Pursuant to section 79(5) of the Hazardous Substances
and New Organisms Act 1996, the Environmental Risk Management Authority advises that it approved on
22 February 2008, the Code of Practice for the Management of Existing Stationary Container Systems at Timber Treatment Facilities.
This code is intended to provide a means of compliance with the regulatory requirements of Schedule 8 clause 100(2)(c), Schedule 9 clause 3(1)(b) and Schedule 9 clause 4(4)(d) of the Hazardous Substances (Dangerous Goods and Scheduled Toxic Substances) Transfer Notice 2004 (as amended) in respect of stationary tanks that:
? contain water borne preservatives that do not have a flammable hazard classification; and
? are no greater than 110,000 litres in capacity; and
? were in use prior to 1 April 2004 or were designed and construction had commenced by 1 April 2004.
This code can be inspected at the Wellington office of ERMA New Zealand (Level 1, BP House, 20 Customhouse Quay, Wellington), or can be downloaded from the ERMA New Zealand website
http://www.ermanz.govt.nz
ROB FORLONG, Chief Executive, ERMA New Zealand.