New Zealand Legislation: Acts
Acts are laws made by Parliament
(1) The Governor-General may, by Order in Council, amend Schedule 2A to—
(a) add any hazardous substance that exhibits the characteristics of a persistent organic pollutant as specified in the Stockholm Convention:
(b) include or amend a use for a persistent organic pollutant:
(c) include or amend a date on the close of which a use included under paragraph (b) ceases to be allowed.
(2) An Order in Council made under subsection (1) must be consistent with New Zealand's obligations under the Stockholm Convention.
Section 140A: inserted, on 23 December 2004, by section 15 of the Hazardous Substances and New Organisms (Stockholm Convention) Amendment Act 2003 (2003 No 37).
