Land Transport Rule

Vehicle Exhaust Emissions Amendment 2012

Rule 33001/6

Note: This Rule should be read in conjunction with the consolidated version of Land Transport Rule: Vehicle Exhaust Emissions 2007, which includes previous Rule amendments.

Contents

Objective of the Rule

Extent of consultation

Section 1     Application

Section 2     Amendments to Rule requirements

Section 3     Amendments to Definitions

Section 4     Amendments to Schedules



Objective of the Rule

Land Transport Rule: Vehicle Exhaust Emissions Amendment 2012 amends Land Transport Rule: Vehicle Exhaust Emissions 2007 (‘the Rule’). The aim of the Rule is to achieve improvements in air quality by reducing the level of harmful emissions from motor vehicles operating on New Zealand roads.

The main objective of the amendment Rule is to ensure that New Zealand continues to import new vehicles built to the highest available exhaust emissions standards and to allow the current requirements for used vehicles to continue, pending a planned review in 2014 of the need for further standards.

In summary, the amendment Rule:

Extent of consultation

Formal consultation on the amendment Rule began with the release, for comment, by the NZ Transport Agency, on 29 June 2012, of the public consultation (yellow) draft. The NZ Transport Agency sent a letter or emailed advice about the availability of the yellow draft to about 480 groups and individuals who had registered an interest in the Rule.

The draft was made available through the NZ Transport Agency’s Contact Centre and, together with Questions and Answers, was available on the NZ Transport Agency’s website.

The availability of the draft amendment Rule was publicised in the metropolitan daily newspapers in Auckland, Hamilton, Wellington, Christchurch and Dunedin and in the New Zealand Gazette.

The NZ Transport Agency received 16 submissions on the Rule amendment proposals. The submissions were taken into account in finalising the amendment Rule before it was submitted to Cabinet, and then to the Associate Minister of Transport for signature.



Section 1     Application

1.1     Title

This Rule is Land Transport Rule: Vehicle Exhaust Emissions Amendment 2012.

1.2     Commencement

This Rule comes into force on 1 January 2013.

1.3     Scope of Rule

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


Section 2     Amendments to Rule requirements

2.1     Amendments to Rule requirements

2.1(1)     Replace clause 2.1(2)(a) with:

2.1(2)     After clause 2.2(1), insert:

2.1(3)     Replace clause 3.1(2)(a) with:


Section 3     Amendments to Definitions

3.1     Amendments to definitions

3.1(1)     After the definition of ‘ADR 79/02’, insert:

3.1(2)     Replace “Euro 2” with “Euro 2 (or, for heavy vehicles, Euro II)”.

3.1(3)     Replace “Euro 3” with “Euro 3 (or, for heavy vehicles, Euro III)”.

3.1(4)     Replace “Euro 4” with “Euro 4 (or, for heavy vehicles, Euro IV)”.

3.1(5)     Replace the definition of ‘Euro 5’ with:

3.1(6)     After the definition of ‘Japan 05’, insert:

3.1(7)     Delete the definition of ‘US 2008’.


Section 4     Amendments to Schedules

4.1     Amendments to Schedule 1

4.1(1)     In Table 2.1, the last row of the first column, delete “and before 1 January 2013”.

4.1(2)     In Table 2.1, the last row of the column relating to ‘Heavy vehicles’, replace “Euro 4” with “Euro IV”.

4.1(3)     Replace Table 2.2 with:

Date of manufacture Approved vehicle emissions standard
New petrol, LPG and CNG vehicles
Light vehicles Heavy vehicles
New model Existing model New model Existing model
Before 3 January 2008 ADR 79/01; Euro 3; Japan 00/02; or US 2001 ADR 79/01; Euro 3; Japan 00/02; or US 2001 ADR 80/01; Japan 00/02; or US 98P ADR 80/01; Japan 00/02; or US 98P
On or after 3 January 2008 and before 1 January 2009 Manufactured before 1 July 2008 ADR 79/01; Euro 4; Japan 05; or US 2004.

Manufactured on or after 1 July 2008 ADR 79/02; Euro 4; Japan 05; or US 2004
ADR 79/01; Euro 3; Japan 00/02; or US 2001 ADR 80/02; Euro IV; Japan 05; or US 2004 ADR 80/02; Euro IV; Japan 00/02; or US 98P
On or after 1 January 2009 and before 1 January 2010 ADR 79/02; Euro 4; Japan 05; or US 2004 ADR 79/01; Euro 4; Japan 05; or US 2004 ADR 80/02; Euro IV; Japan 05; or US 2004 ADR 80/02; Euro IV; Japan 05; or US 2004
On or after 1 January 2010 and before 1 January 2011 ADR 79/02; Euro 4; Japan 05; or US 2004 Manufactured before 1 July 2010 ADR 79/01; Euro 4; Japan 05; or US 2004

Manufactured on or after 1 July 2010 ADR 79/02; Euro 4; Japan 05; or US 2004
ADR 80/03; Euro IV; Japan 05; or US 2004 ADR 80/02; Euro IV; Japan 05; or US 2004
On or after 1 January 2011 and before 1 January 2012 ADR 79/02; Euro 4; Japan 05; or US 2004 ADR 79/02; Euro 4; Japan 05; or US 2004 ADR 80/03; Euro V; Japan 05; or US 2004 ADR 80/03; Euro IV; Japan 05; or US 2004
On or after 1 January 2012 and before 1 November 2013 ADR 79/02; Euro 4; Japan 05; or US 2004 ADR 79/02; Euro 4; Japan 05; or US 2004 ADR 80/03; Euro V; Japan 05; or US 2004 ADR 80/03; Euro V; Japan 05; or US 2004
On or after 1 November 2013 and before 1 January 2014 ADR 79/03; Euro 5; Japan 05; or US 2004 ADR 79/02; Euro 4; Japan 05; or US 2004 ADR 80/03; Euro V; Japan 05; or US 2004 ADR 80/03; Euro V; Japan 05; or US 2004
On or after 1 January 2014 and before 1 January 2015 ADR 79/03; Euro 5; Japan 09; or US 2007 ADR 79/02; Euro 4; Japan 05; or US 2004 ADR 80/03; Euro V; Japan 09; or US 2007 ADR 80/03; Euro V; Japan 05; or US 2004
On or after 1 January 2015 and before 1 November 2016 ADR 79/03; Euro 5; Japan 09; or US 2007 ADR 79/02; Euro 4; Japan 09; or US 2007 ADR 80/03; Euro V; Japan 09; or US 2007 ADR 80/03; Euro V; Japan 09; or US 2007
On or after 1 November 2016 ADR 79/04; Euro 5; Japan 09; or US 2007 ADR 79/04; Euro 5; Japan 09; or US 2007 ADR 80/03; Euro V; Japan 09; or US 2007 ADR 80/03; Euro V; Japan 09; or US 2007”

4.1(4)     In Table 2.3, the column relating to ‘heavy vehicles’, replace “Euro 3” with “Euro III” and replace “Euro 4” with “Euro IV”.

4.1(5)     In Table 2.3, the last row of the first column, delete “and before 1 January 2013”.

4.1(6)     Replace Table 2.4 with:

Date of manufacture Approved vehicle emissions standard
New diesel vehicles
Light vehicles Heavy vehicles
New model Existing model New model Existing model
Before 3 January 2008 ADR 79/01 and ADR 30/01; Euro 4; Japan 02/04; or US 2004 ADR 79/01 and ADR 30/01; Euro 4; Japan 02/04; or US 2004 ADR 80/00 and ADR 30/01; Euro III; Japan 02/04; or US 2004 ADR 80/00 and ADR 30/01; Euro III; Japan 02/04; or US 98D
On or after 3 January 2008 and before 1 January 2009 ADR 79/01 and ADR 30/01; Euro 4; Japan 05; or US 2004 ADR 79/01 and ADR 30/01; Euro 4; Japan 02/04; or US 2004 ADR 80/02 and ADR 30/01; Euro IV; Japan 05; or US 2004 ADR 80/00 and ADR 30/01; Euro III; Japan 02/04; or US 2004
On or after 1 January 2009 and before 1 January 2010 ADR 79/01 and ADR 30/01; Euro 4; Japan 05; or US 2004 ADR 79/01 and ADR 30/01; Euro 4; Japan 05; or US 2004 ADR 80/02 and ADR 30/01; Euro IV; Japan 05; or US 2007 ADR 80/02 and ADR 30/01; Euro IV; Japan 02/04; or US 2004
On or after 1 January 2010 and before 1 January 2011 ADR 79/01 and ADR 30/01; Euro 4; Japan 05; or US 2004 ADR 79/01 and ADR 30/01; Euro 4; Japan 05; or US 2004 ADR 80/03; Euro IV; Japan 05; or US 2007 ADR 80/02 and ADR 30/01; Euro IV; Japan 05; or US 2004
On or after 1 January 2011 and before 1 January 2012 ADR 79/01 and ADR 30/01; Euro 4; Japan 05; or US 2004 ADR 79/01 and ADR 30/01; Euro 4; Japan 05; or US 2004 ADR 80/03; Euro V; Japan 05; or US 2007 ADR 80/03; Euro IV; Japan 05; or US 2004
On or after 1 January 2012 and before 1 November 2013 ADR 79/01 and ADR 30/01; Euro 4; Japan 05; or US 2004 ADR 79/01 and ADR 30/01; Euro 4; Japan 05; or US 2004 ADR 80/03; Euro V; Japan 05; or US 2007 ADR 80/03; Euro V; Japan 05; or US 2004
On or after 1 November 2013 and before 1 January 2014 ADR 79/03; Euro 5; Japan 05; or US 2004 ADR 79/01 and ADR 30/01; Euro 4; Japan 05; or US 2004 ADR 80/03; Euro V; Japan 05; or US 2007 ADR 80/03; Euro V; Japan 05; or US 2004
On or after 1 January 2014 and before 1 January 2015 ADR 79/03; Euro 5; Japan 09; or US 2007 ADR 79/01 and ADR 30/01; Euro 4; Japan 05; or US 2004 ADR 80/03; Euro V; Japan 09; or US 2007 Manufactured before 1 July 2014: ADR 80/03; Euro V; Japan 05; or US 2004

Manufactured on or after 1 July 2014: ADR 80/03; Euro V; Japan 05; or US 2007
On or after 1 January 2015 and before 1 November 2016 ADR 79/03; Euro 5; Japan 09; or US 2007 ADR 79/01 and ADR 30/01; Euro 4; Japan 09; or US 2007 ADR 80/03; Euro V; Japan 09; or US 2007 ADR 80/03; Euro V; Japan 09; or US 2007
On or after 1 November 2016 ADR 79/04; Euro 5; Japan 09; or US 2007 ADR 79/04; Euro 5; Japan 09; or US 2007 ADR 80/03; Euro V; Japan 09; or US 2007 ADR 80/03; Euro V; Japan 09; or US 2007”

Land Transport Rule: Vehicle Exhaust Emissions Amendment 2012 - Rule 33001/6
NZ Transport Agency, Waka Kotahi