New Zealand Legislation: Regulations

3 Interpretation

• (1) In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires,—

  Act means the Resource Management Act 1991

  airshed means—

  • (a) the region of a regional council excluding any area specified in a notice under paragraph (b):

  • (b) a part of the region of a regional council specified by the Minister by notice in the Gazette to be a separate airshed

  ambient air quality standard means the standard prescribed by regulation 13(1)

  backup flare means a flare that is designed to burn only when the principal flare to which it relates is not operating

  Basel Convention means the Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal, done at Basel on 22 March 1989

  cleanfill—

  • (a) means a landfill that accepts only material that, when buried or placed, will not have an adverse effect on the environment; but

  • (b) does not include a landfill that contains 5% or more (by weight) putrescible matter

  film—

  • (a) means a cinematograph film, and any other material record of visual moving images that is capable of being used for the subsequent display of those images; but

  • (b) excludes—

    • (i) anything that was not created primarily for showing at a cinema, broadcasting on television, or using for educational purposes; and

    • (ii) home movies

  firefighter means a member of a fire brigade to which the Fire Service Act 1975 applies, including a member of a defence fire brigade or an industrial fire brigade, within the meaning of that Act

  hazardous waste means waste that—

  • (a) belongs to 1 or more of the categories in Annex I of the Basel Convention; and

  • (b) has 1 or more of the characteristics in Annex III of that Convention

  health care institution has the same meaning as in section 2(1) of the Health and Disability Commissioner Act 1994

  high temperature hazardous waste incinerator means an incinerator that is designed and operated principally for burning hazardous waste at a temperature greater than 850°C as measured—

  • (a) near the inner wall of the incinerator; or

  • (b) at another point in the combustion chamber where the temperature is likely to represent the temperature in the incinerator

  landfill means a site where waste is disposed of by burying it, or placing it upon land or other waste

  multifuel heater means a domestic heating appliance designed to burn more than 1 type of solid fuel

  oil—

  • (a) means petroleum in any form other than gas; and

  • (b) includes crude oil, fuel oil sludge, oil refuse, and refined oil products (for example, diesel fuel, kerosene, and motor gasoline)

  PM₁₀ means particulate matter that is—

  • (a) less than 10 microns in aerodynamic diameter; and

  • (b) measured in accordance with the United States Code of Federal Regulations, Title 40—Protection of Environment, Volume 2, Part 50, Appendix J — Reference method for the determination of particulate matter as PM₁₀ in the atmosphere

  solid fuel means a solid substance that releases useable energy when burnt (for example, wood and coal)

  waste means substances or objects that are disposed of or intended to be disposed of

  woodburner—

  • (a) means a domestic heating appliance that burns wood; but

  • (b) does not include—

    • (i) an open fire; or

    • (ii) a multifuel heater, a pellet heater, or a coal burning heater; or

    • (iii) a stove that is—

      • (A) designed and used for cooking; and

      • (B) heated by burning wood.

  (2) A term or expression that is defined in the Act and used, but not defined, in these regulations has the same meaning as in the Act.

  Regulation 3(1) airshed: substituted, on 25 August 2005, by regulation 3(1) of the Resource Management (National Environmental Standards Relating to Certain Air Pollutants, Dioxins, and Other Toxics) Amendment Regulations 2005 (SR 2005/214).

  Regulation 3(1) Basel Convention: amended, on 25 August 2005, by regulation 3(2) of the Resource Management (National Environmental Standards Relating to Certain Air Pollutants, Dioxins, and Other Toxics) Amendment Regulations 2005 (SR 2005/214).

  Regulation 3(1) firefighter: inserted, on 6 November 2008, by regulation 4 of the Resource Management (National Environmental Standards Relating to Certain Air Pollutants, Dioxins, and Other Toxics) Amendment Regulations 2008 (SR 2008/375).

  Regulation 3(1) hazardous waste: substituted, on 25 August 2005, by regulation 3(3) of the Resource Management (National Environmental Standards Relating to Certain Air Pollutants, Dioxins, and Other Toxics) Amendment Regulations 2005 (SR 2005/214).

  Regulation 3(1) oil paragraph (a): amended, on 13 January 2005, by regulation 3 of the Resource Management (National Environmental Standards Relating to Certain Air Pollutants, Dioxins, and Other Toxics) Amendment Regulations 2004 (SR 2004/433).