New Zealand Acts

STATUTES AMENDMENT ACT 1949

- As at 3 September 2007
- Act 51 of 1949

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   1.      Short Title

   PART - Annual holidays

   2.      Offences in respect of holiday cards

   PART - Auckland University College

   3.      Section 4 of Auckland University College Amendment Act 1923 (as to Principal being member of Council), amended

   PART - Board of trade

   4.      Sections 30 and 31 of Board of Trade Act 1919 (as to offences against regulations), amended

   PART - Cinematograph films

   5.      Extending quota provisions of Cinematograph Films Act 1928

   PART - Divorce and matrimonial causes

   6.      Affidavit verifying petition

   PART - Electoral

   7.      Section 28 of Electoral Act 1927 (as to qualification of electors), amended
   8.      Closing of general rolls in Maori electoral districts
   9.      Authorizing expenditure on normal commercial advertising for Parliamentary candidates
   10.     Provisions as to cinematograph films at Parliamentary elections

   PART - Electricity

   11.     Functions of State Hydro-electric Department
   12.     Protection of persons acting under authority of Act or regulations

   PART - Explosive and dangerous goods

   13.     Section 2 of Explosive and Dangerous Goods Act 1908 (as to definition of dangerous goods), amended
   14.     Certificates of proficiency in use of explosives

   PART - Factories

   15.     Section 4 of Factories Act 1946 (as to Inspectors), amended

   PART - Food and drugs

   16.     Section 3 of Food and Drugs Act 1947 (as to what constitutes sale), amended
   17.     Offence to sell food or drug not complying with prescribed standard

   PART - Forest and rural fires

   18.     Moneys owing to a Fire Authority to be recoverable as a debt
   19.     Fire Authority may borrow moneys

   PART - Guardianship of infants

   20.     Making and enforcement of orders for guardianship and custody

   PART - Harbours

   21.     Power of Harbour Board to supply water and electricity. Repeal
   22.     Appeal Board. Commencement

   PART - Health

   23.     Service of closing-orders in respect of insanitary premises that are unoccupied

   PART - Immigration restriction

   24.     Application of Act to arrival or removal of persons by aircraft

   PART - Industrial conciliation and arbitration

   25.     Provision for appointment of additional Judge of Court of Arbitration. Repeal
   26.     Section 134 of Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act 1925 (as to appeals from District Court Judges), amended

   PART - Infants

   27.     Legal status of adopted child. Repeals

   PART - Judicature

   28.     Extending power to make rules conferring specified jurisdiction and powers on Registrars or Deputy Registrars

   PART - Juries

   29.     Jury lists to be compiled six months later in year. Repeals
   30.     Names of persons summoned who are granted exemption

   PART - Land

   31.     Amending provisions as to acquisition of fee-simple and as to exchange of certain leases or licences for new renewable leases

   PART - Land transfer

   32.     Authorizing destruction of office copy of discharged mortgage where outstanding duplicate surrendered

   PART - Land Valuation Court

   33.     Application for extension of time for appeal may be made before or after expiration of time fixed for appeal

   PART - Marketing

   34.     Records to be kept in respect of production or treatment, etc, of milk. Offences

   PART - Masterton licensing restoration

   35.     Power of Pahiatua Licensing Committee to grant licence before next annual meeting. Repeal

   PART - Mortgagors and lessees rehabilitation

   36.     Extending period for applications to Court of Review to interpret or amend orders. Repeal

   PART - Municipal corporations

   37.     Powers of Borough Councils (as to public recreation and instruction) extended

   PART - New Zealand Council of Law reporting

   38.     Restricting publication of new series of reports of decisions of Land Valuation Court

   PART - New Zealand Institute of Architects

   39.     Section 37 of New Zealand Institute of Architects Act 1913 (as to keeping of list of members), amended

   PART - New Zealand Society of Accountants

   40.     Section 34 of New Zealand Society of Accountants Act 1908 (as to keeping of list of members), amended

   PART - Opticians

   41.     Extending provisions as to qualifications of applicants for registration as opticians

   PART - Police offences

   42.     Sunday trading at bookstalls at aerodromes and bus terminals
   43.     Regulations for preventing persons being on ships for unauthorized or improper purposes

   PART - Post and telegraph

   44.     Extending time within which information under section 194(a) of Post and Telegraph Act 1928, may be laid
   45.     Amendments consequential on change of name of employees' organization

   PART - Poultry-runs registration

   46.     Unauthorized expenditure of Board

   PART - Prisons

   47.     Deputy Controller-General of Prisons

   PART - Property law

   48.     Tenancy deemed to be determinable on one month's notice in absence of proof to contrary

   PART - Public reserves, domains, and national parks

   49.     Easements may be granted or reserved over public reserves or public domains

   PART - Royal Society of New Zealand

   50.     Constitution of Society and Council altered

   PART - Scaffolding and excavation

   51.     Section 3 of Scaffolding and Excavation Act 1922 (as to Inspectors), amended

   PART - Scientific and industrial research

   52.     Provision of National Research Fellowships or other awards for scientific research

   PART - Shops and offices

   53.     Requisitions as to closing-hours for chemists' shops
   54.     Section 19 of Shops and Offices Amendment Act 1927 (as to exemptions from closing-hour provisions), amended

   PART - Superannuation

   55.     Amendment consequential on change of name of service organization

   PART - Tenancy

   56.     Sections to be read with Tenancy Act 1948
   57.     No Court fees to be payable in respect of application to fix fair rent
   58.     Section 31 of Tenancy Act 1948 (as to wrongful eviction), amended

   PART - Undesirable immigrants exclusion

   59.     Application of Act to arrival or removal of persons by aircraft

   PART - Valuation of land

   60.     Amending provisions as to acquisition of land by the Crown

   PART - Workers' compensation

   61.     Workers' Compensation Act 1922, to apply to all occupations. Repeals
   62.     Damage to teeth