still okay if they have small differences from the official version"

If you fill out a form, it is not invalid just because it has minor differences from the approved or prescribed form. The form must still have the same effect as the approved or prescribed form. You can check the related legislation for more information about this.

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 It might be out of date or be missing some parts.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=DLM7298312.


Previous

51: Exercise or performance of powers, functions, and duties more than once, or

"You can use a power or do a task given by a law more than once when needed."


Next

53: Extension of power to approve or prescribe forms, or

"More power to create and approve forms for sharing information"

Part 2Interpretation and application of legislation
Forms

52Use of approved or prescribed forms

  1. A form is not invalid just because it contains minor differences from an approved or a prescribed form as long as the form still has the same effect and is not misleading.

Compare