New Zealand Gazette – 2004 – No. 35

Page 907

✨ Hazardous Substances Regulations



26 MARCH NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE 907

Schedule 11

Transitional controls and variations to controls

Preliminary provisions

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 hazardous 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 six
month period to progressively impose the requirements of the Act, and
controls under the Act, in relation to those hazardous substances.

2 Interpretation

In this Schedule, unless the context otherwise requires,—

cylinder has the meaning given to it by regulation 3 of the Hazardous Substances
(Compressed Gases) Regulations 2004.

tracked substance means a substance in respect of which compliance with the
Hazardous Substances (Tracking) Regulations 2001 is required.

3 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.

4 Schedule does not apply to new locations or new substances at existing locations

Nothing in this Schedule applies to any of the following:

(a) a hazardous substance location that was not in use immediately before 1 April
2004:

(b) a hazardous substance at a hazardous substance location if the hazardous
substance was not permitted to be stored at the location immediately before
that date:

(c) a stationary container system to which Schedule 8 applies:



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