| 19 | Membership of Academy Council | 6 |
| 20 | Bylaws of Academy Council | 7 |
| 21 | Membership and staff | 7 |
| 22 | New section 43 substituted | 7 |
| 43Transitional provisions | 7 | |
| 23 | Schedule amended | 8 |
Preamble
(1) The Royal Society of New Zealand is constituted under the Royal Society of New Zealand Act 1965, and continued by the Royal Society of New Zealand Act 1997, for the purpose of advancing and promoting science and technology in New Zealand:
(2) The Royal Society of New Zealand wishes to—
(a) incorporate the discipline of humanities into its object and functions; and
(b) rename the Academy Council the Academy Executive Committee; and
(c) amend the standard for the election of Companions of the Society; and
(d) amend the election process for Councillors of the Society:
(3) The objects of this Act cannot be achieved without legislation:
The Parliament of New Zealand therefore enacts as follows:
1Title
This Act is the Royal Society of New Zealand Amendment Act 2012.
2Commencement
This Act comes into force on the day after the date on which it receives the Royal assent.
3Principal Act amended
This Act amends the Royal Society of New Zealand Act 1997.
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