✨ Hazardous Substances Transitional Controls
29 OCTOBER 2004 NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 141
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Schedule 4
Transitional controls
Contents
1 Purpose of Schedule
2 Persons may comply with Act and controls at any time
3 Schedule does not apply to substance in stationary container system
4 Compliance with obligations and restrictions as at 31 October 2004 for transitional period
5 Transitional provisions for licences
6 Application for licence
7 Packaging
8 Identification, documentation, and signage
9 Emergency management response plans
1 Purpose of Schedule
(1) The purpose of this Schedule is to provide for a transitional period to allow persons dealing with hazardous substances to which this notice applies to comply with the Act, and controls under the Act, in relation to those hazardous substances.
(2) This Schedule achieves the purpose described in subclause (1) by—
(a) providing that, for a period of 6 months from the commencement of this notice, a person may comply with the obligations and restrictions that applied to those substances immediately before the commencement of this notice, as if this notice (other than this Schedule) had not been given; and
(b) providing for obligations and restrictions that apply after the expiry of that 6 month period to progressively impose the requirements of the Act, and controls under the Act, in relation to those substances.
2 Persons may comply with Act and controls at any time
Except as specifically provided in this Schedule, this Schedule does not prevent a person from complying with the Act, and controls under the Act, as if this Schedule did not exist.
3 Schedule does not apply to substance in stationary container system
Nothing in this Schedule applies to a stationary container system to which Schedule 8 of the Hazardous Substances (Dangerous Goods and Scheduled Toxic Substances) Transfer Notice 2004 (Gazette, 2004, No 35 p 767) applies by virtue of clause 6(1)(i) of this notice.
4 Compliance with obligations and restrictions as at 31 October 2004 for transitional period
(1) A person complies with the Act in relation to a hazardous substance to which this notice applies, if the person complies with all obligations and restrictions that were in force in relation to the hazardous substance as at the close of 31 October 2004.
(2) This clause is subject to any other provision of this Schedule.
(3) This clause expires with the close of 30 April 2005.
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