Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (Restructuring) Act 1998 (No. 106 of 1998). Country/Territory New Zealand Document type Legislation Date 1998 (2007) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Food & nutrition, Forestry Keyword Institution Inspection Geographical area Oceania Abstract The Act, consisting of 9 sections, concerns transfer of employees from the Ministry to two specified State companies involved in forestry or meat inspection. It establishes that every person: who is employed in the Ministry immediately before the date of commencement of this Act; and who is carrying out duties that on or after that date are to be carried out, in whole or in part, by a new company; and whose transfer to the relevant new company is agreed to by the company and the chief executive Full text English Website www.legislation.govt.nz