Pursuant to section 79(5) of the Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act 1996 ("HSNO Act"), the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) advises that it has approved
on 12 October 2011, the Code of Practice HSNOCOP 54 version 1.0 Non-refillable Containers for Butane.
This code has been developed by the EPA and provides a means of compliance with the requirements of Regulation
25 of the Hazardous Substances (Compressed Gases) Regulations 2004 in respect of containers that are designed to meet the requirements of UL147B Non refillable (Disposable) Type Metal Container Assembles for Butane.
Pursuant to section 80(1) of the HSNO Act, this code may be inspected on request at the Wellington office of the Environmental Protection Authority, Level 1, BP House,
20 Customhouse Quay, Wellington.
Pursuant to section 80(1)(b) of the HSNO Act, the code can be downloaded from the EPA website
www.epa.govt.nz
ROB FORLONG, Chief Executive, Environmental Protection Authority.