Radiocommunications Amendment Act 2012
Radiocommunications Amendment Act 2012
| Public Act | 2012 No 65 |
| Date of assent | 30 August 2012 |
| Commencement | see section 2 |
Contents
4 Modification or cancellation of spectrum licence by rightholder alone
5 Modification or cancellation of spectrum licence by manager alone
The Parliament of New Zealand enacts as follows:
1 Title
This Act is the Radiocommunications Amendment Act 2012.
2 Commencement
This Act comes into force on the day after the date on which it receives the Royal assent.
3 Principal Act amended
This Act amends the Radiocommunications Act 1989.
4 Modification or cancellation of spectrum licence by rightholder alone
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(1) Section 57(1) is amended by omitting
“present to the Registrar for the purposes of registration”
and substituting“send to the Registrar, by electronic or other means and for the purposes of registration,”
.(2) Section 57(2) is repealed.
(3) Section 57 is amended by adding the following subsection:
“(4) As soon as practicable after receiving a notice under subsection (1), the Registrar must ensure that the details specified in the notice are sent, by electronic or other means, to the manager who has the management rights in relation to the frequency band or frequency bands within which it is permitted to transmit under the spectrum licence.”
5 Modification or cancellation of spectrum licence by manager alone
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(1) Section 57A(1) is amended by omitting
“present to the Registrar for the purposes of registration”
and substituting“send to the Registrar, by electronic or other means and for the purposes of registration,”
.(2) Section 57A(2) is repealed.
(3) Section 57A is amended by adding the following subsection:
“(4) As soon as practicable after receiving a notice under subsection (1), the Registrar must ensure that the details specified in the notice are sent, by electronic or other means, to the rightholder.”
6 Recovery of fees
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(1) Section 136(3)(b) is amended by omitting
“presenting to the Registrar for the purposes of registration”
and substituting“sending to the Registrar, by electronic or other means and for the purposes of registration,”
.(2) Section 136(4) is repealed.
(3) Section 136 is amended by adding the following subsection:
“(6) As soon as practicable after receiving a notice under subsection (3)(b), the Registrar must ensure that the details specified in the notice are sent, by electronic or other means, to the rightholder.”
7 Consequential amendment to regulations
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(1) This section amends the Radiocommunications Regulations 2001.
(2) The Schedule of form 8 of Schedule 7 is amended by omitting the penultimate paragraph.
(3) Form 10 of Schedule 7 is amended by omitting the last paragraph.
Legislative history | |
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| 22 August 2012 | Divided from Regulatory Reform Bill (Bill 269–2) by committee of the whole House as Bill 269–3H |
| 23 August 2012 | Third reading |
| 30 August 2012 | Royal assent |
This Act is administered by the Ministry of Business, Innovation, and Employment.