Constitution Act 1986
Regency
- Jurisdiction
- New Zealand
- Provision
- 4
- Source language
- English
- Recorded status
- in force
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- Recorded status
- in force
Provision text
Official source1 Where, under the law of the United Kingdom, the royal functions are being performed in the name and on behalf of the Sovereign by a Regent, the royal functions of the Sovereign in right of New Zealand shall be performed in the name and on behalf of the Sovereign by that Regent. 2 Nothing in subsection (1) limits, in relation to any power of the Sovereign in right of New Zealand, the authority of the Governor-General to exercise that power. 1983 No 20 s 4
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Constitution Act 1986 · legislation.govt.nz · Retrieved 18 August 2026.
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