Pursuant to section 79(5) of the Hazardous Substances
and New Organisms Act 1996, the Environmental Risk Management Authority advises that it approved on
5 October 2007, an amendment to the Code of Practice for Retail Fireworks: Design, Performance, Testing, Storage, Transport, Sale and Use.
This code is intended to provide a means of compliance with the regulatory requirements of the Hazardous Substances (Fireworks) Regulations 2001.
The amendment to the code was prepared to specifically
address the regulatory changes resulting from the Hazardous Substances (Fireworks) Amendment Regulations 2007.
No other changes to the code have been made.
This code can be inspected at the Wellington office of ERMA New Zealand, Level 1, BP House, 20 Customhouse Quay, Wellington, or can be downloaded from the ERMA New Zealand website
www.erma.govt.nz
ROB FORLONG, Chief Executive, ERMA New Zealand.