β¨ Hazardous Substances Regulations
29 OCTOBER 2004
NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 140
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Schedule 3
New controls for fumigants
Contents
1 Licences required for fumigants
2 Shipping container under fumigation must not be moved
3 Restriction on fumigation in shipping containers
4 Shipping containers must be gas tight for certain substances
5 Fumigation cells must be gas tight for certain substances
6 Notification of intended fumigation
7 Signage
8 Supervision of fumigation
9 Final safety precautions
10 Completion of fumigation and notice of completion
Licences
1 Licences required for fumigants
(1) No person may possess a hazardous substance described in Schedule 1 unless that person has a licence under section 95B of the Act from the Authority that is obtained before the person takes possession of the substance.
(2) Despite subclause (1), a person who does not have a licence may possess a hazardous substance described in Schedule 1 ifβ
(a) in the case of the following hazardous substances, the aggregate quantity of each substance possessed by that person is 3 kg or less:
(i) pellets containing 660 g/kg magnesium phosphide:
(ii) pellets containing 570 g/kg aluminium phosphide; or
(b) in any other case, a person who has such a licence is present and available immediately to the person in possession of the substance; or
(c) the person is deemed to comply with regulation 9 of the Hazardous Substances (Classes 6, 8, and 9 Controls) Regulations 2001 by regulation 9A of those regulations (as inserted by Schedule 2 of this notice).
Prohibitions and restrictions on fumigation in shipping containers
2 Shipping container under fumigation must not be moved
(1) This clause applies to fumigation in a shipping container using a hazardous substance described in Schedule 1 with variation code 4.
(2) No person may move or transport by road or rail a shipping container to which this clause applies unless an approved handler has determined that fumigation is complete in accordance with clause 10.
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NZ Gazette 2004, No 140
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NZ Gazette 2004, No 140
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Changes to Controls in Schedule 10 of the Hazardous Substances (Dangerous Goods and Scheduled Toxic Substances) Transfer Notice 2004
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π₯ Health & Social WelfareHazardous substances, Controls, Schedule 10, Variation code 3, Low flashpoint diesel, Fumigants, Licensing, Shipping containers