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

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1841

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  • County Courts Act
  • Courts of Requests Act
  • Customs Act 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  • Distillation Act Amended: 1918/58/59/61/86 Repealed: 1844
  • Juries Act Amended: 1844/1951/57/59/60/61/62/63/66/67/68/74/75/76/79/82/85/94/2000/01
  • Land Registration Act Amended: 1852
  • Local and Personal Ordinances Act
  • New South Wales Act 4 Vict No 7 Repealed Act
  • New South Wales Laws Adopted Act
  • New Zealand Banking Company Act
  • Police Magistrates Act
  • Sessions Courts Act
  • Supreme Court Act Amended: 1846/48/66

1842

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1844

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1845

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1846

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Plus three acts amended and two acts repealed.

1847

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1848

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Plus one act amended

1849

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1850s

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1851

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1853

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1854

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Plus two acts amended

1856

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Plus six acts amended

1858

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Plus five acts amended

1860s

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1860

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Plus seven acts amended

1861

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1862

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1863

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1864

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1865

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Plus 17 acts amended

1866

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Plus 22 acts amended and two acts repealed.

1867

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Plus 23 acts amended and two acts repealed.

1868

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Plus 20 acts amended

1869

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Plus 26 acts amended

1870s

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1870

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Plus 27 acts amended

1871

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Plus 27 acts amended

1872

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Plus 25 acts amended

1873

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Plus 24 acts amended

1874

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Plus 29 acts amended

1875

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Plus 32 acts amended

1876

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Plus 14 acts amended

1877

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Plus 41 acts amended

1878

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Plus 30 acts amended

1879

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Plus 25 acts amended and one act repealed.

1880s

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1880

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Plus 21 acts amended

1881

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Plus 27 acts amended

1882

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Plus 34 acts amended

1883

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Plus 30 acts amended

1884

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Plus 31 acts amended and one act repealed.

1885

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Plus 35 acts amended

1886

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Plus 23 acts amended

1887

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Plus 11 acts amended

1888

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Plus 16 acts amended and 1 act repealed.

1889

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Plus 15 acts amended

See also

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