Prohibition of Gang Insignia in Government Premises Amendment Regulations 2020
Prohibition of Gang Insignia in Government Premises Amendment Regulations 2020: revoked, on 21 November 2024, pursuant to section 38(3) of the Gangs Act 2024 (2024 No 36).
Version as at 21 November 2024
Prohibition of Gang Insignia in Government Premises Amendment Regulations 2020
(LI 2020/50)
Prohibition of Gang Insignia in Government Premises Amendment Regulations 2020: revoked, on 21 November 2024, pursuant to section 38(3) of the Gangs Act 2024 (2024 No 36).
Patsy Reddy, Governor-General
Order in Council
At Wellington this 23rd day of March 2020
Present:
The Right Hon Jacinda Ardern presiding in Council
Note
The Parliamentary Counsel Office has made editorial and format changes to this version using the powers under subpart 2 of Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019.
Note 4 at the end of this version provides a list of the amendments included in it.
These regulations are administered by the Ministry of Justice.
These regulations are made under section 5 of the Prohibition of Gang Insignia in Government Premises Act 2013—
(a)
on the advice and with the consent of the Executive Counsel; and
(b)
on the recommendation of the Minister of Police made in accordance with section 5(2) of that Act.
Regulations
1 Title
These regulations are the Prohibition of Gang Insignia in Government Premises Amendment Regulations 2020.
2 Commencement
These regulations come into force on 24 April 2020.
3 Principal regulations
These regulations amend the Prohibition of Gang Insignia in Government Premises Regulations 2018 (the principal regulations).
4 Regulation 3 amended (New gang identified)
In the heading to regulation 3, replace “New gang”
with “Comanchero Motorcycle Club”
.
5 New regulation 4 inserted (Mongols Motorcycle Club identified)
After regulation 3, insert:
4 Mongols Motorcycle Club identified
The group of persons that is known by the name Mongols Motorcycle Club, or by a name that is substantially similar to that name, is identified as a gang for the purposes of the Prohibition of Gang Insignia in Government Premises Act 2013.
Michael Webster,
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 24 April 2020, amend the Prohibition of Gang Insignia in Government Premises Regulations 2018 (the principal regulations).
The principal regulations identify a particular group of persons (the Comanchero Motorcycle Club) as a gang for the purposes of the Prohibition of Gang Insignia in Government Premises Act 2013 (the Act). This has the effect of prohibiting any person from displaying gang insignia relating to that gang in any government premises.
These regulations amend the principal regulations by inserting new regulation 4. The amendment means that, in addition to the Comanchero Motorcycle Club, the group of persons known by the name Mongols Motorcycle Club, or by a name substantially similar to that name, is identified as a gang for the purposes of the Act.
Date of notification in Gazette: 26 March 2020.
Notes
1 General
This is a consolidation of the Prohibition of Gang Insignia in Government Premises Amendment Regulations 2020 that incorporates the amendments made to the legislation so that it shows the law as at its stated date.
2 Legal status
A consolidation is taken to correctly state, as at its stated date, the law enacted or made by the legislation consolidated and by the amendments. This presumption applies unless the contrary is shown.
Section 78 of the Legislation Act 2019 provides that this consolidation, published as an electronic version, is an official version. A printed version of legislation that is produced directly from this official electronic version is also an official version.
3 Editorial and format changes
The Parliamentary Counsel Office makes editorial and format changes to consolidations using the powers under subpart 2 of Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019. See also PCO editorial conventions for consolidations.
4 Amendments incorporated in this consolidation
Gangs Act 2024 (2024 No 36): section 38(3)