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(4) The Authority and the holder may, after the management plan is approved,
from time to time agree amendments to the management plan.
- Further requirements
All persons storing polychlorinated biphenyls pursuant to this notice must:
(a) comply with the management plan; and
(b) notify the Authority immediately, in writing, of any change in
ownership, management or other circumstances relating to the safety
and security of the location where the polychlorinated biphenyls are
being stored.
- Disposal of polychlorinated biphenyls
(1) For the purposes of section 66A of the Act, the following methods shall
comprise environmentally sound disposal of polychlorinated biphenyls—
(a) by treating the substance using a method that changes the
characteristics or composition of the substance so that the substance or
any product of such treatment is no longer a polychlorinated biphenyl
and is not a hazardous substance; or
(b) by exporting the substance from New Zealand as waste for
environmentally sound disposal provided that such export complies
with the relevant requirements of the Basel Convention on the Control
of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal
and the OECD Decision C(2001)107 on the Control of Transboundary
Movement of Wastes Destined for Recovery Operations.
(2) The holder of polychlorinated biphenyls must arrange for their disposal in
accordance with subclause (1).
(3) In subclause (1)(a), treating the substance does not include—
(a) application to or discharge to any environmental medium; or
(b) dilution of the substance with any other substance before discharge into
the environment; or
(c) depositing the substance in a landfill or a sewage facility; or
(d) depositing the substance in an incinerator.
- Controls on holders of polychlorinated biphenyls
The obligations and restrictions specified in the Schedule to this notice are imposed
as controls on holders of polychlorinated biphenyls under sections 77 and 77A of
the Act.
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