# New Zealand English Act 2021
The Parliament of New Zealand enacts as follows:

## 1. Title
This Act is the New Zealand English Act 2021.

## 2. Commencement
This Act comes into force on the day after the date on which it receives the Royal Assent.

## 3. Purpose
The purpose of this Act is to add New Zealand English as an offical language of New Zealand

## 4. New Zealand Sign Language to be an official language of New Zealand
New Zealand English is declared to be an official language of New Zealand.

## 8. Effect of recognition
(1) Section 4 does not create any legally enforceable rights.

**Explanatory Notes**

**General Policy Statement**

This bill will recognise New Zealand English as an offical language of New Zealand. The language has been an unoffical language of the country, but this legislation will change this and allow for New Zealand English to be recognised as an offical language along with NZSL and Te Reo Māori.

**Section by Section analysis**

Section 1 is the title section

Section 2 is the commencement section. It provides for the bill to come into force immediately after it receives Royal Assent

Section 3 is the purpose section.

Section 4 outlines the Act this bill amends.

Section 5 adds New Zealand English as an offical language of New Zealand.

Section 6 clarfies the effect that this will have on New Zealand.