NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 56

24 MARCH 2005

• Transpower has advised that it requires additional time to complete the proposed transmission pricing methodology this year, due to the limited staff resources available to complete the work required, and the potential for competing resource requirements to meet other regulatory requirements of both the Electricity and Commerce Commissions; and

• it is conceivable that 90 days may also not be sufficient in future years, particularly if there are further changes to the Part F framework in the Rules which impact on the preparation of the transmission pricing methodology.

6. These Rules come into force on 21 April 2005.

7. Copies of the Rules may be inspected free of charge or purchased from the Electricity Commission, Level Seven, ASB Bank Tower, 2 Hunter Street, Wellington.
   The Rules can also be viewed on the Electricity Commission web site:

http://www.electricitycommission.govt.nz/rulesandregs/rulechanges

Dated at Wellington this 21st day of March 2005.

TREVOR MALLARD, Minister of Energy.
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Notice of Making of a Recommendation

Concerning the Electricity Governance Rules 2003 – Rule Amendment Proposal No. 56

This notice of a recommendation concerning the Electricity Governance Rules 2003 (“Rules”), Rule Amendment Proposal No. 56, is issued by the Electricity Commission (“Commission”), established under the Electricity Act 1992 (“Act”), pursuant to section 172E (2) (c) of that Act.

Section 172E (2) (c) provides that, no later than 10 working days after making a recommendation concerning the Rules to the Minister of Energy (“Minister”), the Commission must publicise the recommendation and the assessment completed under section 172F of the Act.

Recommendation

The Commission made a recommendation that Rule 7.1 of section IV of Part F of the Rules be amended, in reliance on section 172E (3) of the Act, on 18 March 2005.

Section 172E (3) provides that section 172E (2) (b) and section 172F (which relate to consultation and assessments) do not apply if the Commission considers that it is necessary or desirable in the public interest that the proposed rules be made urgently. Instead, consultation and the assessment must be carried out within six months of the rule being made. In reliance on section 172E (3), no such assessment has been carried out at this stage.

Recommended Amendment to the Rules

The recommended amendment to the Rules was the insertion of the words

“(or such longer period as the Board may allow)”

after the words

“90 days”

in Rule 7.1 of section IV of Part F, to provide for the Commission to allow Transpower a longer period than the 90 days currently set out in the Rules in which to submit a proposed transmission pricing methodology.

A copy of the Commission’s recommendation is available, at no cost, on the Commission’s web site:

http://www.electricitycommission.govt.nz/rulesandregs/recommend

Dated at Wellington this 18th day of March 2005.

For and on behalf of the Electricity Commission:

ROY HEMMINGWAY, Chair.
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Land Transport New Zealand

Land Transport Act 1998

Approval of Types of Safety Helmets for Cyclists

Pursuant to 11.8 (9) of the Land Transport (Road User) Rule 2004, made under section 152 of the Land Transport Act 1998, and acting under delegated authority, I, John Patrick White, Manager Safer Vehicles Policy, Land Transport New Zealand, hereby approve any bicycle safety helmet that complies with:

CEN EN 1078

“Helmets for pedal cyclists and for users of skateboards and roller skates.”

Dated at Wellington this 15th day of March 2005.

JOHN PATRICK WHITE, Manager Safer Vehicles Policy, Land Transport New Zealand.
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Land Notices

Education Lands Act 1949

Land Declared No Longer Required for Education Purposes

Pursuant to section 5A of the Education Lands Act 1949, and pursuant to authority delegated to me, I, Paul Dickson Burke, Group Manager Property, Ministry of Education, Wellington, hereby give the following notice.

Notice

1. The land described in the Schedule to this notice is no longer required for education purposes.

2. This notice shall come into force on 10 March 2005.

Schedule

Dated at Wellington this 21st day of March 2005.

P. D. BURKE, Group Manager Property, Ministry of Education.
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