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6: Transitional, savings, and related provisions, or

"Special rules to help with the change to the new law"

8: Continuation of Reserve Bank of New Zealand, or

"The Reserve Bank of New Zealand keeps working as it has before."

Part 1Preliminary provisions

7Act binds the Crown

This Act binds the Crown.