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NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE

No. 73

Departmental Notices

Agriculture and Forestry

Animal Welfare Act 1999

Issue of Animal Welfare (Broiler Chickens: Fully Housed) Code of Welfare 2003 (Notice No. 1281)

I hereby give notice that, under section 75 of the Animal Welfare Act 1999, the Animal Welfare (Broiler Chickens: Fully Housed) Code of Welfare 2003 is issued and comes into force on 25 July 2003.

The code of welfare is available for inspection free of charge and for purchase at the following address:

Executive Co-ordinator, Animal Welfare Group, MAF Biosecurity Authority, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, ASB Bank House, 101-103 The Terrace (P.O. Box 2526), Wellington, New Zealand.

Under sections 76 (1) and 191 (1) of the Animal Welfare Act 1999, I revoke the deemed code of welfare known as the Code of Recommendations and Minimum Standards for the Welfare of Broiler Chickens, such revocation to take effect on 25 July 2003.

JIM SUTTON, Minister of Agriculture.

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Food Act 1981

Amendment to Food Standards (Notice No. 1280)

Pursuant to section 11G of the Food Act 1981, notice is given that the New Zealand (Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code) Food Standards 2002, Amendment No. 3, incorporating Amendment No. 66 to the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code, was issued by the Minister for Food Safety on 18 June 2003 and comes into force 28 days following publication of this notice in the New Zealand Gazette.

This amendment to these food standards can be viewed on the New Zealand Food Safety Authority web site:

http://www.nzfsa.govt.nz

or can be inspected free of charge at the New Zealand Food Safety Authority, 86 Jervois Quay, Wellington, or purchased from Bennetts or Whitcoulls.

The Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code can be viewed on the Food Standards Australia New Zealand web site:

http://www.foodstandards.govt.nz

or can be inspected free of charge at the New Zealand Food Safety Authority, 86 Jervois Quay, Wellington.

Copies of the Code, or Amendments to the Code, can be purchased by subscription from ANSTAT, P.O. Box 447, South Melbourne, Victoria 3205, Australia, or ordered on-line on the ANSTAT web site:

http://www.anstat.com.au

Dated at Wellington this 18th day of June 2003.

ANNETTE KING, Minister for Food Safety.

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Courts

Sentencing Act 2002

Notice of Confiscation of Motor Vehicle

Pursuant to section 128 or 129 of the Sentencing Act 2002, an order was made in the New Plymouth District Court on 26 May 2003, against Donald Montgomerie Wilcox for the confiscation of the following motor vehicle:

1988 Yamaha SH50T motorcycle, Registration No. 36QOQ.

D. A. FRIEDLICH, Deputy Registrar.

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Conservation

Reserves Act 1977

Intention to Revoke Conservation Management Plans

The Director-General of Conservation gives public notice of intention to revoke conservation management plans under section 40A (4) (b) of the Reserves Act 1977.

The conservation management plans are for the following reserves within Canterbury Conservancy, as approved in the year shown:

• Bankside Scientific Reserve (1979)
• Bendhu Scientific Reserve (1985)
• Eyrewell Scientific Reserve (1979)
• Kaitorete Spit Scientific Reserve (1986)
• Lance McCaskill Nature Reserve (1980)
• Motunau Island Nature Reserve (1980)

Information on the reasons why these plans may be revoked is available from the postal or email address below, or from the web site:

www.doc.govt.nz

regional info/Canterbury/what’s new

The plans can be viewed, by appointment, at the address below.

Persons and organisations wishing to object or make a submission on the proposal to revoke these conservation management plans must do so in writing by Monday, 4 August 2003 at 8.00 a.m.

The objection or submission should be sent to the Conservator Canterbury at the address specified below.

A person or organisation wishing to be heard in support of their objection or submission must request in their objection or submission an opportunity to appear before and be heard by a person nominated as a Commissioner under the Reserves Act 1977.

Address for Service: Conservator Canterbury, Department of Conservation, 133 Victoria Street (Private Bag 4715), Christchurch. Email: ppalmer@doc.govt.nz

Attention: Poma Palmer.

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