Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) After consulting the Authority, the Minister may, by legislative instrument, declare that a substance or thing is food for the purposes of this Act.
Note 1: Section 42 (disallowance) of the Legislation Act 2003 does not apply to the declaration: see subsection 44(1) of that Act.
Note 2: Part 4 of Chapter 3 (sunsetting) of the Legislation Act 2003 does not apply to the declaration: see subsection 54(1) of that Act.
(2) The Minister must cause a copy of the declaration to be published in the New Zealand Gazette.
(3) A declaration takes effect on the day specified in the declaration. That day must not be a day before the declaration is published.