Fisheries Act 1996 (Reprint as at 19 February 2007) 006 An Act--- (a) to reform and restate the law relating to fisheries resources; and (b) to recognise New Zealand's international obligations relating tofishing; and (c) to provide for related matters1 Short Title and commencement (1) This Act may be cited as the Fisheries Act 1996. (2) Subject to subsection (3), this Act shall come into force on a date tobe appointed by the Governor-General by Order in Council; and different datesmay be so appointed by 1 or more Orders in Council for different provisionsand different purposes. (2A) Despite subsection (2), sections 56, 57, 58, 62, and 358 come intoforce on 1 October 1999. (3) Sections 332 and 333 shall come into force on 1 March 1997.Section 1(2): section 314(1)(e) brought into force for all purposes, on 11 July2002, by clause 2 of the Fisheries Act Commencement Order 2002 (SR 2002/167).Section 1(2): sections 17, 20-24, 42, 43, 50, 59-61, 66, 67, 68, 72, 74...