New Zealand Gazette – 2004 – No. 65

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✨ Hazardous Substances Transitional Controls



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NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 65

4 JUNE 2004

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 new locations or new substances at existing locations
4 Compliance with obligations and restrictions as at 30 June 2004 for transitional period
5 Transitional provision for hazardous substance locations
6 Application for test certificate for hazardous substance location
7 Packaging
8 Identification, documentation, and signage
9 Fire extinguishers and 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 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 6 month period to progressively impose the requirements of the Act, and controls under the Act, in relation to those hazardous 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 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 July 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 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(j) of this notice.


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