Defence Amendment Act 2003
Defence Amendment Act 2003
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Defence Amendment Act 2003
| Public Act | 2003 No 69 |
| Date of assent | 21 October 2003 |
Contents
The Parliament of New Zealand enacts as follows:
1 Title
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(1) This Act is the Defence Amendment Act 2003.
(2) In this Act, the Defence Act 1990 is called
“the principal Act”
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2 Commencement
This Act comes into force on the day after the date on which it receives the Royal assent.
3 Regulations fixing certain terms and conditions of service
Section 46 of the principal Act is amended by repealing paragraph (a), and substituting the following paragraph:
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“(a) the making of grants in the amounts and circumstances prescribed by the regulations to—
“(i) discharged or retired members of the Armed Forces; or
“(ii) dependants of members of the Armed Forces; or
“(iii) dependants of deceased, discharged, or retired members of the Armed Forces; or
“(iv) the executors or administrators of the estates of deceased members of the Armed Forces (whether or not probate or letters of administration have been granted):”.
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4 New section 51 substituted
The principal Act is amended by repealing section 51, and substituting the following section:
“51 Persons receiving pay but not properly attested
A person who, without having been properly attested, has accepted pay as a member of a component of the Armed Forces referred to in section 11(3) to (5)—
“(a) is a member of that component until discharged; and
“(b) must be discharged without delay at any time before being properly attested, if he or she so requests.”
5 Constitution of cadet forces
Section 74(2) of the principal Act is amended by repealing paragraphs (a) and (b), and substituting the following paragraphs:
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“(a) determine the number of units comprising—
“(i) the Sea Cadet Corps; or
“(ii) the New Zealand Cadet Corps; or
“(iii) the Air Training Corps; or
“(iv) any combination of those corps; and
“(b) authorise and direct the formation of a unit that is a unit of any of those corps or any combination of them, and determine or approve the size of the unit's membership; and”.
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Legislative history | |
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| 16 October 2003 | Divided from Statutes Amendment Bill (No 3), third reading |
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