Finance Act 1977

1: Short Title
This Act may be cited as the Finance Act 1977.
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2: Free travel for disabled servicemen
1: In this section, unless the context otherwise requires,— Crown disabled serviceman
a: outside New Zealand as a member of any of the Crown's naval, military, or air forces, or of the allies of the Crown in that war; or
b: outside New Zealand with any of the forces specified in paragraph (a) as a war correspondent or as a member of any voluntary aid or other voluntary organisation; or
c: in New Zealand as a member of the training staff of any of the Crown's forces; or
d: in New Zealand as a member of any of the Crown's permanent forces, or as a member of any of the Crown's forces mobilised for continuous service within New Zealand or elsewhere; or
e: in any British or Commonwealth ship or any ship of the mercantile marine of any ally of the Crown if the disablement arose out of enemy action, or in any other British or Commonwealth ship that was not a home trade ship within the meaning of the Shipping and Seamen Act 1952
2: It shall be lawful for any local authority, public body, or other body, that controls any public passenger transport service to permit disabled servicemen to travel without charge on that service.
3: Any other local authority may contribute money out of its general funds towards the cost of travel by disabled servicemen on any such service.
4: Amendment(s) incorporated in the Act(s)
3: Nauru and Ocean Island phosphate trade
1: All money received by the Crown from the British Phosphate Commissioners from sales or the management of any phosphate deposit in Nauru or Ocean Island shall continue to be paid into a Crown Bank Account
2: There shall be paid out of a Crown Bank Account
3: Amendment(s) incorporated in the Act(s) Section 3(1) amended 25 January 2005 section 83(7) Public Finance Act 1989 Section 3(2) amended 25 January 2005 section 83(7) Public Finance Act 1989
4: War memorials
1: Unless expressly prohibited by any enactment or, in the case of a trustee or board of trustees, by an instrument of trust, any local authority
2: Amendment(s) incorporated in the Act(s) Section 4(1) amended 1 July 2003 section 262 Local Government Act 2002
5: Superannuation contributions by certain contributors to Government Superannuation Fund
1: In subsection (2) the wage freeze
2: The Governor-General may from time to time, by Order in Council, declare that any person who, during the wage freeze, belonged to a specified class of contributor to the Government Superannuation Fund may, before a specified date, elect to contribute to that fund, as from a specified date during the wage freeze, as if specified increases in salary not then being paid to him were then being paid to him; and any such person may so elect accordingly. Gaming duties
6: Sections to be read together with Gaming Duties Act 1971
1: This section and the next 2 succeeding sections shall be read together with and deemed part of the Gaming Duties Act 1971 the principal Act
2: This section and the next 2 succeeding sections shall come into force on 1 August 1978.
7: Interpretation
Section 7 repealed 1 August 2003 section 70(2) Racing Act 2003
8: Totalisator duty
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3: Amendment(s) incorporated in the Act(s) Section 8(1) repealed 1 October 1986 Gaming Duties Amendment Act 1986 Section 8(2) repealed 19 December 1995 section 4(2)﻿(a) Gaming Duties Amendment Act 1995
2: Authorisations, validations, and repeals
Part 2 repealed 12 October 1978 section 8 Finance Act 1978
9: Abolition of Linen Flax Corporation
Section 9 repealed 12 October 1978 section 8 Finance Act 1978
10: Authorising payment by Natural Gas Corporation
Section 10 repealed 12 October 1978 section 8 Finance Act 1978
11: Validating purchase of properties by Pest Destruction Boards for occupation by Agricultural Pests Destruction Council employees
Section 11 repealed 12 October 1978 section 8 Finance Act 1978
12: Validating transfer of money to Disaster Account
Section 12 repealed 12 October 1978 section 8 Finance Act 1978
13: Validating payments made prior to commencement of Tertiary Bursary Regulations 1976
Section 13 repealed 12 October 1978 section 8 Finance Act 1978
14: Validating payments made prior to commencement of Secondary Schools Bursaries Regulations 1977
Section 14 repealed 12 October 1978 section 8 Finance Act 1978
15: Validating payments made prior to commencement of Cattle Brucellosis and Tuberculosis Control Regulations 1971, Amendment No 4
Section 15 repealed 12 October 1978 section 8 Finance Act 1978
16: Validating unauthorised expenditure by Board of Trustees of Maori Education Foundation
Section 16 repealed 12 October 1978 section 8 Finance Act 1978
17: University Grants Committee: authorising increased unauthorised expenditure
Section 17 repealed 12 October 1978 section 8 Finance Act 1978
18: Transfer of money from Consolidated Revenue Account to Motor Vehicle Third Party Indemnity Fund
Section 18 repealed 12 October 1978 section 8 Finance Act 1978
19: Repeals and saving
Section 19 repealed 12 October 1978 section 8 Finance Act 1978