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Imperial Laws Application Act 1988

Other Imperial enactments and Imperial subordinate legislation not part of laws of New Zealand

Jurisdiction
New Zealand
Provision
4
Source language
English
Recorded status
in force
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Recorded status
in force

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1 After the commencement of this Act, no Imperial enactments passed before the commencement of this Act (other than those listed in Schedule 1 ), and, subject to subsection (2), no Imperial subordinate legislation made before the commencement of this Act (other than that listed in Schedule 2 ), shall be part of the laws of New Zealand. 2 Nothing in subsection (1) applies in respect of any Order in Council made under the provisions of the Extradition Acts 1870 to 1935 of the United Kingdom Parliament and that had effect as part of the laws of New Zealand immediately before the commencement of this Act by virtue of section 21 of the Extradition Act 1965 and is continued in effect by section 104(2) of the Extradition Act 1999 . 3 Nothing in subsection (1) affects the question whether any provision of any Imperial enactment or Imperial subordinate legislation was part of the laws of New Zealand at any time before the commencement of this Act. 4 Section 4(2) : amended , on 1 September 1999 , by section 111 of the Extradition Act 1999 (1999 No 55). Section 4(4) : repealed , on 28 October 2021 , by section 8 of the Legislation (Repeals and Amendments) Act 2019 (2019 No 59).

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Imperial Laws Application Act 1988 · legislation.govt.nz · Retrieved 18 August 2026.

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