Exlosives were the first group of substances that ERMA New Zealand transferred, from older pieces of legislation, into the HSNO Act regime on the 28 August 2003.
Requirement to Notify Police when Moving Explosives.
New regulations to give effect to the transfer of explosives from the transitional parts of the HSNO Act (Part XV) to new controls under HSNO have been released by the Government. The transitional provisions of the HSNO Act for explosives ceased from 28 August 2003.
This includes the transfer regulation itself (no. 176) and then several amendment regulations which amend the existing published regulations - these were to facilitate transfer and make the HSNO controls more workable.
They are:
The Hazardous Substances (Fireworks, Safety Ammunition, and Other Explosives Transfer) Regulations 2003, no. 2003/176.
The following Amendments to the Hazardous Substances Regulations have also been notified in the Parliamentary Gazette on the 31 July 2003. Copies of the following are available from Bennetts Bookshop.
They are as follows:
- No 2003/ 177 Hazardous Substances (Classes 1 to 5 Controls) Amendment Regulations 2003.
- No 2003/ 178 Hazardous Substances (Classes 6, 8 and 9 Controls) Amendment Regulations 2003.
- No 2003/ 179 Hazardous Substances (Fireworks) Amendment Regulations 2003.
- No 2003/ 180 Hazardous Substances (Identification) Amendment Regulations 2003.
- No 2003/ 181 Hazardous Substances (Packaging) Amendment Regulation 2003.
- No 2003/ 182 Hazardous Substances (Disposal) Amendment Regulations 2003.
- No 2003/ 183 Hazardous Substances (Emergency Management) Amendment Regulations 2003.
- No 2003/ 184 Hazardous Substances (Tracking) Amendment Regulations 2003.
- No 2003/ 185 Hazardous Substances and New Organisms (Personnel Qualifications) Amendment Regulations 2003.
These are available on line at www.legislation.govt.nz/.