NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 62 — 4 JUNE 2015

Amendment to Register of Political Parties

Cancellation of Registration of Party and Logo

Pursuant to Part 4 of the Electoral Act 1993, the Electoral Commission determined on 26 May 2015 to cancel the registration of

The Alliance and its logo

at the party’s request.

Dated at Wellington this 26th day of May 2015.

ROBERT PEDEN, Chief Electoral Officer, Electoral Commission.

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Hazardous Substances (Disposal of Persistent Organic Pollutants) Notice 2015

Pursuant to sections 25B and 66A of the Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act 1996 ("the Act"), the Environmental Protection Authority gives the following notice.

Notice

1. Title—This notice is the Hazardous Substances (Disposal of Persistent Organic Pollutants) Notice 2015.

2. Commencement—This notice comes into force on 4 June 2015.

3. Purpose—The purpose of this notice is to extend the definition of environmentally sound disposal beyond the definitions provided in the Hazardous Substances (Storage and Disposal of Persistent Organic Pollutants) Notice 2004, and the Hazardous Substances (Storage and Disposal of Polychlorinated Biphenyls) Notice 2007.

4. Interpretation—In this notice, environmentally sound disposal in relation to a persistent organic pollutant means disposal in accordance with clause 5 of the Hazardous Substances (Storage and Disposal of Persistent Organic Pollutants) Notice 2004, or clause 9 of the Hazardous Substances (Storage and Disposal of Polychlorinated Biphenyls) Notice 2007, as well as disposal in accordance with clause 5(a) of this notice.

5. Disposal of persistent organic pollutants—For the purposes of sections 29B(1)(b) and 66A of the Act, the following method shall comprise environmentally sound disposal of persistent organic pollutants:

   (a) by importing the substance to New Zealand for subsequent export 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, the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants and the OECD Decision C(2001)107 on the Control of Transboundary Movement of Wastes Destined for Recovery Operations.

Dated this 28th day of May 2015.

ASELA ATAPATTU, Applications Manager (Hazardous Substances), Environmental Protection Authority.

Note: This notice replaces and revokes the notice published in the New Zealand Gazette, 3 July 2014, No. 70, page 1982.

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Notice of Change to Specified Industries for The Skills Organisation Incorporated

Pursuant to section 5 of the Industry Training and Apprenticeships Act 1992 and section 13 of the Interpretation Act 1999, the description of the specified industries for which The Skills Organisation Incorporated is recognised is amended by adding emergency services (specifically ambulance), fire and rescue, civil defence and first aid, and occupational health and safety, and the New Zealand Fire Service Commission and Fire Service.

The notice entitled Notice of Recognition of The Skills Organisation Incorporated, published in the New Zealand Gazette, 26 March 2015, Issue No. 32, Notice No. 2015-au1701, is revoked.

For the full list of industry training organisations and the industry areas they cover, visit the website

www.tec.govt.nz

Dated at Wellington this 20th day of May 2015.

Hon LOUISE UPSTON, Associate Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment.

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