This Act should be read in together with the Māori Language Amendment Act 1991

Māori Language Act 1987 176
Commenced: 1 Aug 1987

Recognition of Māori Language

5 Effect of recognition

---Nothing in section 3 or section 4 of this
Act shall---
(a) Affect any right that any person has, otherwise than by virtue of that section, to receive or impart any communication in Māori;
or
(b) Affect the right of any other linguistic community in New Zealandto use the language of that community.

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