(1) This Act may be cited as the Wellington Airport Amendment Act 1996, and shall be read together with and deemed part of the Wellington Airport Act 1990 (hereinafter referred to as the principal Act).

(2) This Act shall come into force on a date to be appointed by the Governor-General by Order in Council.

This section substituted the definition of the term Ministers in s 2 of the principal Act.

This section amended s 7(2)(d) of the principal Act.

This section amended s 13(1) of the principal Act.

Unless the context otherwise requires, every reference in—

• (a) Any contract, agreement, deed, or instrument entered into, made, or executed under the principal Act before the commencement of this Act; or

• (b) Any form, notice, or other document issued, given or signed under the principal Act before the commencement of this Act,—

to the Minister of Civil Aviation and Meteorological Services shall be read as a reference to the Minister for State-Owned Enterprises.