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Commerce Act 1986

1: Short Title and commencement

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This Act is called the Commerce Act 1986. You can refer to it by this name when talking about it. The Commerce Act 1986 started being used as law on 1 May 1986.

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"The Purpose of the Commerce Act is to help fair competition work for New Zealand consumers."

1Short Title and commencement

  1. This Act may be cited as the Commerce Act 1986.

  2. This Act shall come into force on 1 May 1986.