1	Title
2	Commencement
	Part 1 Amendments to Land Transport Act 1998
3	Principal Act
4	Section 167C amended (Regulations for purposes of Part 13 (clean vehicle standard))
5	Section 185 amended (Vehicle importers must hold carbon dioxide accounts)
6	Section 187 amended (Carbon dioxide account information required for vehicle importation)
7	Section 189 amended (Opening carbon dioxide accounts)
8	Schedule 1 amended
	Part 2 Amendments to Land Transport (Clean Vehicle Standard) Regulations 2022
9	Principal regulations
10	Regulation 14 amended (How carbon dioxide accounts must be operated)
11	Regulation 28 amended (Certain information in CVS system and record of carbon dioxide accounts to be publicly available)
12	Regulation 31 amended (Recovery of unpaid charges)
	Schedule New Part 5 inserted into Schedule 1
	Legislative history
	Administrative information

The Parliament of New Zealand enacts as follows:

1 Title

This Act is the Land Transport (Clean Vehicles) Amendment Act (No 2) 2022.

2 Commencement

This Act comes into force on the day after the date on which it receives the Royal assent.

Part 1 Amendments to Land Transport Act 1998

3 Principal Act

This Part amends the Land Transport Act 1998.

4 Section 167C amended (Regulations for purposes of Part 13 (clean vehicle standard))

(1)

In section 167C(1)(n), after “section 177”, insert “or 182”.

(2)

In section 167C(1)(o), after “section 177”, insert “or 182”.

5 Section 185 amended (Vehicle importers must hold carbon dioxide accounts)

In section 185(1), replace “light vehicle” with “Type A or Type B vehicle”.

6 Section 187 amended (Carbon dioxide account information required for vehicle importation)

In section 187, replace “light vehicle” with “Type A or Type B vehicle”.

7 Section 189 amended (Opening carbon dioxide accounts)

In section 189(1), replace “light vehicle” with “Type A or Type B vehicle”.

8 Schedule 1 amended

In Schedule 1,—

(a)

insert the Part set out in the Schedule of this Act as the last Part; and

(b)

make all necessary consequential amendments.

Part 2 Amendments to Land Transport (Clean Vehicle Standard) Regulations 2022

9 Principal regulations

This Part amends the Land Transport (Clean Vehicle Standard) Regulations 2022.

10 Regulation 14 amended (How carbon dioxide accounts must be operated)

After regulation 14(4), insert:

(5)

Subclause (6) applies if a category 2 light vehicle importer imports vehicles in the period starting on 1 January 2023 and ending on 31 May 2023 (the period).

(6)

Before any transfer of credits in respect of vehicles imported in the period is effected under section 184 of the Act and regulation 17, the account holder must make the credits available for offsetting, and the Director may offset the credits against any charges payable by the importer in respect of other vehicles imported in the period.

(7)

Subclauses (5) and (6) and this subclause are revoked on 30 June 2023.

11 Regulation 28 amended (Certain information in CVS system and record of carbon dioxide accounts to be publicly available)

After regulation 28(2), insert:

(3)

Subclause (1) does not apply before 1 June 2023.

(4)

Before the information described in subclause (1) is made publicly available, any person who wishes to receive that information must apply to the Director via the Agency’s Internet site in accordance with regulation 29.

(5)

Subclauses (3) and (4) and this subclause are revoked on 30 June 2023.

12 Regulation 31 amended (Recovery of unpaid charges)

In regulation 31, replace “section 177” with “section 177 or 182”.

Schedule New Part 5 inserted into Schedule 1

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Part 5 Provisions relating to Land Transport (Clean Vehicles) Amendment Act (No 2) 2022

22 Transitional provision applying to vehicles imported before 1 June 2023 by category 2 light vehicle importers

(1)

This clause applies if the carbon dioxide emissions of a vehicle that is imported in the period starting on 1 January 2023 and ending on 31 May 2023 by a category 2 light vehicle importer exceed the importer’s target that applies in respect of that vehicle.

(2)

For the purpose of paying any charge under section 182, the vehicle is deemed to be imported on 1 June 2023.

(3)

To avoid doubt, subclause (2) only affects the date on which a charge is payable, and does not affect any other obligations under this Act, including the information to be recorded in the vehicle importer’s carbon dioxide account.

23 Deferred date for transfer of credits under section 184

Despite sections 180(1) and (2) and 184(1) and (2), a light vehicle importer may not transfer carbon dioxide credits in their carbon dioxide account to the carbon dioxide account of another light vehicle importer before 1 June 2023.

Legislative history

22 November 2022		Introduction (Bill 195–1), first reading, second reading, committee of the whole House, third reading
25 November 2022		Royal assent

This Act is administered by the Ministry of Transport.

Land Transport (Clean Vehicles) Amendment Act (No 2) 2022