New Zealand Legislation: Regulations
Regulations are laws made under Acts
(1) In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires,—
Act means the Gas Act 1992
allocation agent means the service provider appointed by the industry body under rule 7 of the Gas (Downstream Reconciliation) Rules 2008
breach notice means any notice given under regulation 9, 10, or 11
business day means any day of the week except—
(a) Saturday and Sunday; and
(b) any day that Good Friday, Easter Monday, Anzac Day, the Sovereign's birthday, Labour Day, Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Year's Day, the day after New Year's Day, and Waitangi Day are observed for statutory holiday purposes; and
(c) any other day which the industry body has determined not to be a business day as published by the industry body
Commission means the Energy Commission to be established under section 43ZZH of the Act
critical contingency operator means the service provider appointed by the industry body under regulation 6 of the Gas Governance (Critical Contingency Management) Regulations 2008
financial year means the financial year of the industry body, as published by the industry body from time to time
industry body means—
(a) the industry body approved by Order in Council under section 43ZL of the Act; or
(b) in the event that the approval of the industry body is revoked under section 43ZM of the Act and no other industry body is approved, the Commission
investigator means any investigator appointed under regulation 25
market administrator means the industry body or the service provider appointed by the industry body under regulation 5 to undertake the role of market administrator
notifying participant means a participant that gives a breach notice under regulation 9
obligations, in relation to a person, includes the duties, powers, functions, and responsibilities of the person
participant—
(a) means an industry participant, as defined in section 43D of the Act; and
(b) includes any of the following, as those terms are defined in the rules:
(i) a registry participant and the registry operator; or
(ii) a facility owner; or
(iii) an allocation participant and the allocation agent; and
(c) for the purposes of the monitoring and enforcement of the Gas Governance (Critical Contingency Management) Regulations 2008, also includes a transmission system owner, retailer, shipper, interconnected party, consumer, industry expert, expert adviser, and the critical contingency operator, as defined in those regulations
publish means, in relation to a document, to make that document available at no cost —
(a) on the industry body's Internet site at all reasonable times; and
(b) in any other manner that the industry body may decide
registry operator means the service provider appointed by the industry body to establish, maintain, and operate the registry
rules means any of the following, as they may be amended from time to time:
(a) the Gas (Switching Arrangements) Rules 2008; and
(b) the Gas (Processing Facilities Information Disclosure) Rules 2008; and
(c) the Gas (Downstream Reconciliation) Rules 2008; and
Rulings Panel or Panel means the Panel established by regulation 59.
(2) Any term that is defined in the rules and used, but not defined, in these regulations has the same meaning as in the rules.
(3) Any term that is defined in the Act and used in these regulations, but not defined in these regulations or the rules, has the same meaning as in the Act.
Regulation 4(1) critical contingency operator: inserted, on 4 December 2008, by regulation 5(1) of the Gas Governance (Compliance) Amendment Regulations 2008 (SR 2008/427).
Regulation 4(1) participant: substituted, on 4 December 2008, by regulation 5(2) of the Gas Governance (Compliance) Amendment Regulations 2008 (SR 2008/427).
Regulation 4(1) rules paragraph (c): amended, on 4 December 2008, by regulation 5(3) of the Gas Governance (Compliance) Amendment Regulations 2008 (SR 2008/427).
Regulation 4(1) rules paragraph (d): added, on 4 December 2008, by regulation 5(3) of the Gas Governance (Compliance) Amendment Regulations 2008 (SR 2008/427).
