New Zealand Legislation: Regulations
Regulations are laws made under Acts
Reprint as at 1 July 2011
(SR 2004/43)
Silvia Cartwright, Governor-General
At Wellington this 1st day of March 2004
Present:
Her Excellency the Governor-General in Council
Changes authorised by section 17C of the Acts and Regulations Publication Act 1989 have been made in this reprint.
A general outline of these changes is set out in the notes at the end of this reprint, together with other explanatory material about this reprint.
These regulations are administered by 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.
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
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
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
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
26 Restriction on import, manufacture, or supply of cylinder fittings
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
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
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
43 Tampering with markings on cylinder fittings
45 Cylinder regulator markings
47 Markings for automatic changeover devices for LPG
50 Marking of non-refillable containers
Part 7
Testing of cylinders and fittings
51 Cylinder not to be used beyond specified cylinder life
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
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
67 Charging a cylinder or tank with carbon dioxide
69 Emergency response planning
70 Content of emergency response plan
71 Availability of equipment, materials, and people
74 Plan can be part of other management documentation
76 Special register for cylinders
78 Special register for cylinder fittings
79 Removal of existing designs
80 Certain approved specifications and designs deemed registered
