Pursuant to section 31 of the Fair Trading Act 1986, the Minister of Consumer Affairs gives the following notice.
N o t i c e
1. Title-This notice may be cited as the Unsafe Goods (Candles and Candlewicks) Notice 2000.
2. Certain candles and candlewicks declared to be unsafe goods-The goods described in the Schedule to this notice are declared to be unsafe goods.
Schedule
(a) Candles containing lead in their wicks.
(b) Candlewicks containing lead.
Dated at Wellington this 27th day of June 2000.
PHILLIDA BUNKLE, Minister of Consumer Affairs.
Explanatory Note:
This note is not part of the notice but is intended to indicate its general effect.
This notice declares candles containing lead in their wicks and candlewicks containing lead to be unsafe goods under section 31 of the Fair Trading Act 1986 ("the Act").
Under section 31 (2) of the Act, unless it is sooner revoked, the notice remains in force for a period of 18 months after the date of publication in the New Zealand Gazette.
It is an offence under the Act to import, or supply, or offer to supply, or advertise to supply, goods which are declared to be unsafe goods.