Notice Type
Authorities/Other Agencies of State
Notice Title

Notice of Approval of Code of Practice

Pursuant to section 79(5) of the Hazardous Substances
and New Organisms Act 1996, the Environmental Risk Management Authority advises that it has approved on
26 March 2008, the Code of Practice for Above Ground Tanks with Integral Secondary Containment.
This code is intended to provide a means of compliance with the regulatory requirements of Schedule 9 clause 3 of the Hazardous Substances (Dangerous Goods and Scheduled Toxic Substances) Transfer Notice 2004 (as amended)
in respect of stationary tanks that have a secondary containment system that envelopes the tank (commonly known as double skin tanks).
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
http://www.ermanz.govt.nz
ROB FORLONG, Chief Executive, ERMA New Zealand.