Regulatory Amendments




3158 NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 128 1 OCTOBER 2004

(3)
For the purposes of subclause (2) a qualifying period is any consecutive 2 year period
commencing on or after 2 July 1999 and ending on or before the close of 1 July 2006.

(4)
This clause expires with the close of 31 December 2006.

Clause 13
Insert, after the word "2001" in the third line, the words "or Part 9 of the Hazardous Substances
(Compressed Gases) Regulations 2004".

New transitional clauses
Insert, after clause 13, the following new clauses:

Periodic Testers – Cylinders

14. Transitional provisions for cylinders

(1)
A person is not required to comply with regulations 51 – 55 of the Hazardous Substances
(Compressed Gases) Regulations 2004 in relation to cylinders used for storing and transporting
compressed gases and which comply and continue to comply with the requirements for the
testing of cylinders that applied to them under regulation 15 of the Dangerous Goods (Class 2
– Gases) Regulations 1980.\n
(2)
This clause expires with the close of 30 September 2005.

Approved Fillers

15. Transitional provision for compressed gases

(1)
A person is not required to comply with regulations 59 and 60 of the Hazardous Substances
(Compressed Gases) Regulations 2004 in relation to compressed gases if the person can
establish as at 30 September 2004 that he or she has had the appropriate instruction in the
hazards and procedures relating to those gases in accordance with regulation 132 of the
Dangerous Goods (Class 2 – Gases) Regulations 1980.

(2)
This clause expires with the close of 30 September 2005.

16. Validity of approved filler certificates

An approved filler certificate issued under regulation 60 of the Hazardous Substances (Compressed
Gases) Regulations 2004 in respect of a compressed gas remains valid for a period of 5 years from
the date of issue.

17. Renewal of approved filler certificates

Before renewing an existing approved filler certificate in relation to compressed gases the test
certifier must be satisfied that the filler meets the requirements of regulation 60(2) of the Hazardous
Substances (Compressed Gases) Regulations 2004 in respect of any changes to working practices,
regulations, or codes of practice which have occurred since the previous certificate was issued.



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