Fair Trading Act 1986
Sections and provisions with full text and the judgments that cite each one.
Section 45 — Conduct by servants or agents
45 Conduct by servants or agents (1) Where, in proceedings under this Part of this Act in respect of any conduct engaged in by a body corporate, being conduct in relation to which any of the…
Section 46 — Finding in proceedings to be evidence
46 Finding in proceedings to be evidence In any application for an order against a person under section 43 of this Act, a finding of any fact made in proceedings for an injunction under section 41 of…
Section 47 — Power to search
47 Power to search (1) The Commission may, from time to time, authorise an employee of the Commission to search, under a warrant issued under subsection (2) , any place named in the warrant for any…
Section 47A — Powers conferred by warrant
47A Powers conferred by warrant (1) A warrant issued under section 47 of this Act authorises the person named in it— (a) To enter and search the place specified in the warrant on one occasion within…
Section 47B — Warrant to be produced
47B Warrant to be produced A person executing a warrant under section 47 of this Act— (a) Must have the warrant with him or her; and (b) Must produce it on initial entry and, if requested, at any…
Section 47C — Other duties of person who executes a warrant
47C Other duties of person who executes a warrant (1) A person who executes a warrant issued under section 47 of this Act must, before completing the search, leave in a prominent place at the place…
Section 47D — Duty to assist
47D Duty to assist The occupier or person in charge of the place that a person authorised pursuant to a warrant issued under section 47 of this Act enters for the purpose of searching must provide…
Section 47E — Power to inspect documents and goods
47E Power to inspect documents and goods The Commission, or any person authorised in writing by the Commission for the purpose, may— (a) Inspect and take copies of any documents or extracts from…
Section 47F — Offence
47F Offence Every person who resists, obstructs, or delays any authorised person acting pursuant to a warrant issued under section 47 of this Act commits an offence and is liable on summary…
Section 47G — Commission may require person to supply information or documents
47G Commission may require person to supply information or documents (1) If the Commission considers it necessary or desirable for the purposes of carrying out its functions and exercising its powers…
Section 47H — Notices
47H Notices (1) Any notice given by the Commission under section 47G is sufficiently given if— (a) it is in writing; and (b) it is— (i) under the seal of the Commission; or (ii) signed by the…
Section 47I — Service of notices
47I Service of notices (1) Any notice that is authorised to be served on, or given to, any person for the purposes of section 47G may be served or given by— (a) delivering it to that person; or (b)…
Section 47J — Offence to contravene section 47G
47J Offence to contravene section 47G (1) No person may,— (a) without reasonable excuse, refuse or fail to comply with a notice under section 47G ; or (b) in purported compliance with the notice,…
Section 48 — Proceedings privileged
48 Proceedings privileged (1) No proceedings, civil or criminal, shall lie against the Commission for anything it may do or fail to do in the course of the exercise or intended exercise of its…
Section 48A — Sharing of information with Securities Commission or Takeovers Panel
48A Sharing of information with Securities Commission or Takeovers Panel (1) The Commission may communicate to the Securities Commission or the Takeovers Panel any information that the Commission—…
Section 49 — Repeals and consequential amendments
49 Repeals and consequential amendments (1) The enactment specified in Schedule 1 to this Act is hereby amended in the manner indicated in that Schedule. (2) The enactments specified in Part A of…
Section 50 — Saving of other laws
50 Saving of other laws (1) Nothing in this Act limits or affects the operation of any other Act. (2) Nothing in this Act limits or affects any liability that any person may incur under any rule of…
Section 51 — Application of Act to goods that are, or may be, exported to China
51 Application of Act to goods that are, or may be, exported to China (1) This Act applies to conduct or representations relating to goods that are, or may be, exported from New Zealand pursuant to…