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Antarctica (Environmental Protection) Amendment Act 2015 Public Act Date of assent Commencement 2015 No 7 25 March 2015 see section 2 Contents Title Commencement Principal Act Section 28 amended (Acts prohibited except in accordance with permit) Section 32 amended (Restrictions on permits to introduce non-indigenous animals, plants, or micro-organisms into Antarctica) Page 1 1 2 2 2 The Parliament of New Zealand enacts as follows: 1 2 Title This Act is the Antarctica (Environmental Protection) Amend- ment Act 2015.
Commencement This Act comes into force on the day after the date on which it receives the Royal assent.

1 s 3 3 4 (1) (2) Antarctica (Environmental Protection) Amendment Act 2015 2015 No 7 Principal Act This Act amends the Antarctica (Environmental Protection) Act 1994 (the principal Act).

Section 28 amended (Acts prohibited except in accordance with permit) In section 28(1)(b), after “mammal”, insert “or native inverte- brate”.
Replace section 28(1)(e) with: “(e) introduce onto land or ice shelves or sea ice or into water in Antarctica any living organism (including, but not limited to, any species of animal, plant, or micro-organ- ism) not native to that area; or”.

(3) After section 28(1)(e), insert: “(ea) introduce onto land or ice shelves or sea ice or into water in Antarctica any living bird; or”.

In section 28(3),— (a) replace “dressed poultry” with “poultry or avian prod- ucts”: delete “Appendix C to”.
(b) Section 32 amended (Restrictions on permits to introduce non-indigenous animals, plants, or micro-organisms into Antarctica) In section 32,— (a) replace “into Antarctica” with “onto land or ice shelves or sea ice or into water in Antarctica”: replace “animal, plant, or micro-organism” with “living organism (including, but not limited to, any species of animal, plant, or micro-organism)”.
(b) (4) 5 2 2015 No 7 Antarctica (Environmental Protection) Amendment Act 2015 Legislative history 19 March 2015 24 March 2015 25 March 2015 Divided from Statutes Amendment Bill (No 4) (Bill 188–2) Third reading Royal assent This Act is administered by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade.

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