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Group Standards (Amendment) Notice 2021

The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) gives notice that pursuant to section 96B of the Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act 1996, the EPA makes the following amendments to the Fire Fighting Chemicals Group Standard 2021 – HSR002573:

  • In Schedule 1, Part 1, in each of clauses 1–5, the phrase “under clause 4 (Scope of Group Standard)” was inserted after “Substances covered by this Group Standard”.
  • In Schedule 1, Part 1, clause 4, the extraneous text “Substances covered by this Group Standard must comply with the relevant provisions of the” has been removed.

The amendments to the Fire Fighting Chemicals Group Standard 2021 – HSR002573 were approved by the EPA on 20 May 2021.

The amended Fire Fighting Chemicals Group Standard 2021 – HSR002573 may be inspected free of charge during normal business hours at the EPA office, or viewed in full at www.epa.govt.nz.

EPA Contact Details: 215 Lambton Quay, Wellington 6011, or Private Bag 63002, Wellington 6140. Telephone: (04) 916 2426. Facsimile: (04) 914 0433. Email: info@epa.govt.nz.