2016/214
Hon Sir William Young, Administrator of the Government
At Wellington this 26th day of September 2016
Present:His Excellency the Administrator of the Government in Council
These regulations are made under section 161A of the Climate Change Response Act 2002—
on the advice and with the consent of the Executive Council; and
on the recommendation of the Minister for Climate Change Issues.
These regulations are the Climate Change (Eligible Industrial Activities) Amendment Regulations (No 2) 2016.
These regulations come into force on 27 October 2016.
These regulations amend the Climate Change (Eligible Industrial Activities) Regulations 2010 (the principal regulations).
After regulation 3, insert:
The transitional, savings, and related provisions set out in Schedule 1 have effect according to their terms.
In the provisions specified in Schedule 1, replace “the Schedule” with “Schedule 2”.
“the Schedule”
“Schedule 2”
(1)
In regulation 23(2)(b), after “products”, insert “that are rectangular in cross-section (known as steel slab) and”.
“products”
“that are rectangular in cross-section (known as steel slab) and”
(2)
After regulation 23(2)(d), insert:
Product E, which consists of the total tonnes of cast carbon steel products that are square in cross-section (known as steel billet) and that are—
produced by carrying out the eligible industrial activity; and
of saleable quality:
Product F, which consists of the total tonnes of long products of hot-rolled carbon steel that are—
of saleable quality.
(3)
In regulation 23(3), insert in its appropriate alphabetical order:
long products of hot-rolled carbon steel means hot-rolled carbon steel products that are—
in coils or straight lengths; and
generally produced in rod, bar, and structural (section) mills; and
generally of a cross-sectional shape such as I, T, Y, U, V, H, C, L, square, rectangular, round, flat, hexagonal, angle, channel, structural beam profile, or rail profile
Insert the Schedule 1 set out in Schedule 2 of these regulations as the first schedule to appear after the last regulation of the principal regulations.
In the Schedule heading, replace “Schedule” with “Schedule 2”.
In the Schedule, item relating to manufacture of iron and steel from iron sand, after the item relating to Product D, insert:
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Regulation 4(1) and (2)
Regulation 6(a)
Regulation 7(3)
Regulation 8(3)
Regulation 9(3)
Regulation 10(3)
Regulation 11(3)
Regulation 12(3)
Regulation 13(3)
Regulation 14(4)
Regulation 15(3)
Regulation 16(3)
Regulation 17(3)
Regulation 18(3)
Regulation 19(4)
Regulation 20(3)
Regulation 21(3)
Regulation 22(3)
Regulation 23(3)
Regulation 24(3)
Regulation 25(3)
Regulation 26(3)
Regulation 27(3)
Regulation 28(3)
Regulation 29(3)
Regulation 30(3)
Regulation 31(3)
Regulation 32(3)
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A person may apply for and receive an allocation in respect of a period beginning on or after 1 January 2016 in accordance with these regulations as amended by the amendment regulations.
In this clause, amendment regulations means the Climate Change (Eligible Industrial Activities) Amendment Regulations (No 2) 2016.
Michael Webster,Clerk of the Executive Council.
These regulations amend the Climate Change (Eligible Industrial Activities) Regulations 2010. The amendments come into force on 27 October 2016. However, a person may receive an allocation for a period starting on or after 1 January 2016 as if the amendments had come into force on that date.
The amendments relate to the allocation of New Zealand units for the eligible industrial activity of manufacturing iron and steel from iron sand. The amendments add 2 more products of that manufacturing that must be used as the basis of allocation. The products are steel billet, and long products of hot-rolled carbon steel, that are of saleable quality. The description of another product (steel slab) is amended to distinguish it from steel billet.
Issued under the authority of the Legislation Act 2012.
Date of notification in Gazette: 29 September 2016.
These regulations are administered by the Ministry for the Environment.