Subordinate Legislation (Confirmation and Validation) Act 2015 (Version 22)/Whole

Subordinate Legislation Confirmation and Validation Act 2015

Public Act	2015 No 119
Date of assent	10 December 2015
Commencement	see section 2

	Contents
1	Title
2	Commencement
	Part 1 General and technical provisions
3	Purpose of this Act
4	Validations to prevent expiry do not cure invalidity, etc
5	Act binds the Crown
6	Repeal
	Part 2 Confirmations and validations
7	Agricultural Compounds and Veterinary Medicines Act 1997
8	Animal Products Act 1999
9	Biosecurity Act 1993
10	Commodity Levies Act 1990
11	Customs and Excise Act 1996
12	National Animal Identification and Tracing Act 2012
13	New Zealand Superannuation and Retirement Income Act 2001 and Social Security Act 1964
14	Road User Charges Act 2012
15	Tariff Act 1988
16	Veterans' Support Act 2014 and War Pensions Act 1954
17	Wine Act 2003
	Legislative history

The Parliament of New Zealand enacts as follows:

1Title

This Act is the Subordinate Legislation (Confirmation and Validation) Act 2015.

2Commencement

This Act comes into force on the day after the date on which it receives the Royal assent.

Part 1
General and technical provisions

3Purpose of this Act

(1)The purpose of this Act is to prevent the lapse of certain subordinate legislation that, by virtue of the Acts under which it is made, lapses at a stated time unless earlier confirmed or validated by an Act of Parliament.

(2)Lapse, in this section, means expiry or deemed revocation.

4Validations to prevent expiry do not cure invalidity, etc

In the light of their purpose, the validations effected by sections 13, 15, and 16 do not—

(a)express an intention to give legislative force to the provisions of the enactments validated; or

(b)apply to any reason for invalidating the enactments; or

(c)override any presumption that would otherwise apply to the enactments.

5Act binds the Crown

This Act binds the Crown.

6Repeal

The Subordinate Legislation (Confirmation and Validation) Act 2014 (2014 No 70) is repealed.

Part 2
Confirmations and validations

7Agricultural Compounds and Veterinary Medicines Act 1997

The Agricultural Compounds and Veterinary Medicines (Fees, Charges, and Levies) Regulations 2015 (LI 2015/93) are confirmed.

8Animal Products Act 1999

The following regulations are confirmed:

(a)Animal Products (Fees, Charges, and Levies) Amendment Regulations 2015 (LI 2015/94):

(b)Animal Products (Dairy Industry Fees, Charges, and Levies) Regulations 2015 (LI 2015/95).

9Biosecurity Act 1993

The following orders are confirmed:

(a)Biosecurity (Readiness and Response—Kiwifruit Levy) Order 2015 (LI 2015/12):

(b)Biosecurity (System Entry Levy) Amendment Order 2015 (LI 2015/91).

10Commodity Levies Act 1990

The following orders are confirmed:

(a)Commodity Levies (Feijoas) Order 2014 (LI 2014/261):

(b)Commodity Levies (Passionfruit) Order 2014 (LI 2014/271):

(c)Commodity Levies (Wheat Grain) Order 2014 (LI 2014/272):

(d)Commodity Levies (Summerfruit) Order 2014 (LI 2014/278):

(e)Commodity Levies (Milksolids) Order 2014 (LI 2014/363):

(f)Commodity Levies (Non-proprietary and Uncertified Herbage Seeds) Order 2014 (LI 2014/389):

(g)Commodity Levies (Passionfruit) Amendment Order 2015 (LI 2015/56).

11Customs and Excise Act 1996

The following orders are confirmed:

(a)Customs Import Prohibition Order 2014 (LI 2014/255):

(b)Customs Export Prohibition Order 2014 (LI 2014/256):

(c)Excise and Excise-equivalent Duties Table (Tobacco Products Indexation and Separate 10% Increase) Amendment Order 2014:

(d)Customs Import Prohibition (Toothfish) Order 2015 (LI 2015/64):

(e)Customs Export Prohibition (Toothfish) Order 2015 (LI 2015/65):

(f)Excise and Excise-equivalent Duties Table (Alcoholic Beverages Indexation) Amendment Order 2015.

12National Animal Identification and Tracing Act 2012

The National Animal Identification and Tracing (Levies) Amendment Regulations 2015 (LI 2015/130) are confirmed.

13New Zealand Superannuation and Retirement Income Act 2001 and Social Security Act 1964

The Social Security (Rates of Benefits and Allowances) Order 2015 (LI 2015/33) is validated and confirmed.

14Road User Charges Act 2012

The Road User Charges (Rates) Regulations 2015 (LI 2015/87) are confirmed.

15Tariff Act 1988

The Tariff (Concessions) Amendment Order 2014 is validated and confirmed.

16Veterans’ Support Act 2014 and War Pensions Act 1954

The Veterans’ Support (Rates of War Pensions Act 1954 Allowances) Order 2015 (LI 2015/51), if section 75C(4) of the War Pensions Act 1954 applies to it, is validated and confirmed.

17Wine Act 2003

The Wine Amendment Regulations 2015 (LI 2015/97) are confirmed.

Legislative history

9 December 2015	Divided from Subordinate Legislation Confirmation Bill (Bill 28–2) by Clerk of the House, third reading
10 December 2015	Royal assent