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2012 No 1 (2) Section 38 is amended by omitting “Academy Council” in each place where it appears and substituting in each case “Academy Executive Committee”.

20Bylaws of Academy Council

(1) The heading to section 39 is amended by omitting “Council” and substituting “Executive Committee”.

(2) Section 39 is amended by omitting “Academy Council” in each place where it appears and substituting in each case “Academy Executive Committee”.

(3) Section 39(2)(c) is amended by omitting “science or technology” and substituting “science, technology, or the humanities”.

21Membership and staff

Section 42(2) is repealed.

22New section 43 substituted

Section 43 is repealed and the following section substituted:

 “43Transitional provisions

“(1) Every person who, immediately before the commencement of the Royal Society of New Zealand Amendment Act 2012, is an elected Councillor under section 22 may hold office as an elected Councillor for a maximum of 6 consecutive years, starting from the most recent date that the person assumed office before the commencement of that Act.

“(2) Every person who, immediately before the commencement of the Royal Society of New Zealand Amendment Act 2012, is an appointed Councillor under section 23 is deemed to have been appointed for a term of 3 years.

“(3) The code of professional standards and ethics issued under section 34 that is in force immediately before the commencement of the Royal Society of New Zealand Amendment Act 2012 continues in force and applies to members of the Society as if references to science and technology were a reference to science, technology, and the humanities.” 7