Dangerous Goods Act 1974. Country/Territory New Zealand Document type Legislation Date 1960 (1970) Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleAn 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 English 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 Legislation | New Zealand | 1989 Keyword: Hazardous substances, Inspection Source: FAO, FAOLEX Repealed by Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act 1996 (No. 30 of 1996).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