Tariff (Free Trade Agreement between New Zealand and the Republic of Korea) Amendment Act 2015
Public Act
2015 No 88
Date of assent
28 September 2015
Commencement
see section 2
Contents
1
Title
2
Commencement
Amendments to Tariff Act 1988
3
Principal Act
4
Section 15A amended (Interpretation)
5
Section 15H amended (Provisional transitional safeguard measure)
Amendments to Tariff
6
Tariff amended
7
Tariff, note 2 amended
8
Tariff, note 3 amended
Legislative history
Administrative information
The Parliament of New Zealand enacts as follows:
1 Title
This Act is the Tariff (Free Trade Agreement between New Zealand and the Republic of Korea) Amendment Act 2015.
2 Commencement
This Act comes into force on a date appointed by the Governor-General by Order in Council.
Amendments to Tariff Act 1988
3 Principal Act
Sections 4 and 5 amend the Tariff Act 1988 (the principal Act).
4 Section 15A amended (Interpretation)
(1)
In section 15A, definition of free trade agreement, replace paragraph (d) with:
(d)
the Malaysia FTA; or
(e)
the Republic of Korea FTA
(2)
In section 15A, insert in its appropriate alphabetical order:
Republic of Korea FTA means the Free Trade Agreement between New Zealand and the Republic of Korea done at Seoul on 23 March 2015
5 Section 15H amended (Provisional transitional safeguard measure)
In section 15H(1)(b)(ii), replace “or the Malaysia FTA,” with “the Malaysia FTA, or the Republic of Korea FTA,”.
Amendments to Tariff
6 Tariff amended
Sections 7 and 8, in accordance with section 9F(1) of the principal Act, amend the Tariff.
7 Tariff, note 2 amended
In the notes to the Tariff, note 2, penultimate paragraph, after “HK,”, insert “KR,”.
8 Tariff, note 3 amended
In the notes to the Tariff, note 3, below the item relating to Hong Kong, China, insert:
Korea, Republic of
KR
Legislative history
2 June 2015
Introduction (Bill 26–1)
16 June 2015
First reading and referral to Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Committee
30 July 2015
Reported from Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Committee
17 September 2015
Second reading
22 September 2015
Committee of the whole House
24 September 2015
Third reading
28 September 2015
Royal assent
This Act is administered by the Ministry of Business, Innovation, and Employment.