List of acts of the New Zealand Parliament (1840–1890)

The first enactment of the New Zealand parliament (General Assembly), created by the New Zealand Constitution Act 1852, was the English Laws Act 1854 which established the applicability of all English laws in effect 14 January 1840, to New Zealand. The New Zealand Constitution Act 1846 was never implemented and was suspended.

This is a list of acts of the New Zealand Parliament for the period up to and including part of the first year of the Liberal Government of New Zealand.

1840s edit

1841 [1] edit

  • County Courts Act [2]
  • Courts of Requests Act [3]
  • Customs Act [4] Amended: 1844/46/1914/20/21/22/23/24/26/27/29/59/65/67/68/70/71/72/73/76/81/82/85/86/87/88/89/90/91/92/94/95/96
  • Distillation Act [5] Amended: 1918/58/59/61/86 Repealed: 1844
  • Juries Act [6] Amended: 1844/1951/57/59/60/61/62/63/66/67/68/74/75/76/79/82/85/94/2000/01
  • Land Registration Act [7] Amended: 1852
  • Local and Personal Ordinances Act [8]
  • New South Wales Act 4 Vict No 7 Repealed Act [9]
  • New South Wales Laws Adopted Act [10]
  • New Zealand Banking Company Act [11]
  • Police Magistrates Act [12]
  • Sessions Courts Act [13]
  • Supreme Court Act [14] Amended: 1846/48/66

1842 [15] edit

1844 [30] edit

Plus nine acts amended and one act repealed.

1845 [43] edit

Plus one act repealed.

1846 [53] edit

Plus three acts amended and two acts repealed.

1847 [66] edit

1848 [82] edit

Plus one act amended

1849 [84] edit

1850s edit

1851 [96] edit

Plus six acts amended

1853 [106] edit

1854 [108] edit

Plus two acts amended

1856 [117] edit

Plus six acts amended

1858 [143] edit

Plus five acts amended

1860s edit

1860 [211] edit

Plus seven acts amended

1861 [244] edit

Plus 16 acts amended

1862 [270] edit

Plus 13 acts amended

1863 [290] edit

Plus 14 acts amended and one act repealed.

1864 [313] edit

Plus six acts amended

1865 [329] edit

Plus 17 acts amended

1866 [376] edit

Plus 22 acts amended and two acts repealed.

1867 [420] edit

Plus 23 acts amended and two acts repealed.

1868 [480] edit

Plus 20 acts amended

1869 [525] edit

Plus 26 acts amended

1870s edit

1870 [565] edit

Plus 27 acts amended

1871 [621] edit

Plus 27 acts amended

1872 [666] edit

Plus 25 acts amended

1873 [710] edit

Plus 24 acts amended

1874 [755] edit

Plus 29 acts amended

1875 [804] edit

Plus 32 acts amended

1876 [865] edit

Plus 14 acts amended

1877 [937] edit

Plus 41 acts amended

1878 [1,026] edit

Plus 30 acts amended

1879 [1,092] edit

Plus 25 acts amended and one act repealed.

1880s edit

1880 [1,136] edit

Plus 21 acts amended

1881 [1,172] edit

Plus 27 acts amended

1882 [1,208] edit

Plus 34 acts amended

1883 [1,257] edit

Plus 30 acts amended

1884 [1,295] edit

Plus 31 acts amended and one act repealed.

1885 [1,337] edit

Plus 35 acts amended

1886 [1,372] edit

Plus 23 acts amended

1887 [1,417] edit

Plus 11 acts amended

1888 [1,445] edit

Plus 16 acts amended and 1 act repealed.

1889 [1,475] edit

1890s edit

1891 [1,478] edit

Plus 15 acts amended

See also edit

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