Imperial Laws Application Act 1988

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From: darren-edward

Dear Ministry of Justice,
Please confirm the following:
1. Constitutional enactments below are valid and apply today;
2. Does any other legislation, act, statute override these Constitutional enactments;
3. Do these enactments apply to living men and women:
4. Do these enactments apply to a person or persons;
5. Clarity, the magna carta is still valid now as stated in this legislation;
6. Advise if District courts are acting under Maritime or Admiralty Law;
7. Does the Navel Prize act or the prize act apply in the District Courts in “criminal” cases;
8. Does the Navel Prize act or the prize act apply in the High Courts in “criminal” cases;
9. Does the High Court act under this Admiralty Jurisdiction in so called “criminal” cases;
10. Does the District Court act under this Admiralty Jurisdiction in so called “criminal” cases;
All communications be in writing, in plain English and under oath and penalty of perjury, in their reply to this communique;

Imperial Laws Application Act 1988 - Schedule 1 - Imperial enactments in force in New Zealand;
Constitutional enactments
(1275) 3 Edw 1, c 1—(Statutes of Westminster the First): so much of that Act as is stated in the words “The King willeth and commandeth ... that common right be done to all, as well poor as rich, without respect of persons.”, [being the English translation of part of the authentic text of that Act as it appears in the edition called Statutes of the Realm].
(1297) 25 Edw 1 (Magna Carta), c 29.
(1351) 25 Edw 3, St 5, c 4.
(1354) 28 Edw 3, c 3.
(1368) 42 Edw 3, c 3.
(1627) 3 Cha 1, c 1—Petition of Right.
(1688) 1 Will and Mar, Sess 2, c 2—Bill of Rights 1688: the Title and Preamble, section 1 [the ninth article of which must be taken to have, in addition to any other operation, the effect specified in section 9 of the Parliamentary Privilege Act 2014, and as amended by section 62 of the Juries Act 1825 (6 Geo 4, c 50) and section 10 of the Royal Succession Act 2013], and section 2.
(1700) 12 and 13 Will 3, c 2—Act of Settlement 1700: the Title and Preamble (as amended by section 11(a) of the Royal Succession Act 2013), section 1, section 2 [as amended by the Accession Declaration Act 1910 (10 Edw 7 and 1 Geo 5, c 29) (and section 11(b) of the Royal Succession Act 2013)], and section 3 [omitting all the words after the words “the Church of England as by law established”].
(1910) 10 Edw 7 and 1 Geo 5, c 29—Accession Declaration Act 1910.

Enactments relating to boundaries
(1863) 26 and 27 Vict, c 23—New Zealand Boundaries Act 1863: the Preamble and section 2.
(1887) 50 and 51 Vict, c 54—British Settlements Act 1887.
(1945) 9 Geo 6, c 7—British Settlements Act 1945.

Enactments relating to Prize
(1864) 27 and 28 Vict, c 25—Naval Prize Act 1864: the Title, Preamble, sections 1 to 3, 10 to 12, and 14 to 56.
(1894) 57 and 58 Vict, c 39—Prize Courts Act 1894.
(1914) 4 and 5 Geo 5, c 13—Prize Courts (Procedure) Act 1914.
(1915) 5 and 6 Geo 5, c 57—Prize Courts Act 1915.
(1916) 6 and 7 Geo 5, c 2—Naval Prize (Procedure) Act 1916.
(1939) 2 and 3 Geo 6, c 65—Prize Act 1939.

Yours faithfully,

darren-edward

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Kia ora Darren-Edward

 

The Ministry of Justice’s OIA team has asked me to contact you to clarify
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Can you please expand on what it is that you are actually seeking under
the OIA.  In particular, are you able to be more specific about the
matters you raise in the paragraphs beneath the numbered bullet points.

 

Thank you very much for your assistance with this.

 

Ngā mihi  

Annie  

   

   

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From: darren-edward

Dear May, Annie,

if the enactments listed in my points are actually valid in todays justice system;

Yours sincerely,

darren-edward

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Kia ora ano Darren

 

Thank you for clarifying your request on 31 July 2022.

 

The Ministry of Justice cannot provide you with legal advice - this
includes interpreting the meaning of the law or its application.

 

If you wish to check whether any particular enactments are still in force,
you can do so by looking them up on the legislation.govt.nz website, which
is administered by the Parliamentary Counsel Office.

 

You have expressed particular interest in the Imperial Laws Application
Act
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and the Naval Prize Act:
[2]https://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/impe...

 

Ngā mihi  

Annie  

   

   

[3]Description: Annie May
http://justice.govt.nz/courts/shared/jus...
Senior
Advisor (Communications)

Ph: 027 291 7573

[4]www.justice.govt.nz

 

 

 

 

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