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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
No. 118

The Standards Act 1965—Draft New Zealand Amendment Available for Comment

PURSUANT to subsection (3) of section 23 of the Standards Act 1965, notice is hereby given that the following draft amendment is being circulated.

Number and Title of Specification

DZ 1823/A Draft amendment to BS 65:1981 Vitrified clay pipes, fittings, and joints. $5.

This draft amendment proposes declaration of BS 65:1981 as a New Zealand Standard, to supersede NZS 1823:1967 and NZS 365:1965.

It will add New Zealand amendments to include the non-flexible joint requirements at present specified in NZS 365, and other changes to bring the standard into line with current New Zealand practice.

All persons who may be affected by this publication and who desire to comment thereon may obtain copies at the price shown from the Standards Association of New Zealand, Wellington Trade Centre, 15-23 Sturdee Street, Wellington 1.

The closing date for receipt of comment is 15 December 1981.

Dated at Wellington this 8th day of October 1981.

DENYS R. M. PINFOLD,
Director, Standards Association of New Zealand.

(S.A. 114/2/8)

Import Control Exemption Notice (No. 15) 1981

PURSUANT to regulation 17 of the Import Control Regulations 1973*, the Minister of Trade and Industry hereby gives notice as follows:

1. (a) This notice may be cited as the Import Control Exemption Notice (No. 15) 1981.

(b) This notice shall come into force on the 1st day of November 1981.

2. Goods of the classes specified and for the purposes of the Customs Tariff falling within the tariff items in the First Schedule hereto, imported from and being the produce or manufacture of any country, are hereby exempted from the requirement of a licence under the said regulations.

3. The exemption from the requirement of a licence under the said regulations in respect of the goods of the classes set forth in the Second Schedule hereto, included in the exemption notice shown in the Second Schedule is hereby withdrawn.

FIRST SCHEDULE

EXEMPTIONS CREATED

Classes of Goods

Tariff Item

89.01.012.45k Air-cushion vehicles designed to travel over water, propelled by other than water screw.

89.01.012.65p

89.01.021.45j

Ex 89.01.025 New vessels (other than yachts and other vessels for pleasure or sports and air-cushion vessels) of 10 metres and over, but not exceeding 90 metres.

89.01.029 Vessels (other than yachts and other vessels for pleasure or sports and air-cushion vessels) exceeding 90 metres.

Ex 89.02.001 New vessels specially designed for towing (tugs) or pushing other vessels.

Ex 89.03.001 Light-vessels, fire-floats, dredgers of all kinds, floating cranes and other vessels the navigability of which is subsidiary to their main function; floating docks; floating or submersible drilling or production platforms: when new.

Ex 89.03.009

SECOND SCHEDULE

EXEMPTION WITHDRAWN

Classes of Goods

Tariff Item

89.01.011.45c Air cushion vehicles designed to travel over water, propelled by other than water screw

89.01.011.65h

89.01.019.45p

89.01.019.65r

Date of Exempting Notice

11 March 1980 (supplement to the Gazette of 27 March 1980)

Dated at Wellington this 6th day of October 1981.

L. R. ADAMS-SCHNEIDER, Minister of Trade and Industry.

*S.R. 1973/86

Notice by Examiner of Commercial Practices of Consent to a Merger and Takeover Proposal

PURSUANT to section 69 of the Commerce Act 1975, the Examiner of Commercial Practices hereby gives notice of the following merger and takeover proposal to which he has consented.

Person by or on behalf of whom notice was given in terms of section 68 (1) of the Commerce Act 1975

Northern United Building Society ..

Proposal

The transfer of the engagements of the Permanent Building Society of Invercargill to the Northern United Building Society

Date of Consent

2 October 1981

Dated at Wellington this 7th day of October 1981.

A. E. MONAGHAN, Examiner of Commercial Practices.