7 Exercise of powers prior to commencement
conferring power
(a) to make a regulation, or
(b) to do any other thing,
that power may be exercised at any time before the enactment
comes into force, but a regulation so made or a thing so done has
no effect until the enactment comes into force except insofar as is
necessary to make the enactment effective on its coming into force.
RSA 1980 cI-7 s7