New Zealand Gazette – 2004 – No. 140

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✨ Hazardous Substances Regulations



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(3)
A notification required under subclause (1) or subclause (2) must be given not less than 24
hours prior to the commencement of fumigation.

(4)
However, a notification may be given less than 24 hours prior to the commencement of
fumigation if the fumigation is urgent for a reason or reasons relating to biosecurity or public
health.

(5)
A notification to the person in charge of the place required under subclause (2) may also be
given less than 24 hours prior to the commencement of fumigation that will be carried out in a
fumigation cell or shipping container, or fumigation under sheets, if the fumigation is to be
carried out at an established location where such fumigations are routinely carried out.

(6)
The requirement under subclause (2) to notify the nearest Communications Centre of the New
Zealand Fire Service of fumigation carried out in a fumigation cell or shipping container, or
fumigation under sheets, is met if—

(a) the fumigations are carried out at an established location on a routine basis as part of
regular work activities; and

(b) the location is secured against ready access by unauthorised persons; and

(c) the person carrying out the fumigations notifies the nearest Communications Centre of
the New Zealand Fire Service of the intention to carry out fumigations at the location
prior to the commencement of the first of the fumigations.

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Signage

(1)
This clause applies to the following types of fumigation:

(a) space fumigation:

(b) fumigation of—

(i) a glasshouse; or

(ii) a ship; or

(iii) commodities on a ship; or

(iv) an aircraft; or

(v) a silo; or

(vi) grain or other loose material in small bins, or in bulk on the floor of a building or
other structure:

(c) fumigation in a fumigation cell:

(d) fumigation in a shipping container:

(e) fumigation under sheets:

(f) fumigation of soil or compost in a glasshouse, building, or other enclosed structure:



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✨ LLM interpretation of page content

🏥 Changes to Controls in Schedule 10 of the Hazardous Substances (Dangerous Goods and Scheduled Toxic Substances) Transfer Notice 2004 (continued from previous page)

🏥 Health & Social Welfare
Hazardous substances, Fumigation, Notification requirements, Safety measures