Pursuant to section 15 (2) of the Burial and Cremation Act 1964, the Minister of Internal Affairs gives the following notice.
N o t i c e
1. Title and commencement-(1) This notice may be cited as the Burial and Cremation Act (Operational Service) Notice 2000.
(2) This notice comes into force on the 28th day after the date of its notification in the New Zealand Gazette.
2. Operational Service-The following service by members of Her Majesty's Forces is hereby declared to be "operational service" for the purposes of section 15 of the Burial and Cremation Act 1964.
Operational Grapple
Members of Her Majesty's New Zealand Ships Pukaki and Rotoiti at the Christmas and Malden Islands, during
1957 and 1968.
Sierra Leone
Members of the New Zealand Defence Forces who deployed to the United Nations' Observers Mission in Sierra
Leone (UNOMSIL) from 11 August 1998 until 31 October 1999 and subsequent service with the United Nations Mission Sierra Leone (UNAMSIL) from 1 November
1999 onwards.
East Timor
Members of the New Zealand Defence Forces who deployed to the United Nations Mission in East Timor (UNAMET) and the United Nations Sanctioned International Force
East Timor (INTERFET) from 30 August 1999, and subsequent service with the United Nations Transitional Authority East Timor (UNTAET) from 23 February
2000 onwards.
Dated at Wellington this 6th day of September 2000.
MARK BURTON, Minister of Internal Affairs.