Legislation
MPI is responsible for administering legislation that covers a wide range of sectors including, agriculture, forestry, biosecurity, fisheries, food, and aquaculture. This page lists the legislation MPI administers as at 6 May 2016.
Public Acts
Ministers have delegated authority to MPI for many of the processes covered by these Acts due to our technical, scientific, and politically neutral expertise.
- Agricultural and Pastoral Societies Act 1908
- Agricultural Compounds and Veterinary Medicines Act 1997
- Airports (Cost Recovery of Processing of International Travellers) Act 2014
- Animal Control Products Limited Act 1991
- Animal Products Act 1999
- Animal Welfare Act 1999
- Biosecurity Act 1993
- Commodity Levies Act 1990
- Dairy Industry Restructuring Act 2001
- Driftnet Prohibition Act 1991
- Fisheries Act 1983
- Fisheries Act 1996
- Food Act 2014
- Forests Act 1949
- Forestry Encouragement Act 1962
- Forestry Rights Registration Act 1983
- Forests (West Coast Accord) Act 2000
- Hop Industry Restructuring Act 2003
- Irrigation Schemes Act 1990
- Kaikōura (Te Tai o Marokura) Marine Management Act 2014
- Kiwifruit Industry Restructuring Act 1999
- Māori Commercial Aquaculture Claims Settlement Act 2004
- Maori Fisheries Act 2004
- Marine Farming Act 1971
- Ministries of Agriculture and Forestry (Restructuring) Act 1995
- Ministries of Agriculture and Forestry (Restructuring) Act 1997
- Ministries of Agriculture and Forestry (Restructuring) Act 1998
- Meat Board Act 2004
- National Animal Identification and Tracing Act 2012
- NZ Horticulture Export Authority Act 1987
- Plants Act 1970
- Pork Industry Board Act 1997
- Primary Products Marketing Act 1953
- Public Works Act 1981 (Part XIX)
- Royal NZ Institute of Horticulture Act 1953
- Taratahi Agricultural Training Centre (Wairarapa) Act 1969
- Treaty of Waitangi (Fisheries Claims) Settlement Act 1992
- Veterinarians Act 2005
- Walking Access Act 2008
- Wine Act 2003
- Wool Industry Restructuring Act 2003
Visit the New Zealand Legislation website to read full texts.
Private Acts
In addition to the public Acts, the Ministry administers a significant number of regulations related to the management of them within New Zealand.
- Auckland Agricultural Pastoral and Industrial Shows Board Act 1972
- Canterbury Agricultural and Pastoral Association Empowering Act 1982
- Clevedon Agricultural and Pastoral Association Empowering Act 1994
- Kumeu District Agricultural and Horticultural Society Act 1991
- Marlborough Agricultural and Pastoral Association Empowering Act 1974
- Telford Farm Training Institute Act 1963
- Tokoroa Agricultural and Pastoral Association Empowering Act 1968
- United Wheatgrowers Act 1936
- Waikato Show Trust Act 1965
Visit the New Zealand Legislation website to read full texts.
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