1050 NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 41 24 FEBRUARY 2005

Departmental Notices

Agriculture and Forestry

Agricultural Compounds and Veterinary Medicines Act 1997

Approval of Code of Practice—Agriculture (Notice No. 1408)

Pursuant to section 28 of the Agricultural Compounds and Veterinary Medicines Act 1997, the Director-General of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry hereby gives notice that:

1. the code of practice set out in the Schedule hereto is approved as suitable to receive statutory recognition for use in the management of risks under the Act;
2. the approval of the code of practice set out in the Schedule hereto will take effect on the day following the date of publication in the New Zealand Gazette; and
3. the code of practice set out in the Schedule hereto may be inspected or purchased at the place of the owner or sponsor of the code as shown in the Schedule.

Schedule

Title of Code of Practice Owner or Sponsor and Address for Inspection
Code of Practice for the Manufacture, Distribution and Use
of Aqui-S® Aqui-S New Zealand Limited, Unit Five, 6 Aglionby Street
(P.O. Box 44-269), Lower Hutt.

Dated at Wellington this 16th day of February 2005.
B. PIDFORD, Programme Manager, Agricultural Compounds & Veterinary Medicines Verification (under delegation).

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Consumer Affairs

Electricity Regulations 1997

Regulation 102—Notice of Prohibition of the Importation, Sale or Use of a “26 watt Fluorescent Work Light”

Pursuant to Regulation 102 of the Electricity Regulations 1997, and acting under delegated authority from the Chief Executive of the Ministry of Economic Development, pursuant to section 41 of the State Sector Act 1988, I, Graham Boxall, Manager, Operations, Ministry of Consumer Affairs, hereby notify that the following electrical appliance, being a 26 watt Fluorescent Work Light, as described below, is prohibited from importation, sale or use in New Zealand.

This prohibition is to take effect on and from the following date of publication of this notice in the New Zealand Gazette.

Description

The 26 watt Fluorescent Work Light has an enclosure constructed of two red plastic moulded halves held together by six screws.

The top half of the enclosure contains two 13 W PL type fluorescent lamps, which are covered by a clear plastic clip-on lens at the front.

The lower half of the enclosure is the handle, which includes two black rocker switches on the rear and a three pin socket-outlet on the heel of the enclosure together with the supply cord entry.

The work light is provided with adjustable hooks top and bottom and a magnetic clip, to allow the option of other than handheld.

The work light is identified by the marking “26 watt Fluorescent Work Light 240V, 50Hz, AC.13amps”.

Approximate overall dimensions (mm) – 370H x 100W x 80D.

The front of the 26 watt Fluorescent Work Light packaging is marked with:

“26 watt Fluorescent Work Light”
“25-foot, 16 gauge-cord”
“• Two twin 13 Watt fluorescent lamps”
“• Individual on/off switch for each lamp”
“• Adjustable magnet”
“• Grounded outlet in handle”
“• 240V 60Hz 13amps 16gauge” and
“• ‘CE’ approved”

The supply plug is an approved two pin, flat pin, insulated pin 10 A plug, and an approved 20.75mm core supply cord compatible with the New Zealand plug/socket system.

A sample of the 26 watt Fluorescent Work Light was obtained from a Trade Tools Limited, Penrose, Auckland, although the 26 watt Fluorescent Work Light may also be available elsewhere in New Zealand.

Details of Hazard

The appliance constitutes or may constitute an electrical hazard in that:

• the work light socket-outlet is not earthed. This may constitute an electric shock hazard to the user if connecting a Class I appliance to the socket-outlet in the event of an insulation failure; and

• the work light supply cord conductors have an inadequate cross-sectional area for the rated output of the work light socket-outlet; this may constitute a fire or an electric shock hazard if fully loaded for extended periods of time.

Reasons for Prohibition

The work light does not meet the safety requirements of Electricity Regulations 69, in that: