Environment Protection Regulations Amendment 2001 (ACT)

Environment Protection Regulations Amendment

Subordinate Law 2001 No 9

The Australian Capital Territory Executive makes the following regulations under the Environment Protection Act 1997.

Dated 29 March 2001.

BRENDAN SMYTH

Minister

BILL STEFANIAK

Minister

Environment Protection Regulations Amendment

Subordinate Law 2001 No 9

made under the

Environment Protection Act 1997

Part 1Preliminary

1. Commencement

   These regulations commence when the Environment Protection Legislation Amendment Act 2000, section 3 commences.

Part 2Amendments of Environment Protection Act 1997

1. Act amended

   This part amends the Environment Protection Act 1997.

2. Schedule 1, clause 1, definition of firewood

   omit

3. Schedule 1, clause 2 (w) (as proposed to be added by Environment Protection Legislation Amendment Act 2000)

   omit

4. Schedule 1, clause 2, new paragraphs (zj) to (zl)

   insert

   (zj)the sale or supply in the Territory of firewood to the person who uses it, unless—

   (i)the quantity of firewood sold or supplied is less than 100kg; or

   (ii)the firewood is sold under a scheme in which an annual fee is paid for the right to collect waste softwood in pine plantations;

   (zk)the sale or supply in the Territory of firewood to a person other than one mentioned in paragraph (zj);

   (zl)the cutting, storing or seasoning in preparation for sale or supply, of firewood in the Territory.

Part 3Amendments of Environment Protection Regulations 1997

1. Regulations amended

   This part amends the Environment Protection Regulations 1997.

2. Regulation 39A

   omit everything before paragraph (a), substitute

39AConditions of environmental authorisation—firewood

1. For the Act, section 51 (a) (viii), the following are prescribed standards for an environmental authorisation in relation to an activity mentioned in the Act, Schedule 1, paragraph 2 (zj) with which the applicant for the authorisation must comply:

2. New regulation 39A (2)

   insert

3. For the Act, section 51 (a) (viii), subregulation (1) (g) is a prescribed standard for an environmental authorisation in relation to an activity mentioned in the Act, Schedule 1, paragraph 2 (zk) with which the applicant for the authorisation must comply.

4. Dictionary, new definition of seasoned firewood

   insert

   seasoned firewood means firewood that contains not more than 20% moisture.

Endnotes

Act amended

1. Republished as in force on 31 May 2000.  (Republication No 1).  See also SL 2000 Nos 31 and 36; Act 2000 No 55.

Regulations amended

1. Republished as in force on 12 June 2000.  (Republication No 1).  See also SL 2000 No 36; Act 2000 No 55.

Notification

1. Notified in Gazette 2001 No 14 on 5 April 2001.

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