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Notice Title

Notice of Recommendations for Amendments to Gas Governance Regulations

This notice is issued by Gas Industry Company Limited ("Gas Industry Co") approved as the industry body by
Order in Council under section 43ZL of the Gas Act 1992
("the Act").
Section 43O of the Act provides that Gas Industry Co must publicise any recommendation and assessment completed under section 43N of the Act after making a recommendation for a gas governance regulation to the Minister of Energy and Resources.
Recommendations
On 23 July 2013, Gas Industry Co made two recommendations to the Minister of Energy and
Resources for the approval of amendments to:
(1) the Gas Governance (Critical Contingency Management) Regulations 2008, under sections 43F(2)(a)(vi), 43S and 43T of the Act, so that
the industry can better manage gas critical contingencies; and
(2) the Gas Governance (Compliance) Regulations 2008, under sections 43G(2)(k) and 43S of the Act, to make better provision for compliance with gas governance rules and regulations.
A copy of Gas Industry Co's recommendations, including
the assessment, is available at no cost on Gas Industry
Co's website
www.gasindustry.co.nz
Dated at Wellington this 6th day of August 2013.
For and on behalf of Gas Industry Company Limited:
RT HON JAMES BOLGER, ONZ, Chair.