29 MARCH

NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE

781

Environmental Risk Management Authority

Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act 1996

Determination of New Organisms

Pursuant to section 26 of the Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act 1996, the Environment Risk Management Authority hereby determines that the following organisms are not new organisms:

Neurospora africana L. H. Huang & Backus (1969).
Neurospora crassa Shear & B. O. Dodge (1927).
Neurospora discreta D. D. Perkins & N. B. Raju (1986).
Neurospora dodgei P. E. Nelson & R. O. Novak (1964).
Neurospora galapagosensis Mahoney & Backus (1969).
Neurospora intermedia Tai (1935).
Neurospora lineolata Frederick & Uecker (1970).
Neurospora pannonica J. C. Krug & R. S. Khan (1992).
Neurospora terricola Goch. & Backus (1963).
Neurospora toroi Tai (1935).
Neurospora sitophila Shear & B. O. Dodge (1927).
Neurospora tetrasperma Shear & B. O. Dodge (1927).
Phaeomoniella chlamydospora Crous & Gams (2000).

Dated at Wellington this 16th day of March 2001.

HELEN HUGHES, Chair, New Organisms Standing Committee of the Authority.

au2083

Traffic Regulations 1976

Transport (Vehicle Standards) Regulations 1990

Exemption From Specified Seatbelt Requirements of the Traffic Regulations 1976 and the Transport (Vehicle Standards) Regulations 1990

Pursuant to Regulation 90 (1) of the Traffic Regulations 1976 and pursuant to Regulation 36 of the Transport (Vehicle Standards) Regulations 1990, I, Jörg Simon Mager, Senior Engineer Vehicle Policy, hereby exempt any motor vehicle that is required to be fitted with seatbelts from the requirement in regulation 78A of the Traffic Regulations 1976 of having to have seatbelts of an approved type, and from the requirements in Regulation 29 (2) and 29 (3) of the Transport (Vehicle Standards) Regulations 1990, in respect of specified seatbelts in the vehicle, subject to the conditions specified in the Schedule of this notice.

The notice in the New Zealand Gazette, 12 February 1998, No. 26, page 574 (au986), is hereby revoked.

Schedule:
Conditions

(i) This exemption applies only to a vehicle that:

(a) complies with a frontal impact standard approved under Land Transport Rule: Frontal Impact, or

(b) is fitted with airbags that are the vehicle manufacturer’s original equipment specification, or

(c) has seatbelts with features, such as pretensioners or load limiters, that are specifically designed to operate in conjunction with other parts of an integrated occupant protection system;

(ii) The exemption applies only in respect of seatbelts that are the vehicle manufacturer’s original equipment specification;

(iii) This exemption is valid only if a declaration, as specified in (iv) below, is issued by a Transport Services Delivery Agent, declaring the exemption to be applicable to a particular vehicle;

(iv) The declaration must be on the reverse of a copy of this exemption notice and contain the following information:

(a) Vehicle make, model, year of manufacture, and VIN or chassis number,

(b) Part numbers or identification numbers of the seatbelts in each seating position,

(c) A statement to the effect that the vehicle qualifies for the exemption and meets the conditions of the exemption,

(d) Date of issue, and inspector’s name, contact details and signature.

Signed at Wellington this 22nd day of March 2001.

JÖRG SIMON MAGER, Senior Engineer Vehicle Policy, acting under an authority delegated to me by the Director of Land Transport Safety by way of instrument of delegation dated 3 May 1999.

au2141

Land Transport Safety Authority

Heavy Motor Vehicle Regulations 1974

Application of Code of Practice for the Attachment of Logging Bolsters to Trucks and Trailers Used in the Transport of Logs

Pursuant to Regulation 16A (1) (f) of the Heavy Motor Vehicle Regulations 1974, and pursuant to powers sub-delegated to me by the Director of Land Transport Safety, I, Peter Waring, Principal Engineer, hereby determine that the code of practice specified in Schedule 1, published as a standard in the New Zealand Gazette on 14 January 1999, will not be applied from 1 April 2001 to bolsters manufactured and installed on vehicles prior to 1 October 1999, as previously specified.

Bolsters attached by means of load cells under the bolsters on logging trailers will continue to be required to secure each packet of logs with 2 additional safety chains passing over the load and attached to the vehicle chassis.

Schedule 1

Bolster Attachment Code (issue 27 November 1998) issued on behalf of the Log Transport Safety Committee.

Signed at Wellington this 26th day of March 2001.

P. WARING, acting under authority sub-delegated to me by way of an instrument of delegation dated 3 May 1999.

au2254