Pursuant to section 15 (2) of the Burial and Cremation Act 1964, the Minister of Internal Affairs gives the following notice.
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1. Title and commencement-(1) This notice is to be cited as the Burial and Cremation Act (Operational Service) Notice 2003.
(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:
The second United Nations Verification Mission in Angola (UNAVEM II)
The third United Nations Verification Mission in Angola (UNAVEM III)
United Nations Observer Mission in Angola (MONUA)
The de-mining programme at the National Institute for the Removal of Obstacles and Explosive Ordnance (INAROEE)
Members of the New Zealand Armed Forces who served with the second United Nations Verification mission in Angola (UNAVEM II), the third United Nations Verification Mission in Angola (UNAVEM III), the United Nations Observer Mission in Angola (MONUA) and the de-mining programme at the de-mining school set up by the Angolan de-mining agency, the National Institute for the Removal of Obstacles and Explosive Ordnance (INAROEE) from July 1991 until June 1999.
Operation Midford, Rhodesia
Members of the New Zealand Armed Forces who
served with the Commonwealth Monitoring Force in Rhodesia, Operation Midford from 23 December 1979 until 5 March 1980.
Dated at Wellington this 16th day of June 2003.
GEORGE HAWKINS, Minister of Internal Affairs.