Health and Safety in Employment (Pressure Equipment, Cranes, and Passenger Ropeways) Amendment Regulations 2017

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Coat of Arms of New Zealand

Health and Safety in Employment (Pressure Equipment, Cranes, and Passenger Ropeways) Amendment Regulations 2017

Patsy Reddy, Governor-General

Order in Council

At Wellington this 14th day of August 2017

Present:
Her Excellency the Governor-General in Council

These regulations are made under section 211 and clause 2 of Schedule 1 of the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015—

(a)

on the advice and with the consent of the Executive Council; and

(b)

on the recommendation of the Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety made after complying with section 217 of that Act.

Regulations

1 Title

These regulations are the Health and Safety in Employment (Pressure Equipment, Cranes, and Passenger Ropeways) Amendment Regulations 2017.

2 Commencement

These regulations come into force on 1 December 2017.

3 Principal regulations

These regulations amend the Health and Safety in Employment (Pressure Equipment, Cranes, and Passenger Ropeways) Regulations 1999 (the principal regulations).

4 Schedule 1 amended

(1)

In Schedule 1, definitions of aerosol, aerosol dispenser, and water capacity, replace “regulation 3 of the Hazardous Substances (Compressed Gases) Regulations 2004” with “regulation 15.1 of the Health and Safety at Work (Hazardous Substances) Regulations 2017”.

(2)

In Schedule 1, definition of cylinder, replace “regulation 3 of the Hazardous Substances (Compressed Gases) Regulations 2004” with “regulation 3(1) of the Health and Safety at Work (Hazardous Substances) Regulations 2017”.

Michael Webster,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

Explanatory note

This note is not part of the regulations, but is intended to indicate their general effect.

These regulations, which come into force on 1 December 2017, amend the Health and Safety in Employment (Pressure Equipment, Cranes, and Passenger Ropeways) Regulations 1999. The amendments replace references to the Hazardous Substances (Compressed Gases) Regulations 2004 with references to the Health and Safety at Work (Hazardous Substances) Regulations 2017.

Issued under the authority of the Legislation Act 2012.

Date of notification in Gazette: 17 August 2017.

These regulations are administered by the Ministry of Business, Innovation, and Employment.