National Animal Identification and Tracing Amendment Act 2015
National Animal Identification and Tracing Amendment Act 2015
| Public Act | 2015 No 26 |
| Date of assent | 25 March 2015 |
| Commencement | see section 2 |
The Parliament of New Zealand enacts as follows:
1 Title
This Act is the National Animal Identification and Tracing Amendment Act 2015.
2 Commencement
This Act comes into force on the day after the date on which it receives the Royal assent.
3 Principal Act
This Act amends the National Animal Identification and Tracing Act 2012 (the principal Act).
4 Section 10 amended (Functions, duties, and powers of NAIT organisation)
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(1) Replace section 10(3)(b) with:
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“(b) may not contract out the compliance and enforcement functions specified in subsection (1)(a)(vi) unless—
“(i) the functions are contracted out to the NAIT organisation's subsidiary or holding company; or
“(ii) the functions are compliance functions that relate to the provision of information and training.”
(2) After section 10(3), insert:
“(3A) When contracting out compliance and enforcement functions under subsection (3)(b), the NAIT organisation remains responsible and accountable for the performance of those functions.
“(3B) In subsection (3), holding company and subsidiary have the meanings given by section 5 of the Companies Act 1993.”
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Legislative history | |
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| 19 March 2015 | Divided from Statutes Amendment Bill (No 4) (Bill 188–2) |
| 24 March 2015 | Third reading |
| 25 March 2015 | Royal assent |
This Act is administered by the Ministry for Primary Industries.