Hazardous Substances Regulations




3510 NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 141 29 OCTOBER 2004

Permissions and licences

3 Permissions required for application or use of certain substances

(1) No person may apply or otherwise use a hazardous substance described in Schedule 1 on land administered or managed by the Department of Conservation unless the person first obtains a permission under section 95A of the Act from the Authority.

(2) No person may apply or otherwise use a hazardous substance described in Schedule 1 with variation code 4 in a catchment area from which water is drawn for human consumption or in any other area where a risk to public health may be created if the substance is applied or used unless the person first obtains a permission under section 95A of the Act from the Authority.

4 Licences required for possession of certain substances

(1) No person may possess a hazardous substance described in Schedule 1 with variation code 4 unless the 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 with variation code 4 if—

(a) the person is under the immediate supervision of a person who has a licence in accordance with this clause; or

(b) 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).

Application of substances

5 Restriction on aerial application of certain substances

No person may apply, or engage another person to apply, a hazardous substance described in Schedule 1 with variation code 10 by aerial application unless—

(a) the person has a permission or permissions (as the case may be) granted in accordance with clause 3; and

(b) a copy of each permission is supplied to the pilot of the aircraft.

6 Requirements for aircraft carrying out aerial application

(1) An aircraft that is carrying out an aerial application must not, when flying to or from the area where the hazardous substance is applied, fly over a—

(a) place specified (if any) in a permission granted in relation to the substance in accordance with clause 3 as being a place over which such an aircraft must not fly; or

(b) public drinking water supply; or

(c) waterway that is less than 100 metres upstream of a point of extraction from a water source for a drinking water supply (not being a water supply exclusively for stock).



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🌾 Permissions required for hazardous substances use

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Hazardous substances, Permissions, Land management, Department of Conservation, Public health

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🌾 Restrictions on aerial application of hazardous substances

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Aerial application, Hazardous substances, Permissions, Aircraft requirements

🌾 Requirements for aircraft carrying hazardous substances

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