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This is a list of Ordinances of the Legislative Council of New Zealand passed during the period 1841 to 1853.

First Session[edit]

The first session of the Legislative Council was held in Auckland, from 24 May 1841 to 10 July 1841. It passed six public ordinances.

Public Ordinances[edit]

Short title Citation Royal assent NZLII Link
New South Wales Laws Adopted Ordinance 1841 4 Vict 1 3 June 1841 [1]
New South Wales Act 4 Vict No 7 Repealed Ordinance 1841 4 Vict 2 9 June 1841 [2]
Customs Ordinance 1841 4 Vict 3 17 June 1841 [3]
Sessions Courts Ordinance 1841 4 Vict 4 24 June 1841 [4]
Distillation Ordinance 1841 4 Vict 5 23 June 1841 [5]
Courts of Requests Ordinance 1841 4 Vict 6 5 July 1841 [6]

Second Session[edit]

The second session of the Legislative Council was held in Auckland, from 14 December 1841 to 15 March 1842. It passed 19 public ordinances and one local and personal ordinance.

Public Ordinances[edit]

Short title Citation Royal assent NZLII Link
Supreme Court Ordinance 1841 5 Vict 1 22 December 1841 [7]
County Courts Ordinance 1841 5 Vict 2 28 December 1841 [8]
Juries Ordinance 1841 5 Vict 3 23 December 1841 [9]
Police Magistrates Ordinance 1842 5 Vict 4 21 January 1842 [10]
Land Registration Ordinance 1841 5 Vict 9 28 December 1841 [11]
Municipal Corporations Ordinance 1842 5 Vict 6 18 January 1842 [12]
Churches and Chapels Ordinance 1842 5 Vict 7 31 January 1842 [13]
Postage Ordinance 1842 5 Vict 8 7 January 1842 [14]
Summary Proceedings Ordinance 1842 5 Vict 5 21 January 1842 [15]
Conveyancing Ordinance 1842 5 Vict 10 18 January 1842 [16]
Marriage Validation Ordinance 1842 5 Vict 11 21 February 1842 [17]
Licensing Ordinance 1842 5 Vict 12 10 February 1842 [18]
Auctioneers Ordinance 1842 5 Vict 13 15 March 1842 [19]
Land Claims Ordinance 1842 5 Vict 14 25 February 1842 [20]
Harbours Ordinance 1842 5 Vict 15 21 February 1842 [21]
Cattle Trespass Ordinance 1842 5 Vict 16 14 March 1842 [22]
Raupo Houses Ordinance 1842 5 Vict 17 3 March 1842 [23]
Copyright Ordinance 1842 5 Vict 18 15 March 1842 [24]
New South Wales Laws Repealed Ordinance 1842 5 Vict 19 15 March 1842 [25]

Local and Personal Ordinances[edit]

Short title Citation Royal assent NZLII Link
New Zealand Banking Company Ordinance 1841 5 Vict 1 22 December 1841 [26]

Third Session[edit]

The third session of the Legislative Council was held in Auckland, from 9 January 1844 to 13 January 1844, then from 14 May 1844 to 18 July 1844. It passed 21 public ordinances and two local and personal ordinances.

Public Ordinances[edit]

Short title Citation Royal assent NZLII Link
Supreme Court Ordinance 1844 7 Vict 1 13 January 1844 [27]
Juries Amendment Ordinance 1844 7 Vict 2 13 January 1844 [28]
Land Claims Amendment Ordinance 1844 7 Vict 3 13 January 1844 [29]
Debentures Ordinance 1844 7 Vict 4 18 May 1844 [30]
Appropriation Ordinance 1844 7 Vict 5 6 June 1844 [31]
Customs Amendment Ordinance 1844 7 Vict 6 20 June 1844 [32]
Imprisonment for Debt Ordinance 1844 7 Vict 7 25 June 1844 [33]
Courts of Requests Ordinance 1844 7 Vict 8 27 June 1844 [34]
Native Trust Ordinance 1844 7 Vict 9 29 June 1844 [35]
Auctioneers Amendment Ordinance 1844 7 Vict 10 29 June 1844 [36]
Conveyancing Amendment Ordinance 1844 7 Vict 11 4 July 1844 [37]
Municipal Corporations Ordinance 1844 7 Vict 12 9 July 1844 [38]
Distillation Repeal Ordinance 1844 7 Vict 13 11 July 1844 [39]
Cattle Trespass Amendment Ordinance 1844 7 Vict 14 11 July 1844 [40]
Summary Proceedings Amendment Ordinance 1844 7 Vict 15 16 July 1844 [41]
Unsworn Testimony Ordinance 1844 7 Vict 16 16 July 1844 [42]
Harbours Amendment Ordinance 1844 7 Vict 17 16 July 1844 [43]
Native Exemption Ordinance 1844 7 Vict 18 16 July 1844 [44]
Dog Nuisance Ordinance 1844 7 Vict 19 17 July 1844 [45]
Land Claimants Estates Ordinance 1844 7 Vict 20 17 July 1844 [46]
Licensing Amendment Ordinance 1844 7 Vict 21 17 July 1844 [47]

Local and Personal Ordinances[edit]

Short title Citation Royal assent NZLII Link
Union Bank of Australia Ordinance 1844 8 Vict 1 11 July 1844 [48]
German Settlers Naturalization Ordinance 1844 8 Vict 2 16 July 1844 [49]

Fourth Session[edit]

The fourth session of the Legislative Council was held in Auckland, from 19 September 1844 to 28 September 1844. It passed two public ordinances.

Public Ordinances[edit]

Short title Citation Royal assent NZLII Link
Supreme Court Rules Ordinance 1844 8 Vict 1 26 September 1844 [50]
Property Rate Ordinance 1844 8 Vict 2 28 September 1844 [51]

Fifth Session[edit]

The fifth session of the Legislative Council was held in Auckland, from 4 March 1845 to 22 April 1845. It passed eight public ordinances and two local and personal ordinances.

Public Ordinances[edit]

Short title Citation Royal assent NZLII Link
Militia Ordinance 1845 8 Vict 1 25 March 1845 [52]
Appropriation Ordinance 1845 8 Vict 2 1 April 1845 [53]
Crown Grants Ordinance 1845 8 Vict 3 3 April 1845 [54]
Property Rate Repeal Ordinance 1845 8 Vict 4 8 April 1845 [55]
Supplementary Appropriation Ordinance 1845 8 Vict 5 19 April 1845 [56]
Public Road and Works Ordinance 1845 8 Vict 6 19 April 1845 [57]
Fines For Assaults Ordinance 1845 8 Vict 7 22 April 1845 [58]
English Acts Ordinance 1845 8 Vict 8 22 April 1845 [59]

Local and Personal Ordinances[edit]

Short title Citation Royal assent NZLII Link
Naturalization Ordinance 1845 8 Vict 1 3 April 1845 [60]
German Settlers Naturalization Ordinance 1845 8 Vict 2 3 April 1845 [61]

Sixth Session[edit]

The sixth session of the Legislative Council was held in Auckland, from 12 December 1845 to 13 December 1845. It passed one public ordinance.

Public Ordinances[edit]

Short title Citation Royal assent NZLII Link
Arms Importation Ordinance 1845 9 Vict 1 13 December 1845 [62]

Seventh Session[edit]

The seventh session of the Legislative Council was held in Auckland, from 5 October 1846 to 18 November 1846. It passed 22 public ordinances.

Public Ordinances[edit]

Short title Citation Royal assent NZLII Link
Naturalization Ordinance 1846 10 Vict 1 8 October 1846 [63]
Constabulary Ordinance 1846 10 Vict 2 9 October 1846 [64]
Supreme Court Amendment Ordinance 1846 10 Vict 3 12 October 1846 [65]
Sheriffs Office Ordinance 1846 10 Vict 4 12 October 1846 [66]
Coroners Ordinance 1846 10 Vict 5 15 October 1846 [67]
Customs Amendment Ordinance 1846 10 Vict 6 15 October 1846 [68]
Prisons Ordinance 1846 10 Vict 7 15 October 1846 [69]
Customs Amendment Ordinance (No 2) 1846 10 Vict 8 20 October 1846 [70]
Destitute Persons Ordinance 1846 10 Vict 9 26 October 1846 [71]
Weights and Measures Ordinance 1846 10 Vict 10 26 October 1846 [72]
Fees on Crown Grants Ordinance 1846 10 Vict 11 3 November 1846 [73]
Supreme Court Rules Ordinance 1846 10 Vict 12 5 November 1846 [74]
Appropriation Ordinance 1846 10 Vict 13 6 November 1846 [75]
Customs Ordinance 1846 10 Vict 14 6 November 1846 [76]
Police Magistrates and Native Exemption Repeal Ordinance 1846 10 Vict 15 7 November 1846 [77]
Resident Magistrates Courts Ordinance 1846 10 Vict 16 7 November 1846 [78]
Cattle Trespass Repeal Ordinance 1846 10 Vict 17 10 November 1846 [79]
Arms Ordinance 1846 10 Vict 18 12 November 1846 [80]
Native Land Purchase Ordinance 1846 10 Vict 19 16 November 1846 [81]
Sessions of the Peace Ordinance 1846 10 Vict 20 18 November 1846 [82]
Lunatics Ordinance 1846 10 Vict 21 18 November 1846 [83]
Land Claims Ordinance 1846 10 Vict 22 18 November 1846 [84]

Eighth Session[edit]

The eighth session of the Legislative Council was held in Auckland, from 26 July 1847 to 16 October 1847. It passed 16 public ordinances.

Public Ordinances[edit]

Short title Citation Royal assent NZLII Link
Native Force Ordinance 1847 11 Vict 1 10 August 1847 [85]
Gunpowder Ordinance 1847 11 Vict 2 10 August 1847 [86]
Sale of Spirits to Natives Ordinance 1847 11 Vict 3 12 August 1847 [87]
Savings Banks Ordinance 1847 11 Vict 4 21 September 1847 [88]
Slaughter-houses Ordinance 1847 11 Vict 5 2 September 1847 [89]
Impounding Ordinance 1847 11 Vict 6 16 September 1847 [90]
Marriage Ordinance 1847 11 Vict 7 28 September 1847 [91]
Fencing Ordinance 1847 11 Vict 8 2 October 1847 [92]
Registration Ordinance 1847 11 Vict 9 15 October 1847 [93]
Education Ordinance 1847 11 Vict 10 7 October 1847 [94]
Debentures Security Ordinance 1847 11 Vict 11 11 October 1847 [95]
Footpaths Ordinance 1847 11 Vict 12 14 October 1847 [96]
Indemnity Ordinance 1847 11 Vict 13 14 October 1847 [97]
Naturalization Ordinance 1847 11 Vict 14 14 October 1847 [98]
Thomas Walker Nene's Annuity Ordinance 1847 11 Vict 15 16 October 1847 [99]
Paper Currency Ordinance 1847 11 Vict 16 16 October 1847 [100]

Ninth Session[edit]

The ninth session of the Legislative Council was held in Auckland, from 16 November 1848 to 18 November 1848. It passed four public ordinances.

Public Ordinances[edit]

Short title Citation Royal assent NZLII Link
Provincial Councils Ordinance 1848 12 Vict 1 18 November 1848 [101]
Postage Ordinance 1848 12 Vict 2 18 November 1848 [102]
Supreme Court Amendment Ordinance 1848 12 Vict 3 18 November 1848 [103]
Naturalization Ordinance 1848 12 Vict 4 18 November 1848 [104]

Tenth Session[edit]

The tenth session of the Legislative Council was held in Auckland, from 1 August 1849 to 25 August 1849. It passed four public ordinances.

Public Ordinances[edit]

Short title Citation Royal assent NZLII Link
Crown Lands Ordinance 1849 13 Vict 1 23 August 1849 [105]
Appropriation Ordinance 1849 13 Vict 2 23 August 1849 [106]
Pensions Ordinance 1849 13 Vict 3 24 August 1849 [107]
Crown Titles Ordinance 1849 13 Vict 4 25 August 1849 [108]

Eleventh Session[edit]

The eleventh session of the Legislative Council was held in Wellington, from 19 May 1851 to 2 August 1851. It passed 16 public ordinances.

Public Ordinances[edit]

Short title Citation Royal assent NZLII Link
Debtors Writ of Arrest Ordinance 1851 15 Vict 1 20 June 1851 [109]
Land Fund Appropriation Ordinance 1851 15 Vict 2 24 June 1851 [110]
Interpretation Ordinance 1851 15 Vict 3 2 July 1851 [111]
Municipal Elective Franchise Ordinance 1851 15 Vict 4 2 July 1851 [112]
Duties of Customs Ordinance 1851 15 Vict 5 3 July 1851 [113]
Provincial Councils Ordinance 1851 15 Vict 6 9 July 1851 [114]
Marriage Amendment Ordinance 1851 15 Vict 7 15 July 1851 [115]
Census Ordinance 1851 15 Vict 8 15 July 1851 [116]
Naturalization Ordinance 1851 15 Vict 9 17 July 1851 [117]
Crown Lands Amendment and Extension Ordinance 1851 15 Vict 10 28 July 1851 [118]
Building and Land Societies Ordinance 1851 15 Vict 11 28 July 1851 [119]
Appropriation Ordinance 1851 15 Vict 12 29 July 1851 [120]
Bank Charters Ordinance 1851 15 Vict 13 30 July 1851 [121]
Paper Currency Amendment Ordinance 1851 15 Vict 14 31 July 1851 [122]
New Zealand Land Claimants Ordinance 1851 15 Vict 15 2 August 1851 [123]
Licensing Amendment Ordinance (No 2) 1851 15 Vict 16 2 August 1851 [124]

Twelfth Session[edit]

The twelfth session of the Legislative Council was held in Wellington, from 12 December 1852 to 5 January 1853. It passed five public ordinances.

Public Ordinances[edit]

Short title Citation Royal assent NZLII Link
Appropriation Ordinance 1852 16 Vict 1 29 December 1852 [125]
Land Registration Amendment and Extension Ordinance 1852 16 Vict 2 29 December 1852 [126]
Bank Charters Amendment Ordinance 1853 16 Vict 3 3 January 1853 [127]
Naturalization Ordinance 1853 16 Vict 4 3 January 1853 [128]
Supreme Court Practitioners Ordinance 1853 16 Vict 5 4 January 1853 [129]

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