New Zealand Legislation: Regulations

20 Resource consents for discharge of carbon monoxide, oxides of nitrogen, and volatile organic compounds

• (1) A consent authority must decline an application for a resource consent to discharge carbon monoxide into air if the discharge to be permitted by the resource consent—

  • (a) is likely, at any time, to cause the concentration of that gas in the airshed to breach its ambient air quality standard; and

  • (b) is likely to be a principal source of that gas in the airshed.

  (2) A consent authority must decline an application for a resource consent to discharge oxides of nitrogen or volatile organic compounds into air if the discharge to be permitted by the resource consent—

  • (a) is likely, at any time, to cause the concentration of nitrogen dioxide or ozone in the airshed to breach its ambient air quality standard; and

  • (b) is likely to be a principal source of oxides of nitrogen or volatile organic compounds in the airshed.

  (3) In this regulation, volatile organic compound—

  • (a) means a hydrocarbon based compound with a vapour pressure greater than 2 millimetres of mercury (0.27 kilopascals) at a temperature of 25°C; but

  • (b) does not include methane.

  Regulation 20 heading: amended, on 25 August 2005, by regulation 7(1) of the Resource Management (National Environmental Standards Relating to Certain Air Pollutants, Dioxins, and Other Toxics) Amendment Regulations 2005 (SR 2005/214).

  Regulation 20(1): amended, on 25 August 2005, by regulation 7(2) of the Resource Management (National Environmental Standards Relating to Certain Air Pollutants, Dioxins, and Other Toxics) Amendment Regulations 2005 (SR 2005/214).

  Regulation 20(2): added, on 25 August 2005, by regulation 7(3) of the Resource Management (National Environmental Standards Relating to Certain Air Pollutants, Dioxins, and Other Toxics) Amendment Regulations 2005 (SR 2005/214).

  Regulation 20(3): added, on 25 August 2005, by regulation 7(3) of the Resource Management (National Environmental Standards Relating to Certain Air Pollutants, Dioxins, and Other Toxics) Amendment Regulations 2005 (SR 2005/214).