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Application of New Zealand Law Rules 2004

TULAFONO A TOKELAU 2005

APPLICATION OF NEW ZEALAND LAW RULES 2004


  1. Name

These are the Application of New Zealand Law Rules 2004.

  1. Purpose

These Rules provide for the general laws of New Zealand, for the time being in force in respect of the subject areas in rule 3, to be the law of Tokelau subject to all modifications necessary for their application in Tokelau.

  1. Application of New Zealand law

(1) These Rules apply to the subject areas of —

(i) bills of exchange;
(ii) marine insurance;
(iii) partnership;
(iv) trusts;
(v) intellectual property.

(2) In respect of the subject areas listed in paragraph (1) "general laws" means —

(i) the principles of common law;
(ii) the Bills of Exchange Act 1908;
(iii) the Marine Insurance Act 1908;
(iv) the Partnership Act 1908;
(v) the Trustee Act 1956;
(vi) the principal statutes relating to patent, copyright, trademark, and design; and,
(vii) Acts passed in substitution for the statutes listed above.


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