New Zealand Gazette – 2005 – No. 92

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✨ Transitional Controls for Hazardous Substances



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NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 92

17 JUNE 2005

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 30 June 2005 for transitional period
5 Transitional provisions for licences
6 Application for licence
7 Transitional provision for importers, manufacturers and suppliers
8 Packaging
9 Identification, documentation, and signage
10 Emergency management response plans and secondary containment

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 4 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 4 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 30 June 2005 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 30 June 2005.

(2) This clause is subject to any other provision of this Schedule.



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✨ LLM interpretation of page content

🏥 Changes to Controls under Hazardous Substances (Dangerous Goods and Scheduled Toxic Substances) Transfer Notice 2004 (continued from previous page)

🏥 Health & Social Welfare
Hazardous Substances, Transfer Notice, Controls, Transitional Period, Licensing, Packaging, Emergency Management