Legal Responsibilities
Legislation administered by MAF as at 30 June 1998
Public Acts
Agricultural Compounds and Veterinary
Medicines Act 1997
Agricultural & Pastoral Societies Act 1908
Agricultural Pests Destruction Act 1967
(as continued by s.179 Biosecurity Act).
Agriculture (Emergency Powers) Act 1934
Animal Control Products Limited Act 1991
Animal Identification Act 1993
Animal Remedies Act 1967
Animals Act 1967 (see ss. 167, 169 and 180 Biosecurity Act)
Animals Law Reform Act 1989
Animals Protection Act 1960
Apiaries Act 1969 (see ss. 167, 171, and 182 Biosecurity Act)
Apple & Pear Marketing Act 1971
Biosecurity Act 1993
Commodity Levies Act 1990
Dairy Board Act 1961
Dairy Industry Act 1952
Fertilisers Act 1960
Fertilisers Act 1982
Franklin-Manukau Pests Destruction Act 1971
Irrigation Schemes Act 1990
Marketing Act 1936
Meat Act 1981
Meat Board Act 1997
Meat (Inspection Seasons) Act 1994
Ministries of Agriculture and Forestry (Restructuring) Act
1997
Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries (Restructuring) Act
1995
NZ Horticulture Export Authority Act 1987
Noxious Plants Act 1978 (as continued by S. 181 Biosecurity
Act)
Pesticides Act 1979
Phosphate Commission of NZ Dissolution Act 1989
Plants Act 1970 (see ss. 167 and 170 Biosecurity Act)
Pork Industry Board Act 1997
Potato Industry Act Repeal Act 1988
Poultry Board Act Repeal Act 1989
Primary Products Marketing Act 1953
Public Works Act 1981 (Part XIX)
Royal NZ Institute of Horticulture Act 1953
Stock Foods Act 1946
Subordinate Legislation (Validation) Act 1997
Taratahi Agricultural Training Centre (Wairarapa) Act 1969
Veterinarians Act 1994
Wine Makers Levy Act 1976
Wool Board Act 1997
Wool Testing Authority Dissolution Act 1988
Private Acts
Auckland Agricultural Pastoral &
Industrial Shows Board Act 1972
Canterbury Agricultural & Pastoral Association Empowering
Act 1982
Clevedon Agricultural & Pastoral Association Empowering
Act 1994
Kumeu District Agricultural & Horticultural Society Act
1991
Marlborough Agricultural & Pastoral Association
Empowering Act 1974
Palmerston North Showgrounds Act 1974
Telford Farm Training Institute Act 1963
Tokoroa Agricultural & Pastoral Association Empowering
Act 1968
United Wheat Growers Act 1936
Waikato Show Trust Act 1965
Subordinate Legislation
Agricultural & Pastoral Societies Appeals
Regulations 1934
Agricultural Chemicals (Paraquat Specifications) Notice 1979
Agricultural Chemicals (2,4,5-T Specification) Notice 1973
Agricultural Pests Destruction (Northland Region) Pest
Destruction Order 1990 (Gaz. p.2222)
Agricultural Pests Destruction (Auckland Region) Pest
Destruction Order 1990 (Gaz. p. 2222)
Agricultural Pests Destruction (Waikato Region) Pest
Destruction
Order 1990 (Gaz. p. 2222)
Agricultural Pests Destruction (Bay of Plenty Region) Pest
Destruction Order 1990 (Gaz. p. 2223)
Agricultural Pests Destruction (Gisborne Region) Pest
Destruction
Order 1990 (Gaz. p. 2223)
Agricultural Pests Destruction (Hawkes Bay Region) Pest
Destruction Order 1990 (Gaz. p. 2223)
Agricultural Pests Destruction (Taranaki Region) Pest
Destruction
Order 1990 (Gaz. p. 2224)
Agricultural Pests Destruction (Manawatu-Wanganui Region)
Pest Destruction Order 1990 (Gaz. p. 2224)
Agricultural Pests Destruction (Wellington Region) Pest
Destruction Order 1990 (Gaz. p. 2224)
Agricultural Pests Destruction (Nelson-Marlborough Region)
Pest Destruction Order 1990 (Gaz. p. 2224)
Agricultural Pests Destruction (West Coast Region) Pest
Destruction Order 1990 (Gaz. p. 2225)
Agricultural Pests Destruction (Canterbury Region) Pest
Destruction Order 1990 (Gaz. p. 2225)
Agricultural Pests Destruction (Otago Region) Pest
Destruction
Order 1990 (Gaz. p. 2225)
Agricultural Pests Destruction (Southland Region) Pest
Destruction Order 1990 (Gaz. p. 2225)
Agricultural Pests Destruction Regulations 1979
Agricultural Pests Destruction (Pest of Local Importance -
Northland) Order 1990 (Gaz. p. 2524)
Agricultural Pests Destruction (Pest of Local Importance -
Auckland) Order 1990 (Gaz. p. 2525)
Agricultural Pests Destruction (Pest of Local Importance -
Waikato) Order (Gaz. p. 2525)
Agricultural Pests Destruction (Pest of Local Importance-Bay
of Plenty) Order 1990 (Gaz. p. 2525)
Agricultural Pests Destruction (Pest of Local
Importance-Gisborne) Order 1990 (Gaz. p. 2525)
Agricultural Pests Destruction (Pest of Local Importance
-Taranaki) Order 1990 (Gaz p. 2525)
Agricultural Pests Destruction (Pest of Local
Importance-Hawkes Bay) Order 1990 (Gaz. p. 2526)
Agricultural Pests Destruction (Pest of Local
Importance-Manawatu-Wanganui) Order 1990 (Gaz p. 2526)
Agricultural Pests Destruction (Pest of Local
Importance-Wellington) Order 1990 (Gaz. p. 2526)
Agricultural Pests Destruction (Pest of Local
Importance-Nelson-Marlborough) Order 1990 (Gaz. p. 2526)
Agricultural Pests Destruction (Pest of Local Importance-West
Coast) Order 1990 (Gaz. p. 2526)
Agricultural Pests Destruction (Pest of Local
Importance-Canterbury) Order 1990 (Gaz. p. 2527)
Agricultural Pests Destruction (Pest of Local
Importance-Otago)
Order 1990 (Gaz. p. 2527)
Agricultural Pests Destruction (Pest of Local
Importance-Southland) Order 1990 (Gaz. p. 2527)
Agricultural Pests (Exemption of Domestic Rabbits) Order 1994
Animal Control Products Limited Vesting Order 1992
Animals Remedies Amendment Act Commencement Order 1994
Animals Remedies (Develvetting) Regulations 1994
Animal Remedies Regulations 1980
Animal Remedies (Fees) Regulations 1997
Animals Amendment Act Commencement Order 1989
Animals (Artificial Insemination of Cattle) Regulations 1987
Animals (Cleansing of Conveyances) Regulations 1978
Animals Protection (Codes of Ethical Conduct) Regulations
1987
Animals Protection (Docking of Tails) Regulations 1972
Apple & Pear Marketing (Annual General Meeting)
Regulations 1994
Berryfruit Marketing Licensing Authority (Dissolution)
Regulations 1991
Biosecurity (Auckland Regional Plant Pest Management
Strategy) Crown Obligations Order 1998
Biosecurity (Canterbury Regional Pest Management Strategy)
Crown Obligations Order 1998
Biosecurity (Gisborne District Plant and Animal Pest
Management Strategy) Crown Obligations Order 1998
Biosecurity (Hawkes Bay Regional Animal Pest Management
Strategy) Crown Obligations Order 1998
Biosecurity (Hawkes Bay Regional Plant Pest Management
Strategy) Crown Obligations Order 1998
Biosecurity (Manawatu-Wanganui Regional Council Regional
Plant Pest management Strategy) Crown Obligations Order 1998
Biosecurity (Manawatu-Wanganui Regional Council Regional
Animal Pest Management Strategy) Crown Obligations Order 1998
Biosecurity (Marlborough Regional Rabbit Pest Management
Strategy) Crown Obligations Order 1998
Biosecurity (Marlborough Regional Plant Pest Management
Strategy) Crown Obligations Order 1998
Biosecurity (National Bovine Tuberculosis Pest Management
Strategy) Order 1998
Biosecurity (Northland Regional Pest Management Strategies)
Crown Obligations Order 1998
Biosecurity (Otago Regional Pest Plant Management Strategy)
Crown Obligations Order 1998
Biosecurity (Otago Regional Rabbit Pest Management
Strategy(including Hares and Chinchillas)) Crown Obligations
Order 1998
Biosecurity (Taranaki Regional Plant Pest Management
Strategy) Crown Obligations Order 1998
Biosecurity (Tasman-Nelson Regional Pest Management Strategy)
Crown Obligations Order 1998
Biosecurity (Waikato Regional Pest Management Strategy) Crown
Obligations Order 1998
Biosecurity (Wellington Regional Plant Pest Management
Strategy) Crown Obligations Order 1998
Biosecurity (Southland Regional Pest Plants Management
Strategy) Crown Obligations Order 1998
Biosecurity (Southland Regional Rabbit Pest Management
Strategy) Crown Obligations Order 1998
Biosecurity (Costs) Regulations 1993
Biosecurity (Forms) Regulations 1995
Biosecurity (Notifiable Organisms) Order 1993
Biosecurity (Organisms) Order 1997
Biosecurity (Small Scale Organism Management) Order 1993
Biosecurity (Transition) Regulations 1995
Biosecurity (Transition and Savings) Regulations 1996
Biosecurity (Transition and Savings) Regulations (No2) 1996
Cattle Brucellosis & Tuberculosis Control Regulations
1971
Citrus Marketing Authority (Dissolution) Regulations 1981
Commodity Levies (Arable Commodities) Order 1994
Commodity Levies (Eggs) Order 1993
Commodity Levies (Winemaking Grapes) Order 1992
Commodity Levies (Processing Vegetables) Order 1995
Commodity Levies (Fresh Vegetables ) Order 1995
Commodity Levies (Potatoes) Order 1995
Commodity Levies (Processing Tomatoes) Order 1995
Commodity Levies (Fresh Tomatoes) Order 1995
Commodity Levies (Export Squash) Order 1995
Commodity Levies (Asparagus) Order 1995
Commodity Levies (Farmed Deer Products) Order 1995
Commodity Levies (Blueberries) Order 1995
Commodity Levies (Blackcurrants) Order 1995
Commodity Levies (Berryfruit) Order 1995
Commodity Levies (Avocados) Order 1995
Commodity Levies (Orchard Fruit) Order 1995
Commodity Levies (Bee Products) Order 1996
Commodity Levies (Pipfruit) Order 1996
Commodity Levies (Summerfruit) Order 1996
Commodity Levies (Passionfruit) Order 1996
Commodity Levies (Tamarillos) Order 1997
Commodity Levies (Non-Proprietary and Uncertified Herbage
Seeds) Order 1997
Commodity Levies (Wheat Grain) Order 1997
Dairy Board Amendment Act Commencement Order 1993
Dairy Board Amendment Act Commencement Order 1996
Dairy Board Amendment Act (No.2) Commencement Order 1996
Dairy Board (Local Marketing) Regulations 1987
Dairy Board (Means of Determining Prices) Order 1973
Dairy Board Order 1966
Dairy Board (Revocation of Bobby Calf Marketing Regulations
1955) Regulations 1989
Dairy Companies Borrowing Powers Regulations 1935
Dairy Industry (Fees) Regulations 1990
Dairy Industry Regulations 1990
Dairy Industry (Food Act 1981) Exemption Order 1996
Dairy Industry (Revocation of Regulations) Regulations 1991
Deer Tuberculosis Control Regulations 1989
Fertiliser Control Regulations 1948
Fertilisers (Fees) Regulations 1961
Fertilisers Regulations 1969
Fish Export Processing Regulations 1995
Foot & Mouth Disease Control Regulations 1966
Game Industry Board Regulations 1985
Game Regulations 1975
Garbage (Feed for Swine or Poultry) Regulations 1980
Hamster Importation & Control Regulations 1972
Herd Testing Regulations 1958
Honey Export Certification Regulations 1980
Honey Marketing Authority (Dissolution) Regulations 1983
Hop Marketing Regulations 1939
Horticultural Prescribed Products (Apricots) Order 1987
Horticultural Prescribed Products (Avocados) Order 1989
(amendment order 1997)
Horticultural Prescribed Products (Blackcurrants) Order 1990
Horticultural Prescribed Products (Blueberries) Order 1989
Horticultural Prescribed Products (Boysenberries) Order 1990
Horticultural Prescribed Products (Buttercup Squash) Order
1988
Horticultural Prescribed Products (Citrus Fruits) Order 1989
Horticultural Prescribed Products (Feijoas) Order 1990
Horticultural Prescribed Products (Garlic) Order 1988
Horticultural Prescribed Products (Nectarines) Order 1987
Horticultural Prescribed Products (Peaches) Order 1987
Horticultural Prescribed Products (Persimmons) Order 1988
Horticultural Prescribed Products (Plums) Order 1987
Horticultural Prescribed Products (Sweet Cherries) Order 1987
Horticultural Prescribed Products (Table Grapes) Order 1988
Horticultural Prescribed Products (Tamarillo) Order 1991
Horticultural Prescribed Products (Wasabi) Order 1988
Irrigation Schemes (Ida Valley Irrigation Company Limited
Vesting Order No. 1) Order 1993 (Gaz. p. 588)
Kiwifruit Marketing Regulations 1977
MAF Advances Orders 1942 & 1951
Margarine Regulations 1940
Meat Board Regulations 1995
Meat (Payments) Regulations 1990
Meat (Poultry) Order 1987
Meat (Residues) Regulations 1996
Meat Regulations 1969
Meat (Game & Stock) Order 1998
NZ Grown Fruit & Vegetables Regulations 1975
NZ Horticulture Export Authority (Chestnuts) Order 1997
NZ Horticulture Export Authority (Fees) Regulations 1993
NZ Horticulture Export Authority (Myoga) Order 1992
NZ Horticulture Export Authority (Nashi/Asian Pear) Order
1994
Noxious Plants (Cape Tulip) Order 1982
Noxious Plants (Johnson Grass) Order 1979
Noxious Plants (Salvinia) Order 1983
Noxious Plants (Water Hyacinth & Water Lettuce) Order
1981
Pesticides Act Commencement Orders 1981 & 1983
Pesticides Amendment Act Commencement Order 1994
Pesticides (Antifouling Paints) Order 1989
Pesticides (Bacterial & Fungal Preparations) Order 1984
Pesticides (Fees) Regulations 1997
Pesticides (Organochlorine) Notice 1984
Pesticides (Organotin Antifouling Paints) Regulations 1993
Pesticides Regulations 1983
Pesticides (Vertebrate Pest Control) Regulations 1983
Poultry Processing Regulations 1978
Raspberry Marketing Regulations 1979
Revocation of Dairy Factory Managers Regulations 1989
Revocation of Dairy Industry Accounts Regulations 1989
Revocation of the Dairy Produce Export Containers Regulations
1983
Revocation of Potato Industry (Main Crop Levy) Regulations
1987
Revocation of Poultry Board Regulations 1988
Royal NZ Institute of Horticulture Examinations Approval
Notices 1957, 1961, 1971, 1982 & 1985
Slaughter of Stock, Game, and Poultry Regulations 1969
Standard Grade and Packing for the Export of Apples &
Pears
Notice 1987
Standard Grade for Export of Apricots Notice 1984
Standard Grade for Export of Buttercup Squash Notice 1992
Standard Grade for Export of Cherries Notice 1977
Standard Grade for Export of Citrus Notice 1982
Standard Grade for Export of Kiwifruit Notice 1984
Standard Grade for Export of Nectarines & Peaches Notice
1977
Standard Grade for Export of Onions Notice 1977
Standard Grade for Export of Plums Notice 1977
Standard Grade for Export of Potatoes Notice 1978
Stock Foods Regulations 1948
Telford Farm Training Institute Order 1979
Veterinarians (Fees) Regulations 1997
Veterinarians (Elections) Regulations 1995
Wool Board Regulations 1998
Wool Testing Authority Dissolution Act Commencement
Orders 1988 & 1989
Zoological Gardens Regulations 1977
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