Contents

Objective of the Rule

Extent of consultation

Section 1 Application

• 1.1 Title
• 1.2 Commencement
• 1.3 Principal Rule amended

Section 2 Amendments to Rule requirements

• 2.1 Amendments to Schedule 1
• 2.2 Amendments to Schedule 4

Objective of the Rule

Land Transport Rule: Vehicle Exhaust Emissions Amendment 2016 (the amendment Rule) amends Land Transport Rule: Vehicle Exhaust Emissions 2007 (the Vehicle Exhaust Emissions Rule). The Vehicle Exhaust Emissions Rule covers standards for vehicle exhaust emissions for motor vehicles that are required to be certified for entry into, or operation in, service.

The objective of the amendment Rule is to—

• - add vehicle emissions standard “Japan 05” for all vehicles manufactured on or after 1 January 2014, so that vehicles may comply with ‘Japan 05” or “Japan 09” emissions standard; and
• - replace a reference to the Immigration Act 1987 with a reference to the Immigration Act 2009.

Extent of consultation

For the purposes of consultation, amendments proposed to the Vehicle Exhaust Emissions Rule and 14 other Land Transport Rules were combined into a single Rule, Land Transport Rule: Omnibus Amendment 2016 (the Omnibus Amendment Rule). Following consultation, the provisions in the Omnibus Amendment Rule were split into separate amendment Rules.

The NZ Transport Agency sent details of the amendment proposals by letter or email to approximately 3170  groups and individuals who had registered an interest in the Rules to be amended. The Omnibus Amendment Rule was made available through the NZ Transport Agency’s Contact Centre and, together with Questions and Answers, was also available on the NZ Transport Agency’s website. The availability of the amendment proposals for comment was publicised in the daily newspapers in Auckland, Hamilton, Wellington, Christchurch and Dunedin and in the New Zealand Gazette.

The NZ Transport Agency received 35 submissions on the Omnibus Amendment Rule, of which 8 commented on the proposed amendments to the Vehicle Exhaust Emissions Rule.

The submissions received were taken into account in finalising the draft Rule following which it was submitted to the Associate Minister of Transport for signing.

Section 1 Application

1.1 Title

This Rule is Land Transport Rule: Vehicle Exhaust Emissions Amendment 2016.

1.2 Commencement

This Rule comes into force on 1 December 2016.

1.3 Principal Rule amended

This Rule amends Land Transport Rule: Vehicle Exhaust Emissions 2007.

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Section 2 Amendments to Rule requirements

2.1 Amendments to Schedule 1

2.1(1) In Part 3, Schedule 1, Table 2.2 – Vehicle exhaust emissions requirements for new petrol, LPG and CNG vehicles, replace “Japan 09” with “Japan 05; Japan 09” in all ten instances.

2.1(2) In Part 3, Schedule 1, Table 2.4 – Vehicle exhaust emissions requirements for new diesel vehicles, replace “Japan 09” with “Japan 05; Japan 09” in all ten instances.

2.2 Amendments to Schedule 4

2.2(1) In Schedule 4, Immigrants’ vehicles, clause 2(a), replace “Immigration Act 1987” with “Immigration Act 2009”.

2.2(2) In Schedule 4, Immigrants’ vehicles, clause 3(a), replace “Immigration Act 1987” with “Immigration Act 2009”.