New Zealand Acts

DOG CONTROL ACT 1996 - SECT 78A

78A Regulations adding further breed or type to Schedule 4

1 The Governor-General may, by Order in Council, in accordance with a recommendation of the Minister, amend Schedule 4 by doing 1 or more of the following to the schedule:

a) adding a further breed or type of dog to the schedule; or

b) moving the name or description of any dog from part of the schedule to another part of the schedule.

2 An Order in Council made under subsection (1) may not come into force except in accordance with a commencement order made under section 78B .

3 An order under subsection (1) is secondary legislation (see Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019 for publication requirements).

History: Section 78A: inserted, on 1 December 2003, by section 46 of the Dog Control Amendment Act 2003 (2003 No 119).   Section 78A(3): replaced, on 28 October 2021, by section 3 of the Secondary Legislation Act 2021 (2021 No 7).