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Constitution Act 1986

Miscellaneous provisions

29: Transitional and consequential provisions relating to Parliament

You could also call this:

"Rules for when the old Parliament name changes to the new Parliament of New Zealand name"

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When this Act starts, the Parliament that is already in place will keep going under the rules of this Act. You will notice that the Parliament used to be called the General Assembly, but now it will be known as the Parliament of New Zealand. If you read old laws or documents, you should replace the words "General Assembly" with "Parliament of New Zealand", unless it doesn't make sense to do so.

The old name "General Assembly" will be changed to "Parliament of New Zealand" in laws and documents that were created before this Act started, except in one case. This change does not apply to the Acts Interpretation Act 1924.

You should be aware that this change affects how you understand old laws and documents, and you should read them with the new name in mind, unless it is the Acts Interpretation Act 1924.

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Part 5Miscellaneous provisions

29Transitional and consequential provisions relating to Parliament

  1. The Parliament in being at the commencement of this Act (before the commencement of this Act called the General Assembly) shall continue in accordance with and subject to the provisions of this Act.

  2. As from the commencement of this Act, every reference to the General Assembly or to the General Assembly of New Zealand in any enactment passed before the date of commencement of this Act and in any document executed before that date shall, unless the context otherwise requires, be read as a reference to the Parliament of New Zealand.

  3. Subsection (2) shall not apply in respect of the Acts Interpretation Act 1924.