Gas (Dispute Resolution Scheme Membership) Class Exemption Amendment Regulations 2017

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Coat of Arms of New Zealand

Gas (Dispute Resolution Scheme Membership) Class Exemption 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 43EA(3A) of the Gas Act 1992—

(a)

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

(b)

on the recommendation of the Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs made after consultation with the Minister of Energy and Resources.

Regulations

1 Title

These regulations are the Gas (Dispute Resolution Scheme Membership) Class Exemption Amendment Regulations 2017.

2 Commencement

These regulations come into force on 1 December 2017.

3 Principal regulations

These regulations amend the Gas (Dispute Resolution Scheme Membership) Class Exemption Regulations 2014 (the principal regulations).

4 Regulation 3 amended (Interpretation)

In regulation 3(1), definition of maximum filling ratio, replace “regulation 61(1) of the Hazardous Substances (Compressed Gases) Regulations 2004” with “regulation 15.67(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 Gas (Dispute Resolution Scheme Membership) Class Exemption Regulations 2014. The amendment replaces a reference to the Hazardous Substances (Compressed Gases) Regulations 2004 with a reference 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.