522 NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE No. 23

Transport

Civil Aviation Act 1990

Notice of Variation of a Scheduled International Air Service Licence

Further to a notice in the New Zealand Gazette of 21 August 1997, and pursuant to section 87 (6) of the Civil Aviation Act 1990, a delegation from the Minister of Transport dated 27 August 1996, and a sub-delegation from the Secretary for Transport dated 28 August 1996, I give notice that the Minister of Transport has varied the scheduled international air service licence held by Air New Zealand to:

(i) provide for services to Singapore via Australia;

(ii) in respect of Malaysia, substitute Singapore for Sydney as the intermediate point, and increase the capacity available to the airline from up to the equivalent of one B747 service per week, to up to the equivalent of two B747 services per week; and

(iii) in respect of Thailand, increase the capacity available to the airline from up to the equivalent of four B767 services per week, to up to the equivalent of six B767 services per week.

The scheduled international air service licence has also been varied through the deletion of condition 8 – “Costs associated with the use of provincial airports”.

Signed at Wellington this 30th day of January 1998.

J. G. BRADBURY, General Manager International Relations, Ministry of Transport.

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Authorities and Other Agencies of State Notices

Land Transport Safety Authority

Traffic Regulations 1976

Automotive CNG Fuel Cylinder Approvals

Pursuant to regulation 90s of the Traffic Regulations 1976 and pursuant to the powers delegated to me by the Director of Land Transport Safety, I, John Andrew Justice, Senior Engineer, Safer Vehicles Road & Rail, hereby approve the CNG fuel cylinders in the Schedule hereto, for inclusion in any CNG automotive fuel system installed and operated in accordance with the requirements of New Zealand Standard NZS 5422: Part 2: 1987 (Incorporating Amendment No. 1), subject to the conditions of approval set out in this notice.

Schedule

This approval only applies to cylinders as specified on the following drawing: NZ-316-300-840/T Rev. 0 (covering models: T316/50, 55, 60, 65, 70, 75, 80, 85, 90, 95, 100, 105, 110).

Conditions of Approval

These automotive CNG fuel cylinders are approved subject to the following conditions—

1. That they comply with all the design, performance, and test requirements of New Zealand Standard NZS 5454: 1989 as applicable to steel cylinders.

2. That they be provided with a cylinder shut off valve designed for the cylinder working pressure and compatible with the test pressure of the cylinder. Cylinder shut off valves shall be fitted with a handwheel to facilitate ease of opening and closing of the valve and shall be fitted with a pressure relief device, which remains in contact with the gas contained in the cylinder whether the handwheel is in the open or closed position, comprising a burst disc backed with a fusible alloy plug having a nominal melt temperature of 100°C. Should the alloy plug melt the burst disc shall yield at a pressure of not less than 24.7 MPa and not more than 30.0 MPa, otherwise it shall remain inoperative. Cylinder valves shall be provided with an outlet thread of ¾” NPT (female) and a stem thread compatible with the cylinder neck thread.

3. That they are tested at periods not exceeding 5 years, in accordance with the requirements of Australian Standard AS 2337.1.

4. Cylinder markings are in accordance with section 9 of New Zealand Standard NZS 5454: 1989.

5. Neck threads are in accordance with section 5 (5.3) of New Zealand Standard NZS 5454: 1989.

Dated at Wellington this 3rd day of February 1998.