New Zealand Legislation: Regulations
Regulations are laws made under Acts
Reprint as at 5 December 2011
(SR 2009/286)
Rt Hon Sir Peter Blanchard, Administrator of the Government
At Wellington this 28th day of September 2009
Present:
His Excellency the Administrator of the Government in Council
Changes authorised by section 17C of the Acts and Regulations Publication Act 1989 have been made in this reprint.
A general outline of these changes is set out in the notes at the end of this reprint, together with other explanatory material about this reprint.
These regulations are administered by the Ministry for the Environment.
Pursuant to sections 163 and 164 of the Climate Change Response Act 2002, His Excellency the Administrator of the Government, acting on the advice and with the consent of the Executive Council and on the recommendation of the Minister for Climate Change Issues, makes the following regulations.
4 Application for approval to use unique emissions factor
5 EPA may approve use of unique emissions factor
6 Criteria for class or category of fuel for which unique emissions factor may be used
6A Criteria for class of waste disposed of at disposal facility for which unique emissions factor may be used
Part 2
Activities for which unique emissions factor may be sought
Owning and purchasing obligation fuel
7 Obligation fuel participant may apply for approval to use unique emissions factor
8 Requirements relating to application for unique emissions factor approval by obligation fuel participant
Importing, mining, and purchasing coal
9 Coal participant may apply for approval to use unique emissions factor
10 Requirements relating to application for unique emissions factor approval for class of coal calculated using standard testing option
11 Requirements relating to application for unique emissions factor approval for class of coal combusted in particular equipment
12 Requirements relating to application for unique emissions factor approval for fugitive coal seam gas
13 Natural gas purchasing participant may apply for approval to use unique emissions factor
14 Geothermal participant may apply for approval to use unique emissions factor
15 Requirements relating to application for unique emissions factor approval by geothermal participant
16 Requirements for applications for unique emissions factor approval for geothermal fluid use calculated by reference to steam production
17 Requirements for applications for unique emissions factor approval for geothermal fluid use calculated by reference to non-condensable gas concentrations
Combusting used oil, waste oil, used tyres, or waste
18 Waste combustion participant may apply for approval to use unique emissions factor
19 Requirements relating to application for unique emissions factor approval by waste combustion participant
20 Requirements for applications for unique emissions factor approval for waste calculated using standard testing option
Periodic source testing option
21 Requirements for applications for unique emissions factor approval for coal, natural gas, used or waste oil, used tyres, or waste calculated using periodic source testing option
22 Sampling and testing requirements for the periodic source testing option
23 Calculation of unique emissions factor in accordance with periodic source testing option
23A Waste participant may apply for approval to use unique emissions factor
23B Requirements relating to application for unique emissions factor relating to waste composition
23C Requirements relating to application for unique emissions factor approval in relation to LFG collection and destruction system
23D Requirements relating to application for unique emissions factor approval in relation to waste composition and LFG collection and destruction system
Part 3
Recognition of verifiers
25 Applications for recognition
26 EPA may recognise individuals as verifiers
27 Activities in respect of which recognition can be given
33 Substituted notice of recognition
34 List of recognised individuals
Schedule 1
Emissions factors and thresholds
