New Zealand Legislation: Regulations

3 Interpretation

• In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires,—

  Act means the Climate Change Response Act 2002

  biofuel has the same meaning as in section 1B of the Energy (Fuels, Levies, and References) Act 1989

  blend, in relation to a fuel specified in regulation 4(1), means a blend of that fuel that contains at least 1% of a biofuel

  kl means kilolitre

  obligation fuel means an obligation fuel specified in regulation 4(1) or a blend of that fuel

  obligation fuel participant means a person who is a participant under section 54(1)(a) of the Act in respect of an activity listed in Part 2 of Schedule 3 of the Act

  obligation jet fuel means the jet fuel specified in regulation 4(1)(f) or a blend of that fuel

  obligation jet fuel participant means a person who is a participant under section 54(1)(b) of the Act in respect of an activity listed in Part 3 of Schedule 4 of the Act

  removed for home consumption has the same meaning as in section 72 of the Customs and Excise Act 1996

  Tariff has the same meaning as in section 2(1) of the Tariff Act 1988

  tCO₂e means tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent greenhouse gas

  volume, in relation to an obligation fuel or a biofuel, means,—

  • (a) at the point of import or removal from a refinery, the quantity of that fuel or biofuel expressed in kilolitres at a temperature of 15ºC; and

  • (b) at all other times, the quantity of that fuel or biofuel expressed in kilolitres at the ambient temperature.