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New Zealand Legislation: Regulations

Regulations are laws made under Acts

Hazardous Substances (Compressed Gases) Regulations 2004

(SR 2004/43)

Note

These regulations are administered in the Ministry for the Environment.

Pursuant to section 140(1)(c) of the Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act 1996, Her Excellency the Governor-General, acting on the advice and with the consent of the Executive Council (given on the recommendation of the Minister for the Environment made in compliance with section 141(1) of that Act), makes the following regulations.

Contents

3 Interpretation

4 Application of regulations to certain pressure equipment

5 Application of existing standards

Part 1
Reference temperatures and compatibility

6 Design to withstand maximum developed pressure

7 Reference temperatures

8 Compatibility

Part 2
Cylinders

9 Application of this Part

10 Standards for cylinders

11 Standards for fire extinguishers

12 Standards for cylinder neck threads

13 Materials used for cylinders

14 Cylinders for gases held at cryogenic temperatures

15 Design verification of cylinders

Cylinder manufacture and repair

16 Manufacture of cylinders

17 Repair of cylinders

Importation of cylinders

18 Restrictions on imported cylinders

19 Test certificate for imported cylinders

Pre-commissioning certificates

20 Requirement for pre-commissioning certificate

21 Waiver of pre-commissioning certificate requirement

22 Issue of pre-commissioning certificate

23 Declining to issue pre-commissioning certificate

Part 3
Aerosols

24 Restrictions on import, manufacture, and supply of aerosols

Part 4
Non-refillable containers

25 Restrictions on import, manufacture, and supply of non-refillable containers

Part 5
Cylinder fittings

26 Restriction on import, manufacture, or supply of cylinder fittings

27 Cylinder valves

28 Outlet connection for cylinder valves

29 Cylinder valve design for particular gases

30 Cylinder over-pressure protection for particular gases

32 LPG regulator or automatic changeover device

33 Overfill protection device for LPG cylinders

34 LPG valve outlet adaptors

35 Restrictions on imported LPG fittings

36 Test certificate for imported fittings

37 Failure to give clearance to imported fitting

38 Waiver of clearance of imported fittings

Part 6
Labelling and marking

Marking of cylinders and fire extinguishers

39 Markings for cylinders and fire extinguishers

40 Additional markings for cylinders containing dry gas

41 Additional markings for cylinders containing toxic gas

42 Compliance with the Hazardous Substances (Identification) Regulations 2001

Marking of cylinder fittings

43 Tampering with markings on cylinder fittings

44 Cylinder valve markings

45 Cylinder regulator markings

46 Cylinder adaptor markings

47 Markings for automatic changeover devices for LPG

48 Marking of fittings

49 Marking of aerosols

50 Marking of non-refillable containers

Part 7
Testing of cylinders and fittings

51 Cylinder not to be used beyond specified cylinder life

52 Periodic certificate

53 Requirements of periodic tester

54 Consequences of test failure

55 Periodic testing of LPG valve and pressure relief device

Part 8
Charging compressed gas cylinders and compressed gas stationary tanks

56 Restrictions on charging cylinders

57 Restriction on charging aerosol dispensers

58 Restriction on charging non-refillable containers with certain gases

59 Restriction on persons able to charge compressed gas containers

60 Approval of fillers

61 Maximum filling ratio for cylinders and compressed gas stationary tanks

62 Charging cylinders and compressed gas stationary tanks with liquid gases

63 Charging cryogenic containers

64 Developed pressure for permanent gases

65 Restriction on cylinders previously used for class 6.1 gases

66 Refilling a cylinder

67 Charging a cylinder or tank with carbon dioxide

Part 9
Emergency management

68 Application of this Part

69 Emergency response planning

70 Content of emergency response plan

71 Availability of equipment, materials, and people

72 Availability of plans

73 Testing plans

74 Plan can be part of other management documentation

Part 10
Registers

75 Cylinder register

76 Special register for cylinders

77 Cylinder fittings register

78 Special register for cylinder fittings

79 Removal of existing designs

80 Certain approved specifications and designs deemed registered

Explanatory note

Gazette information