NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 22 — 2 MARCH 2017

• 1 from Maritime Rule 42A.17(2) – Safety Equipment – Life-saving appliances – Performance, Maintenance and Servicing – Non-SOLAS lifebuoys – Modifications to requirements of Rule 42A.17(1).

• 1 from Maritime Rule 42A.37(1)(a) – Safety Equipment – Life-saving appliances – Performance Maintenance and Servicing – Maintenance, inspections and servicing – Servicing of inflatable liferafts at intervals of not more than 12 months at an approved servicing station.

• 1 from Maritime Rule 45.27(1)(a) – Navigational Equipment – Ships of 500 tons gross tonnage or more to which SOLAS is not applied – Gyro-compasses – Fishing ship of 45 metres or more in length that is constructed on or after 1 September 1984 must be fitted with a gyro-compass that meets the requirements of the International Maritime Organization Assembly Resolution A.424(XI).

• 1 from Maritime Rule 90.21(2) – Pilotage – Requirement to hold pilot licence or pilotage exemption certificate (PEC) – No person may navigate a ship within a pilotage area unless the pilot has a current, appropriate licence or PEC and has the conduct of the ship.

• 1 from Maritime Rule 91.5(1) – Navigation Safety Rules – Operating requirements – Minimum age for operating powered vessels – No person under the age of 15 years shall be in charge of, or propel or navigate a power driven vessel unless under direct supervision.

• 1 from Maritime Rule 91.5(2) – Navigation Safety Rules – Operating requirements – Minimum age for operating powered vessels – Owner of power driven vessel must not allow any person under the age of 15 years be in charge of or propel or navigate the vessel unless under direct supervision.

• 1 from Maritime Rule 190.3(2) – Mandatory Ships Routeing – Poor Knights Islands – The owner, charterer and master of a ship must not cause or allow the ship to enter the Poor Knights area in transit.

Dated this 2nd day of March 2017.

Electricity Industry (Exemption No. 252 (Orbus Business Services Limited)) Exemption Notice 2017

In accordance with section 11 of the Electricity Industry Act 2010 (“Act”), the Electricity Authority gives the following notice.

Notice

1. Title and commencement—(1) This notice is the Electricity Industry (Exemption No. 252 (Orbus Business Services Limited)) Exemption Notice 2017.

(2) This notice comes into force on the day after the date it is notified in the New Zealand Gazette.

2. Exemption—Orbus Business Services Limited (“Orbus”) is exempted from complying with the obligation in clause 15.38 of the Electricity Industry Participation Code 2010 (“Code”) to obtain and maintain certification as a reconciliation participant.

3. Term—This exemption expires on the earlier of:

   a. the close of 30 September 2017;
   b. Orbus being responsible for more than 100 installation control points (ICPs); and
   c. Orbus being responsible for an ICP with a metering installation category of 2, 3, 4 or 5.

4. Reasons for granting the exemption—The reasons for granting this exemption are:

   a. granting the exemption will remove an inefficient barrier for a small new entrant trader to enter the market, which could lead to increased competition for the long-term benefit of consumers;
   b. a new auditing regime, which comes into force on 1 June 2017, removes the requirement for Orbus as a reconciliation participant to obtain ISO quality certification as part of certification;
   c. Orbus will satisfy the criteria under the new audit regime to have 12 months to obtain certification;
   d. granting the exemption will allow Orbus to obtain certification as a reconciliation participant under the new regime.