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District Court (Protection of Judgment Debtors with Disabilities) Amendment Act 2021 Public Act 2021 No 27 Date of assent 5 July 2021 Commencement see section 2 Contents Title Commencement Principal Act Section 167 amended (Warrant to seize property) Section 168 amended (Immobilisation of motor vehicles) The Parliament of New Zealand enacts as follows: Page 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 3 4 Title This Act is the District Court (Protection of Judgment Debtors with Disabil‐ ities) Amendment Act 2021.
Commencement This Act comes into force on the day after the date on which it receives the Royal assent.

Principal Act This Act amends the District Court Act 2016 (the principal Act).
Section 167 amended (Warrant to seize property) (1) After section 167(2)(a)(ii), insert: (iii) if the judgment debtor is a disabled person or is a principal care‐ giver for a disabled person, any item that is necessary for the care, 1 s 5 District Court (Protection of Judgment Debtors with Disabilities) Amendment Act 2021 2021 No 27 support, or independence of, or to promote the inclusion and par‐ ticipation in society of, the judgment debtor who is the disabled person or, as the case may be, the disabled person for whom the judgment debtor is the principal caregiver (for example, without limitation, any mobility device, specially adapted motor vehicle, or medical equipment); and (2) After section 167(4), insert: (5) In this section,— disabled person includes a person who has long-term physical, mental, intel‐ lectual, or sensory impairments that, in interaction with various barriers, may hinder their full and effective participation in society on an equal basis with others mobility device has the same meaning as in section 2(1) of the Land Transport Act 1998.
5 Section 168 amended (Immobilisation of motor vehicles) After section 168(2), insert: (2A) A motor vehicle to which section 167(2)(a)(iii) applies may not be immobilised under this section.
18 June 2020 21 July 2020 12 April 2021 12 May 2021 9 June 2021 30 June 2021 5 July 2021 Legislative history Introduction (Bill 284–1) First reading and referral to Justice Committee Reported from Justice Committee (Bill 284–2) Second reading Committee of the whole House Third reading Royal assent This Act is administered by the Ministry of Justice.

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