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Before certain vehicles can be certified for entry into service under Land Transport Rule: Vehicle Standards Compliance 2002, Waka Kotahi must have received certain data about the carbon dioxide emissions of the vehicle. 

Also, under the Land Transport (Clean Vehicle Discount Scheme) Charges Regulations 2022, a person may have to pay a charge for registering a vehicle based on its measured carbon dioxide emissions.

This Rule provides the detailed rules for how that data is identified, produced and supplied.

The stated objective of this Rule is to specify—

(a) data about the carbon dioxide emissions, fuel consumption, and efficiency that must be supplied before a vehicle may be certified for entry into service in New Zealand; and

(b) the requirements for identifying, producing and supplying the data; and

(c) the carbon dioxide emissions of a vehicle for the purposes of Part 13 of the Act and the Land Transport (Clean Vehicle Discount Scheme) Charges Regulations 2022.

If you have any further questions, contact Waka Kotahi by emailing rules@nzta.govt.nz

Rule versions

• The ‘Current rule’ provides the most up-to-date version of the rule and any amendments made to it. We recommend using this as your reference point if you want to read the most current information.
• The ‘Original rule’ shows the very first version of the rule, as it was when first introduced.
• ‘Amendments’ provides links to all changes made to the rule over time. These are useful if you want to research the history of the rule.

Note: Each link also includes access to consultation materials, such as summaries of submissions and frequently asked questions (FAQs) related to each version and amendment.

Questions and answers

Questions and answers are provided to accompany a new rule or amendment when they are signed. These and other consultation documents on this page have not been updated to take into account any later rule amendments and are retained for historic interest only.