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Dangerous Goods Act 1974.

Country/Territory
New Zealand
Document type
Legislation
Date
1960 (1970)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Long title
An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to the packing, marking, handling, carriage, storage, and use of certain flammable, oxidising, and corrosive materials, and certain compressed, liquefied, dissolved, and other gases.
Subject
Wild species & ecosystems, Waste & hazardous substances
Keyword
Pollution control Hazardous substances Hazardous waste Inspection Waste management Protected area Management/conservation
Geographical area
Asia and the Pacific, Australia and New Zealand, Oceania, South Pacific
Abstract

This Act provides for the control on the handling of dangerous goods. "Dangerous goods'' means goods of any of the kinds specified in the Schedule to this Act; and a reference in this Act to a specified class or to a specified subclass of dangerous goods shall mean a reference to all the dangerous goods in that class or, as the case may be, in that subclass, as set out in the Schedule to this Act. Control shall be carried out principally by licensing and inspection. Every local authority declared under section 7 shall, for the purposes of this Act, be the licensing authority within the district administered by that local authority. Section 16 and following concern appointment of inspectors and inspections.

Full text
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References - Legislation

Amended by

Dangerous Goods Amendment Act 1989 (No. 84 of 1989).

Legislation | New Zealand | 1989

Keyword: Hazardous substances, Inspection

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Repealed by

Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act 1996 (No. 30 of 1996).

Legislation | New Zealand | 1996 (2018)

Keyword: Genetically modified organism (GMO), Institution, Indigenous peoples, Pests/diseases, Plant protection, Pesticides, Hazardous substances, Pollution control, Waste management, International trade, Authorization/permit, Inspection, Offences/penalties, Basic legislation, Freshwater pollution

Source: FAO, FAOLEX