1. Pursuant to section 172I of the Electricity Act 1992,
I notify the amendment of the Electricity Governance Rules 2003 ("the Rules") under section 172H of the Electricity Act 1992.
2. The empowering provisions for the electricity governance regulations in relation to which the Rules are made are section 172D (1) (1) (b) of the Electricity Act 1992.
3. A brief description of the nature of the amendments is as follows:
Amend the table of contents of Code of Practice D3, Schedule D1 of Part D by removing the references to Appendix 2 and Appendix 3 (minimum requirements for meter calibration and testing, and statistical sampling methodology), which do not exist and are not otherwise referenced.
4. The amendments are made in reliance on section 172F (3) of the Electricity Act 1992.
5. Pursuant to section 172Z (4) of the Electricity Act 1992, the reason for my decision to amend the Rules is that:
? the amendments correct a typographical error in the Rules.
6. These Rules come into force on 10 February 2005.
7. Copies of the Rules may be inspected free of charge or purchased from the Electricity Commission, Level Seven, ASB Bank Tower, 2 Hunter Street, Wellington.
The Rules can also be viewed on the Electricity Commission web site:
http://www.electricitycommission.govt.nz/rulesandregs/rules
Dated at Wellington this 16th day of January 2005.
TREVOR MALLARD, Minister of Energy.