New Zealand Parliament

“ For all legal proceedings, the production of a copy of the Gazette purporting to contain any such rule, or the production of a copy of any such rule purporting to be printed by the Government Printer, shall, in the absence of proof to the contrary, be sufficient evidence that the rule has been duly made and remains in force. ”

“ Endowment of Society—For the purpose of providing funds for the exercise of the functions of the Society in the promotion of science, the Minister shall, in, the financial year commencing on the first day of April, nineteen hundred and sixty-six, and in every financial year thereafter, pay to the Society such sum or sums as may be appropriated by Parliament for the purpose. ”

“ Unauthorised expenditure—The Council may in every financial year, out of money not appropriated or held in trust for any special purpose, expend for purposes not authorised by any Act or law for the time being in force any sum or sums not amounting in the whole to more than one hundred pounds. ”

“ The Member Bodies Committee may initiate discussions and investigations and make recommendations to the Council on all aspects of the advancement of science in New Zealand, and in particular shall advise the Council on all matters concerning the duties, obligations, and privileges of the member bodies. ”

“ The Council may from time to time appoint as an honorary member of the Society any person who has rendered eminent service to science, if the person is not a Fellow of the Society and is not normally resident in New Zealand. ”

“ The Council may resolve that any special report on scientific matters shall be transmitted to the Minister, who may lay the same before Parliament within twenty-eight days after the date on which he receives the same if Parliament is then in session, and, if not, may lay the same before Parliament within twenty-eight days after the date of the commencement of the next ensuing session. ”

“ Obligation to initiate investigations—The Society shall, whenever called upon by the Minister of Science or any other Minister of the Crown, initiate investigations and procure reports upon any scientific subject. ”