NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 48

3 MAY 2007

The last date on which the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority will receive written submissions on the proposed Regulations for external power supplies is by 5.00pm on Friday, 18 May 2007.

The last date for receiving submissions for the proposed Regulations for set top boxes is by 5.00pm on Thursday, 31 May 2007.

These can be sent:

• by emailing regs@eeca.govt.nz; or
• by writing to MEPS Submissions, Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority, PO Box 388, Wellington.

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Maritime New Zealand

Maritime Transport Act 1994

Notification of Maritime Rules

Pursuant to section 448 of the Maritime Transport Act 1994, notification is hereby given of the making of maritime rule Maritime Rules Part 47: Amendment Rules 2007

Rule part comes into force on 1 June 2007.

Rule part available for inspection at Maritime New Zealand, Level 10, Optimation House, 1 Grey Street, Wellington, or downloading from

http://www.maritimenz.govt.nz/rules/rules_legislation.asp

and for purchase from Baseline Limited, PO Box 30390, Lower Hutt, or telephone (04) 576 1686 or facsimile (04) 576 1690 or email baseline@baseline.co.nz

Dated at Wellington this 27th day of April 2007.

CATHERINE JOY TAYLOR, Director of Maritime New Zealand.

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Notice of Exemption From Rule 40B.20

I, Bruce John Maroc, Deputy Director of Monitoring and Compliance, Maritime New Zealand, being satisfied that the granting of this exemption will not breach New Zealand’s international obligations, and pursuant to sections 47(2)(b)(ii), 47(2)(b)(iv) and 47(2)(c) of the Maritime Transport Act 1994, acting under delegated authority, hereby give notice as follows:

The Owner and Master of M/V Aratere, IMO No. 9174828, is exempt from the requirement in Rule 40B.20 of Part 40B of the Maritime Rules in relation to Regulation 21.1 of Chapter III of SOLAS 1974, its protocols of 1978 and 1988 and all amendments in effect, which requires the carriage and availability of at least one lifeboat per side of a ship, subject to the following conditions:

1. Actions must be taken to ensure the M/V Aratere complies with Maritime Rules 40B.20 at the owners earliest convenience and not later than 10 May 2007;

2. all crew are to be made aware and familiar with the changes in the emergency plan, prior to any voyage;

3. the emergency plan is to be amended to reflect the changes in Life Saving Appliances (LSA);

4. an additional 5 x 25 person throw over liferafts to be carried on board (4 port and 1 starboard), stowed and secured for float free operation with hydrostatic release arrangements;

5. all other LSA must be fully operational and available at all times during the period of this exemption;

6. in the course of the voyage or voyages the ship must not proceed more than 20 nautical miles from the nearest land; and

7. maximum passenger number on board of 355.

The exemption from the provisions of Maritime Rule 40B.20 shall remain in force until:

(a) one or more of the above conditions is not met;

(b) the ship undergoes major alteration or its operating limits are permanently changed;

(c) the ownership of the ship is changed;

(d) the exemption is revoked by the Director of Maritime New Zealand; or

(e) the expiry date;

whichever occurs first.

This exemption shall expire at 09:00* on 10 May 2007.

BRUCE JOHN MAROC, Deputy Director of Monitoring and Compliance, Maritime New Zealand.

*Local time, 24-hour clock.

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National Rural Fire Authority

Forest and Rural Fires Act 1977

Tekapo Military Training Area Defence Rural Fire District Constitution and Administration Notice 2003 Amendment No. 1

Pursuant to sections 4(1) and 8(1) of the Forest and Rural Fires Act 1977, the National Rural Fire Authority hereby makes the following notice.

Notice

1. Title and commencement—(1) This notice may be cited as the Tekapo Military Training Area Defence Rural Fire District Notice 2003 Amendment No. 1.

(2) This notice will come into force 28 days after its publication in the New Zealand Gazette.

2. Amendment of Rural Fire District Notice—The principal notice* is hereby amended by deleting the Schedule and inserting a new Schedule as follows:

“Canterbury Land District

All those parcels of land marked ‘A’, ‘B’, ‘C’ and ‘D’ on SO 302746; also shown on plans numbered NRFA 0702 held in the offices of the National Rural Fire Authority at Wellington.”

Dated at Wellington this 27th day of April 2007.

M. J. DUDFIELD, National Rural Fire Officer.

New Zealand Gazette, 13 March 2003, No. 25, page 738

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South Canterbury Rural Fire District Notice 1998 Amendment No. 3

Pursuant to section 4(4) of the Forest and Rural Fires Act 1977, the National Rural Fire Authority hereby makes the following notice.