| 1 | Title | |
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| 2 | Commencement | |
| 2A | Application of Schedules 3 and 4 | |
| 2B | Orders in Council in relation to subparts 2 and 4 of Part 5 of Schedule 3 (Agriculture) | |
| 2C | Effect of overlapping application of subparts of Part 5 of Schedule 3 (Agriculture) | |
| 3 | Purpose | |
| 3A | Treaty of Waitangi (Te Tiriti o Waitangi) | |
| 3B | Consultation about certain regulations, orders, and notices | |
| 4 | Interpretation | |
| 4AA | Greenhouse gas definition may be amended to add gases | |
| 4A | Transitional, savings, and related provisions | |
| 5 | Act binds the Crown | |
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| 5A | Climate Change Commission established | |
| 5B | Purposes of Commission | |
| 5C | Commission is Crown entity | |
| 5D | Membership of Commission | |
| 5E | Process for appointment of members of Commission | |
| 5F | Establishment and membership of nominating committee | |
| 5G | Role of nominating committee | |
| 5H | Matters Minister must have regard to before recommending appointment of member of Commission | |
| 5I | Members’ term of office | |
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| 5J | Commission’s functions | |
| 5K | Reports to Government | |
| 5L | Tabling and publication of Commission’s reports | |
| 5M | Matters Commission must consider | |
| 5N | Consultation | |
| 5O | Commission must act independently | |
| 5P | Obligation to maintain confidentiality | |
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| 5Q | Target for 2050 | |
| 5R | Review of inclusion of emissions from international shipping and aviation in 2050 target | |
| 5S | Other 2050 target reviews | |
| 5T | Recommendations to amend 2050 target | |
| 5U | Government response to target review recommendations | |
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| 5V | Interpretation | |
| 5W | Purpose of this subpart | |
| 5X | Duty of Minister to set emissions budgets and ensure they are met | |
| 5Y | Contents of emissions budgets | |
| 5Z | How emissions budgets are to be met | |
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| 5ZA | Commission to advise Minister | |
| 5ZB | Minister’s response to Commission | |
| 5ZC | Matters relevant to advising on, and setting, emissions budgets | |
| 5ZD | Publication of emissions budgets | |
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| 5ZE | When emissions budgets may be revised | |
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| 5ZF | Power to bank or borrow | |
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| 5ZG | Requirement for emissions reduction plan | |
| 5ZH | Commission to advise on emissions reduction plans | |
| 5ZI | Minister to prepare and make emissions reduction plan publicly available | |
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| 5ZJ | Commission to monitor progress towards meeting emissions budgets | |
| 5ZK | Commission to report annually on results of monitoring | |
| 5ZL | Commission to report at end of emissions budget period | |
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| 5ZM | Effect of failure to meet 2050 target and emissions budgets | |
| 5ZN | 2050 target and emissions budget are permissive considerations | |
| 5ZO | Guidance for departments | |
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| 5ZOA | Recommendations about limits and price control settings for units | |
| 5ZOB | Recommendations about decreased or increased phase-out rates | |
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| 5ZP | National climate change risk assessment | |
| 5ZQ | Preparation of national climate change risk assessment | |
| 5ZR | Minister must prepare first national climate change risk assessment | |
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| 5ZS | National adaptation plan | |
| 5ZT | National adaptation plan must be presented to Parliament and made publicly available | |
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| 5ZU | Progress reports on national adaptation plan | |
| 5ZV | Minister must respond to progress report | |
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| 5ZW | Minister or Commission may request certain organisations to provide information on climate change adaptation | |
| 5ZX | Regulations relating to requiring provision of information | |
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| 6 | Minister of Finance may direct Registrar regarding establishment of Crown holding accounts and carry out trading activities with respect to units | |
| 6A | Minister’s power to sell by auction | |
| 7 | Minister of Finance may give directions to Registrar regarding accounts and units | |
| 8 | Registrar must give effect to directions of Minister of Finance | |
| 8A | Minister of Finance must publish directions | |
| 9 | Minister of Finance may obtain information from inventory agency and Registrar | |
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| 9A | Functions of chief executive | |
| 9B | Delegation by chief executive | |
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| 10 | Purpose of Registry | |
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| 11 | EPA to appoint Registrar | |
| 12 | Registrar responsible for Registry | |
| 13 | Registrar may refuse access to, or suspend operation of, Registry | |
| 14 | Registrar must give effect to directions | |
| 15 | Registrar to allocate unique numbers | |
| 16 | Carry-over of certain Kyoto units [Repealed] | |
| 17 | Commitment period reserve [Repealed] | |
| 17A | Power of Registrar to delegate | |
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| 18 | Form and content of unit register | |
| 18A | Opening holding accounts | |
| 18B | Closing holding accounts | |
| 18C | Transfer of units | |
| 18CA | Effect of surrender and cancellation | |
| 18CB | Restriction on surrender of assigned amount units [Repealed] | |
| 18CC | Restriction on surrender of assigned amount units issued during first commitment period [Repealed] | |
| 18CD | Effect of surrendering restricted assigned amount units [Repealed] | |
| 18D | Succession | |
| 18E | Trusts, representatives, and assignees of bankrupts | |
| 19 | Retirement of Kyoto units by the Crown [Repealed] | |
| 20 | Transactions must be registered | |
| 21 | Registration procedure for Kyoto units [Repealed] | |
| 21AA | Registration procedure for New Zealand units and approved overseas units | |
| 21A | Electronic registration | |
| 21B | Defective applications | |
| 22 | Transactions take effect when registered | |
| 23 | Receiving Kyoto units from overseas registries [Repealed] | |
| 23A | Receiving New Zealand units and approved overseas units from overseas registries or international transaction bodies | |
| 24 | Priority of registration | |
| 25 | Correction of unit register | |
| 26 | Unit register must be open for search | |
| 27 | Information accessible by search | |
| 28 | Search of unit register | |
| 29 | Printed search result receivable as evidence | |
| 30 | Recovery of fees | |
| 30A | The Crown or Registrar not liable in relation to searches in certain cases | |
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| 30B | Expiry of long-term certified emission reduction units [Repealed] | |
| 30C | Replacement of certain long-term certified emission reduction units [Repealed] | |
| 30D | Expiry of temporary certified emission reduction units [Repealed] | |
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| 30E | Conversion of New Zealand units into designated assigned amount units for sale overseas or cancellation [Repealed] | |
| 30F | Restrictions on certain New Zealand units allocated to landowners of pre-1990 forest land | |
| 30G | Regulations relating to Part 2 | |
| 30GA | Regulations for auctions to sell New Zealand units | |
| 30GB | Regulations about limits and price control settings for units | |
| 30GC | Requirements for regulations about limits and price control settings for units | |
| 30GD | Regulations for auction monitor | |
| 30GE | Sharing information with auction monitor | |
| 30GF | Obligation of confidentiality on auction monitor | |
| 30GG | Offence for breach of auction monitor’s obligation of confidentiality | |
| 30H | Consultation and commencement for certain regulations about units and auctions | |
| 30I | Incorporation by reference in regulations made under section 30G | |
| 30IA | Minister must obtain greenhouse gas reductions to match certain excess units | |
| 30J | Signing false declaration with respect to regulations made under section 30G or 30GA | |
| 30K | Providing false or misleading information to Registrar | |
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| 30L | Meaning of infringement offence and infringement fee | |
| 30M | Regulations about infringement offences | |
| 30N | Consultation and commencement for regulations about infringement offences | |
| 30O | Proceedings for infringement offences | |
| 30P | Appointment of enforcement officers | |
| 30Q | When infringement notice may be issued | |
| 30R | Infringement notice may be revoked | |
| 30S | What infringement notice must contain | |
| 30T | How infringement notice may be served | |
| 30U | Payment of infringement fees | |
| 30V | Reminder notices | |
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| 30W | Regulations setting price of carbon | |
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| 31 | Meaning of greenhouse gas | |
| 32 | Primary functions of inventory agency | |
| 33 | Inventory agency under direction of Minister | |
| 34 | Record keeping | |
| 35 | Publication | |
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| 36 | Authorisation of inspectors | |
| 37 | Power to enter land or premises to collect information to estimate emissions or removals of greenhouse gases | |
| 38 | Limitation on power of entry under section 37 | |
| 39 | Power of entry for inspection | |
| 40 | Applications for warrants | |
| 41 | Entry of defence areas | |
| 42 | Proof of authority must be produced | |
| 43 | Notice of entry | |
| 44 | Information obtained under section 39 or section 40 only admissible in proceedings for alleged breach of regulations made under section 50(2) | |
| 45 | Return of items seized | |
| 45A | Protection of persons acting under authority of this Part | |
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| 46 | Failing to provide required information to inventory agency | |
| 47 | Obstructing, hindering, resisting, or deceiving person exercising power under Part | |
| 48 | Signing false declaration in respect of regulations made under section 50 | |
| 48A | Providing false or misleading information to Registrar [Repealed] | |
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| 49 | Reporting | |
| 50 | Regulations | |
| 51 | Incorporation by reference in regulations made under section 50 | |
| 52 | Inventory agency must report to Minister on certain matters before certain regulations are made | |
| 53 | Consequential amendments [Repealed] | |
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| 54 | Participants | |
| 55 | Associated persons | |
| 56 | Registration as participant in respect of activities listed in Schedule 3 | |
| 57 | Applicant to be registered as participant in respect of activities listed in Schedule 4 | |
| 58 | Removal from register of participants in respect of activities listed in Schedule 4 | |
| 59 | Removal from register of participants in respect of activities listed in Schedules 3 and 4 | |
| 59A | Removal from register if participant never carried out activity | |
| 60 | Exemptions in respect of activities listed in Schedule 3 | |
| 60A | Exemption for participants in activity listed in Part 1 of Schedule 4 | |
| 60B | Incorporation by reference in order made under section 60 or 60A | |
| 61 | Requirement to have holding account | |
| 62 | Monitoring of emissions and removals | |
| 63 | Liability to surrender units to cover emissions | |
| 63A | Modification of liability to surrender units to cover certain emissions [Repealed] | |
| 64 | Entitlement to receive New Zealand units for removal activities | |
| 64A | Transfer of units allocated, or entitled to be received or reimbursed, less any units that must be surrendered or repaid | |
| 64A | Modification of entitlement to receive New Zealand units for removal activities [Repealed] | |
| 65 | Annual emissions returns | |
| 66 | Quarterly returns for other removal activities | |
| 67 | Retention of emissions records | |
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| 68 | Issuing New Zealand units | |
| 69 | Notification of intention regarding New Zealand units [Repealed] | |
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| 70 | Allocation plan issued | |
| 71 | Correction of allocation plans [Repealed] | |
| 72 | Allocation in respect of pre-1990 forest land [Repealed] | |
| 73 | Minister to appoint person to hold certain New Zealand units [Repealed] | |
| 74 | Allocation to owners of fishing quota [Repealed] | |
| 75 | Consultation on pre-1990 forest land allocation plan [Repealed] | |
| 76 | Consultation on fishing allocation plan [Repealed] | |
| 77 | Determinations made in accordance with allocation plan [Repealed] | |
| 78 | Power to revoke and replace determinations [Repealed] | |
| 79 | Effect of new determination [Repealed] | |
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| 80 | Criteria for allocation of New Zealand units to industry | |
| 81 | Entitlement to provisional allocation for eligible industrial activities | |
| 82 | Entitlement to allocation for eligible industrial activities where provisional allocation not received | |
| 83 | Annual allocation adjustment | |
| 84 | Closing allocation adjustment | |
| 84A | Regulations setting decreased phase-out rates | |
| 84A | Temporary suspension of allocation entitlement for eligible industrial activities [Repealed] | |
| 84B | Regulations setting increased phase-out rates | |
| 84C | Procedure for regulations setting phase-out rates | |
| 85 | Allocation of New Zealand units in relation to agriculture | |
| 85A | Temporary suspension of phase-out rate for assistance under section 85(2) | |
| 85B | Temporary suspension of allocation entitlement for eligible agricultural activities [Repealed] | |
| 86 | Applications for allocation of New Zealand units for industry and agriculture | |
| 86A | Provisional allocation to industry in and after 2013 | |
| 86B | Decisions on applications for allocations of New Zealand units to industry | |
| 86BA | Decisions on applications for allocations of New Zealand units to agriculture | |
| 86BB | Transfer of allocated units to industry, less any units that must be surrendered or repaid | |
| 86BC | Transfer of allocated units to agriculture, less any units that must be surrendered or repaid | |
| 86C | Reconsideration of allocation decisions | |
| 86D | Retention of records and materials in relation to allocation | |
| 86E | EPA may require further information for purpose of carrying out functions under subpart | |
| 86F | Balance of units at end of true-up period or other balance date [Repealed] | |
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| 87 | Functions of EPA | |
| 87A | Delegation by EPA | |
| 88 | Directions to EPA | |
| 89 | EPA to publish certain information | |
| 89A | EPA to publish participant data on emissions and removals | |
| 90 | EPA may prescribe form of certain documents | |
| 91 | Approval of unique emissions factors | |
| 91A | Correction of unique emissions factors | |
| 92 | Recognition of verifiers | |
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| 93 | Appointment of enforcement officers | |
| 94 | Power to require information | |
| 95 | Power to inquire | |
| 96 | Inquiry before District Court Judge | |
| 97 | No criminal proceedings for statements under section 95 or 96 | |
| 98 | Expenses in relation to inquiries | |
| 99 | Obligation to maintain confidentiality | |
| 100 | Power of entry for investigation | |
| 101 | Applications for warrants | |
| 102 | Proof of authority must be produced | |
| 103 | Notice of entry | |
| 104 | Information obtained under section 100 or 101 only admissible in proceedings for alleged breach of obligations imposed under ETS participant provisions | |
| 105 | Return of items seized | |
| 106 | Protection of persons acting under authority of this Part | |
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| 107 | Applications for emissions rulings | |
| 107A | Insufficient information provided for ruling on entire application | |
| 108 | Matters in relation to which EPA may decline to make emissions rulings | |
| 109 | Making of emissions rulings | |
| 110 | Notice of emissions rulings | |
| 111 | Confirmation of basis of emissions rulings | |
| 112 | Notifying EPA of changes relevant to or failure to comply with emissions rulings | |
| 113 | Correction of emissions rulings | |
| 114 | Cessation of emissions rulings | |
| 115 | Appeal from decisions of EPA | |
| 116 | Effect of emissions rulings | |
| 117 | EPA may publish certain aspects of emissions rulings | |
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| 118 | Submission of final emissions returns | |
| 119 | Power to extend date for emissions returns | |
| 120 | Amendment to emissions returns by EPA | |
| 120A | Liabilities, penalties, and interest when emissions returns amended | |
| 121 | Assessment if default made in submitting emissions return | |
| 122 | Amendment or assessment presumed to be correct | |
| 123 | Effect of amendment or assessment | |
| 124 | Reimbursement of units by EPA | |
| 125 | Repayment of units by persons in case of error | |
| 126 | Obligation to surrender or repay units not suspended by review or appeal | |
| 127 | Time bar for amendment of emissions returns | |
| 128 | Amendments and assessments made by electronic means | |
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| 129 | Offences in relation to failure to comply with various provisions | |
| 130 | Offence for breach of section 99 | |
| 131 | Offence for failure to provide information or documents | |
| 132 | Other offences | |
| 133 | Evasion or similar offences | |
| 134 | Penalty for failing to surrender or repay units by due date | |
| 134A | Penalty for failing to submit emissions return by due date | |
| 134B | Penalty for failing to submit annual or closing allocation adjustment by due date | |
| 134C | Penalty for submitting incorrect emissions return | |
| 134D | Penalty for providing incorrect information in allocation application or adjustment | |
| 135 | Date for payment of penalty | |
| 135A | Deferred payment arrangements for payments of penalties | |
| 136 | Penalties are debt due to Crown | |
| 137 | Interest for late payment | |
| 138 | Obligation to pay penalty not suspended by appeal | |
| 138A | Penalties to be paid into Crown account | |
| 139 | Liability of body corporate | |
| 140 | Liability of directors and managers of companies | |
| 141 | Liability of companies and persons for actions of director, agent, or employee | |
| 142 | Limitation period for commencement of proceedings | |
| 143 | Evidence in proceedings | |
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| 144 | Request for review of decisions | |
| 145 | Right of appeal to District Court | |
| 146 | Appeals to High Court on questions of law only | |
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| 147 | Giving of notices by EPA | |
| 148 | Giving of notices to EPA | |
| 149 | Sharing information | |
| 150 | Formation of consolidated group | |
| 151 | Changes to consolidated groups | |
| 151A | Addition of activities to consolidated groups | |
| 152 | Nominated entities | |
| 153 | Effect of being member of consolidated group | |
| 154 | Emissions returns by consolidated group in respect of activities in Part 1 of Schedule 4 [Repealed] | |
| 155 | Ceasing to be member of consolidated group | |
| 156 | Effect of ceasing to be member of consolidated group | |
| 156A | Removal of activities from consolidated groups | |
| 157 | Unincorporated bodies | |
| 157A | Changes to unincorporated bodies that are participants | |
| 158 | Compensation for participants where public works result in liability to surrender units | |
| 159 | Recovery of costs | |
| 160 | Review of operation of emissions trading scheme | |
| 161 | Appointment and conduct of review panel | |
| 161A | Regulations in relation to eligible industrial activities | |
| 161B | Australian eligible industrial activities [Repealed] | |
| 161C | Eligible industrial activities | |
| 161D | Power to require information for purposes of allocation to industry | |
| 161E | Requirements in respect of notice given under section 161D | |
| 161F | Consultation on activities that may be prescribed as eligible industrial activities [Repealed] | |
| 161G | Regulations in relation to eligible agricultural activities | |
| 161H | Power to request information showing output from eligible agricultural activities | |
| 162 | Order in Council adding further activity to Part 2 of Schedule 4 | |
| 162A | Orders are confirmable instruments | |
| 163 | Regulations relating to methodologies and verifiers | |
| 164 | Regulations relating to unique emissions factors | |
| 165 | Regulations relating to offsetting of pre-1990 forest land [Repealed] | |
| 166 | Consultation and commencement for regulations about methodologies, verifiers, and unique emissions factors | |
| 167 | Regulations relating to fees and charges | |
| 168 | Other regulations | |
| 169 | Incorporation by reference in certain regulations | |
| 170 | Effect of amendments to, or replacement of, material incorporated by reference in regulations | |
| 171 | Proof of material incorporated by reference | |
| 172 | Effect of expiry of material incorporated by reference | |
| 173 | Requirement to consult | |
| 174 | Public access to material incorporated by reference | |
| 175 | Application of Legislation Act 2012 to material incorporated by reference | |
| 176 | Application of Regulations (Disallowance) Act 1989 to material incorporated by reference [Repealed] | |
| 177 | Application of Standards and Accreditation Act 2015 not affected | |
| 178 | Recovery of fees or charges | |
| 178A | Option to pay money instead of surrendering, repaying, or reimbursing units | |
| 178B | Issuing New Zealand units to meet surrender obligations | |
| 178C | Fixed price (for option to pay money instead of surrendering, repaying, or reimbursing units) | |
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| 179 | Forest land to be treated as deforested in certain cases | |
| 179A | Forest land may not be treated as deforested in certain cases | |
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| 180 | Participant in respect of pre-1990 forest land | |
| 181 | When deforestation to be treated as occurring in respect of pre-1990 forest land | |
| 182 | Offsetting in relation to pre-1990 forest land [Repealed] | |
| 183 | Applications for exemption for land holdings of less than 50 hectares of pre-1990 forest land | |
| 183A | Certain applications not otherwise permitted by section 183 | |
| 183B | Applications for exemption for some Maori land or land with 10 or more owners | |
| 184 | Exemptions for deforestation of land with tree weeds | |
| 185 | Effect of exemption | |
| 186 | Methodology for pre-1990 forest land cleared in 8 years or less | |
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| 186A | Persons who own pre-1990 forest land may submit offsetting forest land applications to EPA | |
| 186B | Criteria for approving offsetting forest land applications | |
| 186C | Conditions applicable to offsetting forest land | |
| 186D | Requirements relating to offsetting forest land | |
| 186E | Deforesting pre-1990 offsetting forest land before usual rotation period of forest species on pre-1990 forest land | |
| 186F | Regulations relating to offsetting | |
| 186G | EPA may revoke approval in certain circumstances | |
| 186H | Treatment of allocations in respect of pre-1990 forest land that is offset | |
| 186I | Participant in respect of pre-1990 offsetting forest land | |
| 186J | Methodology for pre-1990 offsetting forest land cleared after usual rotation period is completed | |
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| 187 | Conditions on registration as participant in respect of certain activities relating to post-1989 forest land | |
| 187A | EPA to give public notice of criteria for assessing risk of tree weed spread | |
| 188 | Registration as participant in respect of post-1989 forest land | |
| 188A | Person ceases to be participant in respect of post-1989 forest land if natural event permanently prevents re-establishing forest on that land | |
| 188B | Notice to forestry participant if their registration added or removed | |
| 188C | Notice to interested party if forestry participant’s registration added or removed | |
| 189 | Emissions returns for post-1989 forest land activities | |
| 190 | Special rules regarding surrender of units in relation to post-1989 forest land | |
| 191 | Ceasing to be registered as participant in respect of post-1989 forest land | |
| 191A | If participant has never carried out activity in carbon accounting area | |
| 192 | Effect of transmission of interest in post-1989 forest land | |
| 193 | Emissions returns in relation to transmitted interests | |
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| 194 | Information about status of forest land | |
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| [Repealed] | |
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| 194A | Input returns may be submitted for certain emissions returns for forestry activities | |
| 194B | EPA may do calculations based on input return | |
| 194C | Regulations for input returns | |
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| 195 | Notification of status of forest land | |
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| 196 | Meaning of forestry classification | |
| 196A | EPA may give forestry classifications to areas of land | |
| 196A | Power to withdraw or suspend certain draft allocation plans [Repealed] | |
| 196B | Effect of forestry classifications | |
| 196C | Change of forestry classification to correct error | |
| 196D | Change of forestry classification to update for changes | |
| 196E | Forestry classification with effect before date classification given | |
| 196F | Regulations for forestry classifications | |
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| 197 | Entitlement to units for removals from grant-funded forests | |
| 197A | Regulations for grant-funded forests | |
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| 198 | Registration as participant by purchasers of obligation fuel | |
| 199 | Historical information sufficient to satisfy EPA | |
| 200 | Effect of purchasing less than threshold level of obligation fuel | |
| 201 | Effect of registration by purchasers of obligation fuel | |
| 202 | Activities added to Part 2 of Schedule 3 | |
| 202A | Orders are confirmable instruments | |
| 203 | Treatment of obligation fuels | |
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| 204 | Participant with respect to mining coal or natural gas | |
| 205 | Mining natural gas in exclusive economic zone and continental shelf | |
| 206 | Obligation with respect to combusting used oil, waste oil, and waste | |
| 207 | Obligation with respect to mining coal | |
| 208 | Purchase of coal or natural gas from certain related companies of Part 3 of Schedule 3 participant | |
| 209 | Registration as participant by purchasers of coal or natural gas | |
| 210 | Historical information sufficient to satisfy EPA | |
| 211 | Effect of purchasing less than threshold level of coal or natural gas | |
| 212 | Effect of registration by purchasers of coal or natural gas | |
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| 213 | Participant in respect of subpart 4 of Part 5 of Schedule 3 | |
| 214 | Units not required to be surrendered for fertilisers embedded in products | |
| 215 | Ministers to report on alternative pricing system for farm-level agriculture emissions | |
| 215 | Effect of purchasing or farming less than threshold level [Repealed] | |
| 216 | Regulations for voluntary reporting or surrender for animals–farmer or fertiliser–farmer activity | |
| 216 | Effect of registration by farmers [Repealed] | |
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| [Repealed] | |
| 217 | Transitional provision for penalties | |
| 218 | Transitional provision for voluntary reporting [Repealed] | |
| 219 | Transitional provision for surrender obligations of certain participants | |
| 220 | Commission to report on progress towards meeting farm-level obligations | |
| 221 | Additional transitional provisions for Part 3 of Schedule 4 participants [Repealed] | |
| 222 | Transitional provisions regarding regulations that replace existing unit register regulations [Repealed] | |
| 222A | Transitional provision for liability to surrender units to cover emissions from activities relating to liquid fossil fuels, stationary energy, and industrial processes [Repealed] | |
| 222B | Transitional provision for entitlement to receive New Zealand units for removal activities [Repealed] | |
| 222C | Transitional provision permitting payment of money instead of surrender of units to cover emissions [Repealed] | |
| 222D | Issuing New Zealand units to meet surrender obligation [Repealed] | |
| 222E | Transitional provisions relating to reporting [Repealed] | |
| 222F | Transitional provision for allocation to industry [Repealed] | |
| 222G | Transitional provision regarding prohibition on ability to export New Zealand units [Repealed] | |
| 222H | Transitional provision for unincorporated bodies | |
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| 223 | Establishment of Household Fund [Repealed] | |
| 224 | Gazetting of targets [Repealed] | |
| 225 | Regulations relating to targets [Repealed] | |
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| 226 | Overview of functions and responsibilities of EPA and agencies under this Part, Customs and Excise Act 2018, and Land Transport Act 1998 | |
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| 227 | Synthetic greenhouse gas levy imposed | |
| 228 | Person who registers leviable motor vehicle responsible for paying levy | |
| 229 | Importer of leviable goods must pay levy | |
| 230 | Levies are debt due to the Crown | |
| 231 | Penalties for failure to pay levy [Repealed] | |
| 232 | Application of provisions of Customs and Excise Act 2018 | |
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| 233 | Rate of synthetic greenhouse gas levy | |
| 234 | Transitional provision for synthetic greenhouse gas levy [Repealed] | |
| 235 | Temporary suspension of levy set by section 233 [Repealed] | |
| 236 | Maximum price of carbon for purpose of levy calculation | |
| 237 | Levy rate exclusive of GST | |
| 238 | Levy rate for period from 1 July 2013 to 31 December 2013 [Repealed] | |
| 239 | Levy rate to apply for single calendar year on and after 1 January 2014 | |
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| 240 | Agencies to pay levy into Crown Bank Account | |
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| 241 | Agencies to provide information to EPA quarterly | |
| 242 | Agencies and EPA to share information | |
| 243 | Circumstances where levy may be refunded | |
| 244 | Exemptions from payment of synthetic greenhouse gas levy | |
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| 245 | Regulations specifying levy rates | |
| 246 | Regulations relating to synthetic greenhouse gas levy | |
| 247 | Process for making orders and regulations [Repealed] | |
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| 248 | Collecting information and keeping records | |
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| 249 | Application of section 88 (Directions to EPA) | |
| 250 | EPA to publish information relating to levies | |
| 251 | Recognition of verifiers | |
| 252 | Enforcement officers | |
| 253 | Power to require information | |
| 254 | Power to inquire | |
| 255 | Inquiry before District Court Judge | |
| 256 | Obligation to maintain confidentiality | |
| 257 | Power of entry for investigation, warrants, etc | |
| 258 | Regulations relating to verifiers | |
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| 259 | Offence in relation to failure to collect data and keep records | |
| 260 | Failure to provide information or documents | |
| 261 | Other offences | |
| 262 | Offence for breach of confidentiality | |
| 263 | Evasion | |
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| 264 | Offence in relation to release of synthetic greenhouse gases | |
| 265 | Defence for release of synthetic greenhouse gas | |
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| 266 | Limitation period for commencement of proceedings | |
| 267 | Evidence in proceedings | |
| 268 | Liability of body corporate, directors, managers of companies, companies, and persons for actions of directors, agents, and employees | |
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| 269 | Review of operation and effectiveness of levy | |
| 270 | Appointment and conduct of independent panel | |
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