Part 2Restrictive trade practices
Exceptions to Part 2
45Exceptions in relation to intellectual property rights (Repealed)
Notes
- Section 45: repealed, on , by section 20 of the Commerce Amendment Act 2022 (2022 No 11).


There is a part of the law called section 45, which is about exceptions to intellectual property rights. You can find more information about this in the Commerce Act 1986, but this section is no longer valid. It was repealed on 5 April 2023 by section 20 of the Commerce Amendment Act 2022.
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44B: Further exception in relation to international liner shipping services (price fixing in relation to space on ship), or
"Working together on international ship services: exempt from some rules when sharing space and setting prices"
46: Saving in respect of business acquisitions, or
"This law doesn't apply when buying or selling a whole business or its shares."