Pursuant to section 79(5) of the Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act 1996 ("HSNO Act"), the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) advises that it approved on
21 May 2012, the Codes of Practice HSNOCOP 44
Below Ground Stationary Container Systems - Design and Installation, and HSNOCOP 45 Below Ground Stationary Container Systems - Operations.
These codes have been developed by the Environmental Protection Authority and respectively provide a means of compliance with the requirements of:
- clauses 33(a), 73(3)(a)(iii), 73(3)(b)(iii), 73(4)(b), 77, 81(1), 32, 34, 35, 35A, 36 and 77; and
- clauses 40, 73(3)(b)(iii), 86(1)(a)(i), 86(1)(b)(i) and 86(2)
of Schedule 8 of the Hazardous Substances (Dangerous Goods and Scheduled Toxic Substances) Transfer Notice 2004 for below ground stationary container systems.
Pursuant to section 80(1) of the HSNO Act, these codes may be inspected on request at the EPA, Level 1, BP House,
20 Customhouse Quay, Wellington.
Pursuant to section 80(1)(b) of the HSNO Act, the codes can be downloaded from the EPA website
www.epa.govt.nz
ROB FORLONG, Chief Executive, Environmental Protection Authority.