4892
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
No. 210

The Standards Act 1965—Specification Declared to be a Standard Specification

PURSUANT to section 23 of the Standards Act 1965, the Standards Council, on 28 September 1984, declared the under-mentioned specification to be a standard specification.

Number and Title of Specification
Price of Copy (Post free)
$

NZS 3604:1984 Code of practice for light timber frame buildings not requiring specific design.
(New edition, superseding NZS 3604:1981)
18.80

Copies of the standard specification may be ordered from the Standards Association of New Zealand, Wellington Trade Centre, 15–23 Sturdee Street (or Private Bag), Wellington.

Dated at Wellington this 9th day of November 1984.

DENYS R. M. PINFOLD,
Director, Standards Association of New Zealand.
(S.A. 114/2/2:849)

The Standards Act 1965—Standard Specifications Revoked

PURSUANT to section 23 of the Standards Act 1965, the Standards Council, on 26 October 1984, revoked the under-mentioned standard specifications.

Number and Title of Specification

NZGP 50:1967 Automatic fire alarm systems.
(Superseded by NZS 4512:1981)

NZS 1465:1959 (BS 2733:1956) Intrinsically safe magneto-call telephones primarily for use in coal mines.
(Obsolete)

NZS 3604:1981 Code of practice for light timber frame buildings not requiring specific design.
(Superseded by the new edition NZS 3604:1984)

Dated at Wellington this 9th day of November 1984.

DENYS R. M. PINFOLD,
Director, Standards Association of New Zealand.
(S.A. 114/2/7:1888–90)

The Standards Act 1965—Overseas Specifications Endorsed as Suitable for Use in New Zealand

PURSUANT to section 17 of the Standards Act 1965, the Standards Council, on 26 October 1984, endorsed the under-mentioned overseas specifications as suitable for use in New Zealand.

Number and Title of Specification
Price of Copy (Post free)
$

BS 476: ---- Fire tests on building materials and structures—
Part 10:1983 Guide to the principles and application of fire testing.
33.60

BS 2782: ---- Methods of testing plastics—
Part 1: Thermal properties—
Methods 131C and 131D:1978 Method 131C Crushing strength after heating (heat resistance) of thermosetting moulding materials. Method 131D Crushing strength after heating (heat resistance) of thermosetting laminated sheet or mouldings.
10.80

Part 2: Electrical properties—
Methods 220 and 221:1983 Method 220 Determination of electric strength. Method 221 Determination of electric strength: Step-by-step method.
33.60

Method 231A:1982 Determination of surface resistivity.
33.60

Method 232: 1983 Determination of insulation resistance.
33.60

Methods 240A and 240B:1982 Determination of loss tangent and permittivity at power and audio frequencies.
26.20

Part 3: Mechanical properties—
Method 327A:1982 Determination of tensile strength and elongation at break of polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) products.
23.00

The Standards Act 1965—Endorsement of Amendments to Overseas Specifications

PURSUANT to section 17 of the Standards Act 1965, the Standards Council, on 26 October 1984, endorsed as suitable for use in New Zealand, the under-mentioned amendments to the relevant endorsed specifications.

Number, Title, and Price of Specification (Post free)
Amendment No./AMD (Price)

BS 4368: ---- Carbon and stainless steel compression couplings for tubes—
$75
3/2644 ($17.60)

Part 1:1972 Heavy series (metric)
4/4227 ($10.80)

Part 3:1974 Light series
3/4226 ($17.60)

Copies of the specifications so amended may be ordered from the Standards Association of New Zealand, Wellington Trade Centre, 15–23 Sturdee Street (or Private Bag), Wellington.

Copies of the amendments are obtainable separately.

Dated at Wellington this 9th day of November 1984.

DENYS R. M. PINFOLD,
Director, Standards Association of New Zealand.
(S.A. 114/2/10: 1138/40)

The Standards Act 1965—Endorsement Cancelled

PURSUANT to section 17 of the Standards Act 1965, the Standards Council, on 28 September 1984, cancelled the endorsement of the under-mentioned specifications.

Number and Title of Specification

IEC 68: ---- Basic environmental testing procedures—
Part 2: Tests—
2–7:1968 Test Ga: Acceleration, steady state.
(Superseded by IEC 68: Part 2.2–7:1983)

Dated at Wellington this 9th day of November 1984.

DENYS R. M. PINFOLD,
Director, Standards Association of New Zealand.
(S.A. 114/2/12: 592)

Number and Title of Specification
Price of Copy (Post free)
$

Part 4: Chemical properties—
Methods 433C and 433D:1979 Determination of epoxide equivalent of epoxide compounds.
17.60

Method 451A:1978 Determination of acetone-soluble matter in phenolic mouldings.
17.60

Methods 452D to 452F:1978 Method 452D Determination of pH of water extract of polyolefin compound. Method 452E Determination of water-soluble sulphates in polyolefin compound. Method 452F Determination of water-soluble chlorides in polyolefin compound.
10.80

Method 451K:1978 Determination of pH of water extract of phenolic mouldings
10.80

Part 5: Optical and colour properties—
Method 541A:1978 Determination of colour fastness to water.
10.80

Part 11: Thermoplastics pipes, fittings and valves—
Method 1106A:1983 Assessment of pigment dispersion in polyolefin pipes and fittings: microtome method.
23.00

Copies of the specification may be ordered from the Standards Association of New Zealand, Wellington Trade Centre, 15–23 Sturdee Street (or Private Bag), Wellington.

Dated at Wellington this 9th day of November 1984.

DENYS R. M. PINFOLD,
Director, Standards Association of New Zealand.
(S.A. 114/2/9: 2923-35)