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1997, No. 2

An Act—

[14 July 1997

WHEREAS:   With the gracious approval of His late Majesty King George the Fifth there is a body called the Royal Society of New Zealand:  The Royal Society of New Zealand, constituted under the Royal Society of New Zealand Act 1965, is the same body as the body of that name existing immediately before the commencement of that Act under the Royal Society of New Zealand Act 1933, which body was originally established under the name of the New Zealand Institute by the New Zealand Institute Act 1867:  The members of the Royal Society of New Zealand desire—

  Legislation is necessary to repeal the Royal Society of New Zealand Act 1965 and the object of this Act cannot be efficiently or conveniently attained without legislation: 

by the Parliament of New Zealand as follows:

1. Short Title and commencement—(1) This Act may be cited as the Royal Society of New Zealand Act 1997.

(2) This Act comes into force on the 28th day after the date on which it receives the Royal assent.

2. Interpretation—In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—