In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires,—
aerosol spray and aerosol means any substance packed under pressure in a container with a device for releasing it directly into the atmosphere as a foam or fine spray or solid or liquid stream
blowing agent means any gas or volatile liquid introduced into liquid plastic to create bubbles for the purpose of forming plastic foam
bromochloromethane means the substance specified in Part 9 of Schedule 1
bulk, in relation to any controlled substance,—
bulk recycled substance—
(a) means any controlled substance that is acquired in a non-processed form, whether alone or in a mixture, and that has been recovered, cleaned, or reclaimed; but
carbon tetrachloride means the substance specified in Part 4 of Schedule 1
CFC means any substance specified in Part 1 or Part 3 of Schedule 1
cleaned, in relation to any bulk recycled substance, means a recovered substance that has been cleaned by filtering or drying
complying country means a country that has been determined, in accordance with the Montreal Protocol, to be a country that is in full compliance with Articles 2, 2A to 2I, and Article 4 of that Protocol, and any certificate given by the Minister of Foreign Affairs to the effect that any country is or is not a complying country is conclusive evidence of that fact
consumption means production plus imports minus exports of bulk controlled substances
controlled substance means any substance specified in Schedule 1
EPA means the Environmental Protection Authority established by section 7 of the Environmental Protection Authority Act 2011
exportation has the same meaning as in section 2 of the Customs and Excise Act 1996, and export has a corresponding meaning
fire extinguisher includes any permanently installed drench system in a building, ship, or aircraft
halon means any substance specified in Part 2 of Schedule 1
HBFC means any substance specified in Part 6 of Schedule 1
HCFC means any substance specified in Part 7 of Schedule 1
importation has the same meaning as in section 2 of the Customs and Excise Act 1996, and import has a corresponding meaning
manufacture, in relation to any controlled substance, means the process of creating a controlled substance but excludes any process which cleans or reclaims a bulk controlled substance
methyl bromide means the substance specified in Part 8 of Schedule 1
methyl chloroform means the substance specified in Part 5 of Schedule 1
ODP tonnage means the mass of a substance multiplied by its ozone depletion potential
ozone depletion potential or ODP means the steady-state ozone reduction for each unit mass of gas emitted into the atmosphere relative to that for a unit mass emission of CFC-11, as listed in the relevant Annexes to the Protocol and as specified in Schedule 1
party means a country that is—
plastic foam means any plastics in a cellular mass which are formed by the use of blowing agents
pre-shipment applications—
(a) means any treatments applied, no later than 21 days before export, to meet—
being official requirements performed or authorised by a national plant, animal, environmental, health, or stored product authority; but
quarantine applications means any treatments to prevent the introduction, establishment, or spread of quarantine pests (including diseases), or to ensure their official control, where—
(a) official control is that performed by, or authorised by, a national plant, animal, or environmental protection or health authority;
reclaimed, in relation to any bulk recycled substance, means a recovered substance that has been reprocessed and upgraded by filtering, drying, distillation, or chemical treatment
recovered, in relation to any bulk recycled substance, means a substance that has been collected from machinery, equipment, or containment vessels during servicing or before disposal
sale means every method of disposition for valuable consideration, including barter; and includes—
(b) offering or attempting to sell, or receiving or having in possession for sale, or exposing for sale, or sending or delivering for sale, or causing or permitting to be sold, offered, or exposed for sale; and
and sell and sold have corresponding meanings
solvent means any aqueous or organic product designed to clean a component or assembly by dissolving the contaminants present on its surface
working day means any day of the week other than—
(a) Saturday, Sunday, Good Friday, Easter Monday, Anzac Day, Labour Day, the Sovereign’s birthday, and Waitangi Day; and