New Zealand Legislation: Regulations
Regulations are laws made under Acts
(1) In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires,—
Act means the Climate Change Response Act 2002
class means a class defined in the International Code of Botanical Nomenclature (Vienna Code) 2006
Douglas fir means the forest species Pseudotsuga menziesii
emissions return period means the year or other period covered by an emissions return
exotic hardwoods means exotic forest species in the class Magnoliopsida (angiosperms)
exotic softwoods means exotic forest species in the class Coniferopsida (gymnosperms), other than Pinus radiata or Douglas fir
post-1989 forest land participant means a person who is a participant under section 54(1)(b) of the Act in relation to an activity listed in Part 1 of Schedule 4 of the Act
pre-1990 forest land participant means a person who is a participant under section 54(1)(a) of the Act in relation to an activity listed in Part 1 of Schedule 3 of the Act
regenerate includes the commencement of growth as a result of a process other than planting
region means a region specified in Schedule 1
Registrar means a Registrar of the Maori Land Court, the Registrar-General of Land, or the Registrar of Deeds
sub-area,—
(a) in relation to pre-1990 forest land, means any area of 1 or more hectares—
(i) that has the same forest type; and
(ii) that is in one region, if the forest type is Pinus radiata; and
(iii) where the trees of the forest type are the same age; and
(b) in relation to post-1989 forest land, means any area of 1 or more hectares within a carbon accounting area—
(i) that has the same forest type; and
(ii) that is in one region, if the forest type is Pinus radiata; and
(iii) where the trees of the forest type are the same age; and
(iv) where, if the area contains above ground residual wood and below ground roots from cleared trees that are to be treated as decaying under regulation 22(h), the trees that are decaying—
(A) are of the same forest type; and
(B) were the same age when cleared; and
(C) were cleared in the same year; and
(D) are located in one region, if the trees cleared were Pinus radiata
timber has the same meaning as in section 2(1) of the Forests Act 1949.
(2) Examples used in these regulations have the following status:
(a) an example is only illustrative of the provision to which it relates and does not limit the provision; and
(b) if an example and the provision to which it relates are inconsistent, the provision prevails.