Citizenship Amendment Regulations 2003
Citizenship Amendment Regulations 2003
Citizenship Amendment Regulations 2003
2003/158
Citizenship Amendment Regulations 2003
Note
These regulations are administered in the Department of Internal Affairs.
Pursuant to section 28 of the Citizenship Act 1977, Her Excellency the Governor-General, acting on the advice and with the consent of the Executive Council, makes the following regulations.
1 Title
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(1) These regulations are the Citizenship Amendment Regulations 2003.
(2) In these regulations, the Citizenship Regulations 20021 are called
“the principal regulations”
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2 Commencement
These regulations come into force on 1 September 2003.
3 Fees
The principal regulations are amended by revoking the Schedule, and substituting the Schedule set out in the Schedule of these regulations.
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Fee No Matter ($) 1 Application for grant of citizenship under Citizenship Act 1977 (other than to child under the age of 16 years) 460 2 Application for grant of citizenship under Citizenship Act 1977 for child under the age of 16 years 230 3 Application for grant of citizenship under section 7(1) of Citizenship (Western Samoa) Act 1982 (other than to child under the age of 16 years) 460 4 Application for grant of citizenship under section 7(1) of Citizenship (Western Samoa) Act 1982 for child under the age of 16 years 230 5 Application under section 21(1) of Citizenship Act 1977 for certificate confirming that an applicant is a New Zealand citizen 110 6 Application under section 21(1) of Citizenship Act 1977 for certificate confirming that an applicant is not a New Zealand citizen 110 7 Application for registration of persons born outside New Zealand (if application made in New Zealand) (citizenship by descent) 200 8 Application for registration of persons born outside New Zealand (if application made outside New Zealand) (citizenship by descent) 200 9 Application for replacement certificate of citizenship 110 10 Application for registration of declaration of renunciation of citizenship (overseas or in New Zealand) 390
Martin Bell,
Acting for Clerk of the Executive Council.
Explanatory note
This note is not part of the regulations, but is intended to indicate their general effect.
These regulations, which come into force on 1 September 2003, increase the fees payable for various citizenship services under the Citizenship Regulations 2002.
In particular, the fees for applications for grant of citizenship are increased from $360 to $460 for adults, and from $160 to $230 for children under the age of 16. The fees for registration of a person's citizenship by descent are increased from $100 to $200.
Issued under the authority of the Acts and Regulations Publication Act 1989.
Date of notification in Gazette: 10 July 2003.
1 SR 2002/73