Administrator's Powers Act 1983
Administrator's Powers Act 1983
Administrator’s Powers Act 1983
Public Act |
1983 No 21 |
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Date of assent |
7 October 1983 |
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Contents
An Act to make provision with respect to the exercise or performance by the Administrator of the Government of the functions, duties, and powers of the Governor-General, and to repeal the Deputy Governor’s Powers Act 1912
BE IT ENACTED by the General Assembly of New Zealand in Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
1 Short Title and commencement
(1)
This Act may be cited as the Administrator’s Powers Act 1983.
(2)
This Act shall come into force on a date to be appointed by the Governor-General by Order in Council.
2 Act to bind the Crown
This Act shall bind the Crown.
3 Administrator’s authority not to be questioned
The fact that the Administrator of the Government exercises or performs any function, duty, or power that may be exercised or performed by the Governor-General shall be conclusive evidence of the authority of the Administrator of the Government to do so, and no person shall be concerned to inquire whether the occasion requiring or authorising him to do so has arisen or ceased.
4 Repeal and saving
(1)
The Deputy Governor’s Powers Act 1912 is hereby repealed.
(2)
The repeal effected by subsection (1) of this section shall not affect the validation effected by section 5 of the Deputy Governor’s Powers Act 1912.
5 Application of Act to Tokelau
This Act shall be in force in Tokelau.
This Act is administered in the Prime Minister’s Department.