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United Nations Act 1946

NIUE LAWS
LEGISLATION AS AT DECEMBER 2006

UNITED NATIONS ACT 1946

1946/7 (NZ) – 16 September 1946

1 Short title
2 Power to make regulations to enable effect to be given to article 41
3 Liability for breach of regulations
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To confer on the Governor-General in Council power to make regulations to enable New Zealand to fulfil the obligations undertaken by it under article 41 of the Charter of the United Nations

WHEREAS New Zealand is a member of the United Nations and as such is bound by the Charter of the United Nations signed at San Francisco on 26 June, 1945: And whereas article 41 of the Charter is in the following terms:

Article 41

The Security Council may decide what measures not involving the use of armed force are to be employed to give effect to its decisions, and it may call upon the members of the United Nations to apply such measures. These may include complete or partial interruption of economic relations and of rail, seal, air, postal, telegraphic, radio and diplomatic relations:

AND WHEREAS it is desirable that provision should be made to enable New Zealand to fulfil its obligations under the said article:

1 Short title

This is the United Nations Act 1946.

2 Power to make regulations to enable effect to be given to article 41

(1) If, under article 41 of the Charter of the United Nations the Security Council of the United Nations calls upon the Government of New Zealand to apply any measures to give effect to any decision of that Council, the Cabinet of Niue may make all regulations as appear to it to be necessary or expedient for enabling those measures to be effectively applied.

(2) No regulation made under this Act shall be deemed to be invalid because it deals with any matter already provided for by any Act, or because of any repugnancy to any Act.

3 Liability for breach of regulations

Every person who commits, or attempts to commit, or does any act with intent to commit, or counsels, procures, aids, abets, or incites any other person to commit, or conspires with any other person (whether in Niue or elsewhere) to commit any offence against any regulations made under this Act shall be liable on summary conviction, in the case of an individual, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or to a fine not exceeding 2 penalty units or, in the case of a company or other corporation, to a fine not exceeding 20 penalty units.

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