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12	National Animal Identification and Tracing Act 2012	3
13	New Zealand Superannuation and Retirement Income Act 2001 and Social Security Act 1964	4
14	Road User Charges Act 2012	4
15	Tariff Act 1988	4
16	Veterans' Support Act 2014 and War Pensions Act 1954	4
17	Wine Act 2003	4

The Parliament of New Zealand enacts as follows:

1⁠Title

This Act is the Subordinate Legislation (Confirmation and Validation) Act 2015.

2⁠Commencement

This Act comes into force on the day after the date on which it receives the Royal assent.

Part 1
General and technical provisions

3⁠Purpose of this Act

(1)⁠The purpose of this Act is to prevent the lapse of certain subordinate legislation that, by virtue of the Acts under which it is made, lapses at a stated time unless earlier confirmed or validated by an Act of Parliament.

(2)⁠Lapse, in this section, means expiry or deemed revocation.

4⁠Validations to prevent expiry do not cure invalidity, etc

In the light of their purpose, the validations effected by sections 13, 15, and 16 do not—

(a)⁠express an intention to give legislative force to the provisions of the enactments validated; or

(b)⁠apply to any reason for invalidating the enactments; or

(c)⁠override any presumption that would otherwise apply to the enactments.

5⁠Act binds the Crown

This Act binds the Crown.

6⁠Repeal

The Subordinate Legislation (Confirmation and Validation) Act 2014 (2014 No 70) is repealed.