New Zealand Legislation: Regulations

15 Regional council must monitor air quality if standard breached

• If it is likely that the ambient air quality standard for a contaminant will be breached in an airshed, the regional council must—

  • (a) monitor the airshed in relation to that contaminant; and

  • (b) conduct the monitoring—

    • (i) in that part of the airshed where—

      • (A) there are one or more people; and

      • (B) the standard is breached by the greatest margin or the standard is breached the most frequently, whichever is the most likely; and

    • (ii) in accordance with the relevant method listed in Schedule 2.