Pursuant to section 79(5) of the Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act 1996 (“HSNO Act”), the Environmental Risk Management Authority advises that it approved on 24 March 2009, the Code of Practice for Motorsport Fuels – Storage and Handling.
This code is intended to provide a means of compliance with the requirements of:
? Schedule 10 of the Hazardous Substances (Dangerous Goods and Scheduled Toxic Substances) Transfer Notice 2004 in accordance with the provisions of clause 33(1)(b) of this Schedule; and
? Regulations 21, 22, 23 and Part 4 of the Hazardous Substances (Emergency Management) Regulations 2001; and
? the following clauses of Schedule 6 of the Hazardous Substances (Dangerous Goods and Scheduled Toxic Substances) Transfer Notice 2004:
? Control – Hazardous Substances (Classes 1 to 5 Controls) Regulations 2001, Regulation 81; and
? Control – Hazardous Substances (Packaging) Regulations 2001, Regulation 11; and
? Control – Hazardous Substances (Emergency Management) Regulations 2001, Regulation 25
in respect fuels stored and handled at MotorSport New Zealand events.
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
www.ermanz.govt.nz
ROB FORLONG, Chief Executive, ERMA New Zealand.