Land Transport Rule

Dangerous Goods Amendment 2011

Rule 45001/3

Note: This Rule should be read in conjunction with the consolidated version of Land Transport Rule: Dangerous Goods 2005, which includes previous Rule amendments.

Contents

Objective of the Rule

Extent of consultation

Section 1     Application

Section 2     Amendments to Rule requirements

Section 3     Amendment to Definitions

Section 4     Amendments to Schedules



Objective of the Rule

Land Transport Rule: Dangerous Goods Amendment 2011 amends Land Transport Rule: Dangerous Goods 2005 ('the Rule'). The Rule set in place a regime to enable dangerous goods to be transported safely and, thereby, minimise the risk to people, to property and to the environment.

The objective of the amendment Rule is:

Extent of consultation

For the purposes of consultation, amendments proposed to Land Transport Rule: Dangerous Goods 2005 and 10 other Land Transport Rules were combined into a single draft Rule, Land Transport Rule: Omnibus Amendment 2011 (the draft Omnibus Amendment Rule).

On 1 June 2011, the NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) sent details of the amendment proposals by letter or email to approximately 2200 groups and individuals who had registered an interest in the Rules to be amended. The draft Omnibus Amendment Rule was made available through the NZTA Contact Centre and, together with Questions and Answers, was also made available on the NZTA's website. The availability of the draft for comment was publicised in the daily newspapers in Auckland, Hamilton, Wellington, Christchurch and Dunedin and in the New Zealand Gazette. The NZTA received 17 submissions on the draft Omnibus Amendment Rule, of which eight commented on the proposed amendments to the Rule.

Following consultation, the provisions in the draft Omnibus Amendment Rule were split into 11 separate amendment Rules, including this Rule. The submissions that were received were taken into account in finalising this amendment Rule before it was submitted to the Minister of Transport for signing.



Section 1     Application

1.1     Title

This Rule is Land Transport Rule: Dangerous Goods Amendment 2011.

1.2     Date when Rule comes into force

This Rule comes into force on 1 October 2011.

1.3     Scope of Rule

This Rule amends Land Transport Rule: Dangerous Goods 2005.


Section 2     Amendments to Rule requirements

2.1     Dangerous Goods in Limited Quantities and Consumer Commodities

Clause 2.3 is amended by substituting "class labels on" for "labelling of" in paragraph 2.3(2)(a).

2.2     Requirements relating to the nature and quantity of the dangerous goods

Clause 3.2 is amended by:

2.3     General safety requirements

Subclause 4.1(9) is amended by:

2.4     Use of segregation devices

Clause 6.4 is amended by deleting subparagraph 6.4(5)(b)(i).

2.5     Requirements for placarding according to the nature and quantity of the dangerous goods

Clause 7.2 is amended by:

2.6     General safety requirements

Clause 9.2 is amended by adding "transported in accordance with 2.9" after "radioactive material" in paragraph 9.2(1)(e).


Section 3     Amendments to Definitions

3.1     Insertion of definitions

Part 2 Definitions is amended by inserting the following definitions in the appropriate places:


Section 4     Amendment to Schedules

4.1     Amendments to Schedules 1 and 4

4.1(1)     Schedule 1 is amended by inserting ", classified as infectious substances Category B" after "sludge" in the item in the column headed "Class or division name or product" and the fourth row of the entry relating to Class or division "6.2".

4.1(2)     Schedule 4 is amended by:


Land Transport Rule: Dangerous Goods Amendment 2011 - Rule 45001/3
NZ Transport Agency, Waka Kotahi