This Act is the Severe Weather Emergency Legislation Act 2023.
Severe Weather Emergency Legislation Act 2023
| Jurisdiction | New Zealand |
| Act Number | 4 |
| Record Number | LMS822423 |
| Type of Document | Act |
This Act comes into force on the day after the date on which it receives the Royal assent.
This Part amends the Civil Defence Emergency Management Act 2002.
After section 28, insert:
The temporary provision set out in Part 1 of Schedule 3 applies during the period—
- commencing on the day on which this section comes into force; and
- ending on the close of 30 September 2024.
After section 30A, insert:
The temporary provision set out in Part 2 of Schedule 3 applies during the period—
- commencing on the day on which this section comes into force; and
- ending on the close of 30 September 2024.
After section 73, insert:
The temporary provisions set out in Part 3 of Schedule 3 apply during the period—
- commencing on the day on which this section comes into force; and
- ending on the close of 30 September 2024.
The temporary provisions have the following effect while they apply:
- clause 3 of Schedule 3 replaces section 66:
- clause 4 of Schedule 3 replaces section 68.
After section 94F, insert:
The temporary provisions set out in Part 4 of Schedule 3 apply during the period—
- commencing on the day on which this section comes into force; and
- ending on the close of 30 September 2024.
The temporary provisions have the following effect while they apply:
- clause 5 of Schedule 3 replaces section 94A:
- clause 6 of Schedule 3 replaces section 94B:
- clause 7 of Schedule 3 replaces section 94E.
After Schedule 2, insert the Schedule 3 set out in the Schedule of this Act.
This subpart amends the Food Act 2014.
In Schedule 4, after clause 3, insert:
affected food business means a food business located wholly or partly in any of the following regions or districts impacted by a severe weather event:
- the regions of Northland, Auckland, Waikato, Bay of Plenty, Gisborne, and Hawke’s Bay:
- the districts of Tararua, Masterton, Carterton, and South Wairarapa
affected registration means a registration—
of—
- a food control plan that applies to 1 or more affected food businesses; or
- an affected food business that is subject to a national programme; and
- that expires at any time during the specified period
severe weather event means any of the following weather events:
- Cyclone Hale, which crossed the North Island during the period commencing on 8 January 2023 and ending on 12 January 2023:
- heavy rainfall commencing on 26 January 2023 and ending on 3 February 2023 in the Northland, Auckland, Waikato, and Bay of Plenty regions:
- Cyclone Gabrielle, which crossed the North Island during the period commencing on 12 February 2023 and ending on 16 February 2023
specified period means the period—
- commencing on 8 January 2023; and
- ending on the close of 16 May 2023.
Despite clause 3, an affected registration may be renewed under this clause—
- after the expiry of the period during which the affected registration is effective; and
- whether the expiry occurs before, on, or after the date on which this clause comes into force.
A person may operate an affected food business without the renewal of an affected registration—
- during the specified period; and
- after the expiry of the specified period until the date on which the person is notified whether the registration has been renewed, if the prescribed fee for the renewal was paid before the expiry of that period.
This subpart amends the Food Regulations 2015.
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