Notice Type
Departmental
Notice Title

Notice of Intention to Apply for Ministerial Approval of an Amendment to a Code of Practice Under the Health and Safety in Employment

Act 1992-Amendment No. 1 to the Approved Code of Practice for Passenger Ropeways in
New Zealand
Pursuant to section 20 of the Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992, I, R. J. M. Hill, General Manager, Occupational Safety and Health Service of the Department of Labour, in exercise of those powers delegated to me by the Secretary of Labour, pursuant to section 41 of the State Sector Act 1988, hereby give notice of my intention to apply to the Minister of Labour for her approval of an amendment to the approved code of practice for passenger ropeways in New Zealand, under the Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992.
The amendment provides a replacement for clause 2.2.3.1.1.
It incorporates minor clarifications and corrections, requires certain surface ropeways to have a certificate of inspection, and stipulates that the competent person who inspects a hand held surface ropeway shall not have carried out the ropeway's design, installation or maintenance.
Dated at Wellington this 14th day of November 2002.
R. J. M. HILL, General Manager.