Hazardous Substances and New Organisms (New Organisms Forms and Information Requirements) Regulations 1998

Reprint as at 1 October 2012 Hazardous Substances and New Organisms (New Organisms Forms and Information Requirements) Regulations 1998 (SR 1998/218) Michael Hardie Boys, Governor-General Order in Council At Wellington this 27th day of July 1998 Present: The Right Hon Jenny Shipley presiding in Council Pursuant to section 140(1)(l) and (m) of the Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act 1996, His Excellency the Governor-Gen eral, acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council, makes the following regulations. Note Changes authorised by section 17C of the Acts and Regulations Publication Act 1989 have been made in this reprint. A general outline of these changes is set out in the notes at the end of this reprint, together with other explanatory material about this reprint. These regulations are administered by the Ministry for the Environment. 1 http://www.legislation.govt.nz/pdflink.aspx?id=DLM385106 http://www.legislation.govt.nz/pdflink.aspx?id=DLM195466 r 1 Hazardous Substances and New Organisms (New Organisms Forms and Information Requirements) Regulations 1998 Reprinted as at 1 October 2012 Contents Page 1 Title and application 2 2 Interpretation 2 3 Applications generally 3 4 Application for approval to import for release or release from containment new organism [Revoked] 3 5 Application for approval to import new organism into containment [Revoked] 3 6 Application for approval to develop in containment genetically modified organism [Revoked] 3 7 Application for approval to field test in containment new organism [Revoked] 3 8 Application for approval to import or release from containment new organism in emergency [Revoked] 4 9 Assessment of risks, costs, and benefits 4 10 Information for public notice 5 11 Witness summons [Revoked] 5 12 Compliance orders 5 13 Search warrant 5 Schedule 6 Forms Regulations 1 Title and application (1) These regulations may be cited as the Hazardous Substances and New Organisms (New Organisms Forms and Information Requirements) Regulations 1998. (2) These regulations come into force on 29 July 1998. 2 Interpretation In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires,— the Actmeans the Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act 1996 benefit means the value of a particular positive effect ex pressed in monetary or non-monetary terms cost means the value of a particular adverse effect expressed in monetary or non-monetary terms 2 http://www.legislation.govt.nz/pdflink.aspx?id=DLM381221 http://www.legislation.govt.nz/pdflink.aspx?id=DLM381221 Reprinted as at 1 October 2012 Hazardous Substances and New Organisms (New Organisms Forms and Information Requirements) Regulations 1998 r 7 risk means the combination of the magnitude of an adverse effect and the probability of its occurrence. 3 Applications generally (1) An application for approval must be in the relevant approved form (as defined in section 2(1) of the Act). (2) The applicationmust contain sufficient detail to enable the Au thority to make an informed decision. Regulation 3(1): amended, on 21 October 2010, by regulation 4 of the Haz ardous Substances and New Organisms (New Organisms Forms and Informa tion Requirements) Amendment Regulations 2010 (SR 2010/326). 4 Application for approval to import for release or release from containment new organism [Revoked] Regulation 4: revoked, on 21 October 2010, by regulation 5 of the Hazardous Substances and New Organisms (New Organisms Forms and Information Re quirements) Amendment Regulations 2010 (SR 2010/326). 5 Application for approval to import new organism into containment [Revoked] Regulation 5: revoked, on 21 October 2010, by regulation 5 of the Hazardous Substances and New Organisms (New Organisms Forms and Information Re quirements) Amendment Regulations 2010 (SR 2010/326). 6 Application for approval to develop in containment genetically modified organism [Revoked] Regulation 6: revoked, on 21 October 2010, by regulation 5 of the Hazardous Substances and New Organisms (New Organisms Forms and Information Re quirements) Amendment Regulations 2010 (SR 2010/326). 7 Application for approval to field test in containment new organism [Revoked] Regulation 7: revoked, on 21 October 2010, by regulation 5 of the Hazardous Substances and New Organisms (New Organisms Forms and Information Re quirements) Amendment Regulations 2010 (SR 2010/326). 3 http://www.legislation.govt.nz/pdflink.aspx?id=DLM381228 http://www.legislation.govt.nz/pdflink.aspx?id=DLM3213707 http://www.legislation.govt.nz/pdflink.aspx?id=DLM3213708 http://www.legislation.govt.nz/pdflink.aspx?id=DLM3213708 http://www.legislation.govt.nz/pdflink.aspx?id=DLM3213708 http://www.legislation.govt.nz/pdflink.aspx?id=DLM3213708 r 8 Hazardous Substances and New Organisms (New Organisms Forms and Information Requirements) Regulations 1998 Reprinted as at 1 October 2012 8 Application for approval to import or release from containment new organism in emergency [Revoked] Regulation 8: revoked, on 21 October 2010, by regulation 5 of the Hazardous Substances and New Organisms (New Organisms Forms and Information Re quirements) Amendment Regulations 2010 (SR 2010/326). 9 Assessment of risks, costs, and benefits (1) For the purpose of enabling risk to be identified and assessed, each application must include— (a) the nature of the adverse effects of the organism; and (b) the probability of occurrence and the magnitude of each adverse effect; and (c) risk assessed as a combination of the magnitude of the adverse effect and the probability of its occurrence; and (d) options and proposals for managing the risks identified; and (e) the uncertainty bounds on the information contained in the assessment, expressed quantitatively where pos sible, but otherwise by narrative statements. (2) For the purpose of enabling costs and benefits to be identified and assessed, each application must include— (a) the nature of the costs and benefits associated with the proposed new organism and whether they are monetary or non-monetary; and (b) the magnitude or expected value of the costs and bene fits and the uncertainty bounds on the expected value. (3) Relevant costs and benefits are those relating to New Zealand and which arise as a consequence of approving the applica tion, including long-term, short-term, direct, and consequen tial costs and benefits. (4) The assessment of risks, costs, and benefits must include dis tributional effects over time, space, and groups in the commu nity, and the uncertainty intervals associated with those esti mates. Regulation 9(1): amended, on 21 October 2010, by regulation 6(1) of the Haz ardous Substances and New Organisms (New Organisms Forms and Informa tion Requirements) Amendment Regulations 2010 (SR 2010/326). 4 http://www.legislation.govt.nz/pdflink.aspx?id=DLM3213708 http://www.legislation.govt.nz/pdflink.aspx?id=DLM3213709 Reprinted as at 1 October 2012 Hazardous Substances and New Organisms (New Organisms Forms and Information Requirements) Regulations 1998 r 13 Regulation 9(2): amended, on 21 October 2010, by regulation 6(2) of the Haz ardous Substances and New Organisms (New Organisms Forms and Informa tion Requirements) Amendment Regulations 2010 (SR 2010/326). 10 Information for public notice (1) The Authority may request the applicant to provide such fur ther information as the Authority may reasonably require for the purposes of preparing a public notice if the Authority con siders that the information contained in the application is in sufficient for that purpose. (2) The applicant may withdraw the application if the applicant does not agree to the release of that further information, and, in that case, all the information supplied by the applicant, in cluding the information contained in the original application, must be returned to the applicant. 11 Witness summons [Revoked] Regulation 11: revoked, on 21 October 2010, by regulation 7 of the Hazardous Substances and New Organisms (New Organisms Forms and Information Re quirements) Amendment Regulations 2010 (SR 2010/326). 12 Compliance orders A compliance order under section 106 of the Act must be in form 7. 13 Search warrant A search warrant under section 119 of the Act must be in form 8. 5 http://www.legislation.govt.nz/pdflink.aspx?id=DLM3213709 http://www.legislation.govt.nz/pdflink.aspx?id=DLM3213710 http://www.legislation.govt.nz/pdflink.aspx?id=DLM384696 http://www.legislation.govt.nz/pdflink.aspx?id=DLM384930 Schedule Hazardous Substances and New Organisms (New Organisms Forms and Information Requirements) Regulations 1998 Reprinted as at 1 October 2012 Schedule Forms Form 1 r 4 Application for approval to import for release or release from containment new organism [Revoked] Schedule form 1: revoked, on 21 October 2010, by regulation 8(1) of the Haz ardous Substances and New Organisms (New Organisms Forms and Informa tion Requirements) Amendment Regulations 2010 (SR 2010/326). Form 2 r 5 Application for approval to import new organism into containment [Revoked] Schedule form 2: revoked, on 21 October 2010, by regulation 8(1) of the Haz ardous Substances and New Organisms (New Organisms Forms and Informa tion Requirements) Amendment Regulations 2010 (SR 2010/326). Form 3 r 6 Application for approval to develop in containment genetically modified organism [Revoked] Schedule form 3: revoked, on 21 October 2010, by regulation 8(1) of the Haz ardous Substances and New Organisms (New Organisms Forms and Informa tion Requirements) Amendment Regulations 2010 (SR 2010/326). Form 4 r 7 Application for approval to field test (including large-scale fermentation) in containment new organism [Revoked] Schedule form 4: revoked, on 21 October 2010, by regulation 8(1) of the Haz ardous Substances and New Organisms (New Organisms Forms and Informa tion Requirements) Amendment Regulations 2010 (SR 2010/326). Form 5 r 8 Application for approval to import or release from containment new organism in emergency [Revoked] Schedule form 5: revoked, on 21 October 2010, by regulation 8(1) of the Haz ardous Substances and New Organisms (New Organisms Forms and Informa tion Requirements) Amendment Regulations 2010 (SR 2010/326). 6 http://www.legislation.govt.nz/pdflink.aspx?id=DLM3213711 http://www.legislation.govt.nz/pdflink.aspx?id=DLM3213711 http://www.legislation.govt.nz/pdflink.aspx?id=DLM3213711 http://www.legislation.govt.nz/pdflink.aspx?id=DLM3213711 http://www.legislation.govt.nz/pdflink.aspx?id=DLM3213711 Reprinted as at 1 October 2012 Hazardous Substances and New Organisms (New Organisms Forms and Information Requirements) Regulations 1998 Schedule Form 6 r 11 Witness summons to Environmental Management Authority hearing [Revoked] Schedule form 6: revoked, on 21 October 2010, by regulation 8(1) of the Haz ardous Substances and New Organisms (New Organisms Forms and Informa tion Requirements) Amendment Regulations 2010 (SR 2010/326). 7 http://www.legislation.govt.nz/pdflink.aspx?id=DLM3213711 Schedule Hazardous Substances and New Organisms (New Organisms Forms and Information Requirements) Regulations 1998 Reprinted as at 1 October 2012 Form 7 r 12 Compliance order Section 106, Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act 1996 To [name and address] 1 The reasons for this order are: 2 The action required to be taken or ceased or not taken is: [give precise details]. 3 The period within which the action must be taken or cease is [specify period]. 4 You have the right to appeal to the District Court against the whole or any part of this order by lodging a notice of appeal with the District Court in [state place] in accordance with sec tion 125 of the Hazardous Substances and NewOrganisms Act 1996. If you lodge an appeal you may apply to the District Court for a stay of the compliance order until the determin ation of the appeal. 5 The name of the enforcement officer serving this notice is [name]. 6 The name and address of the agency whose enforcement offi cer served this order is: Note: If you do not comply with this order or do not lodge a notice of appeal with the District Court you may be liable to prosecution under section 109 of the Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act 1996. ........................................ [Signature of enforcement officer] .............................. [Date] Schedule form 7: amended, on 21 October 2010, by regulation 8(2) of the Haz ardous Substances and New Organisms (New Organisms Forms and Informa tion Requirements) Amendment Regulations 2010 (SR 2010/326). 8 http://www.legislation.govt.nz/pdflink.aspx?id=DLM384696 http://www.legislation.govt.nz/pdflink.aspx?id=DLM384977 http://www.legislation.govt.nz/pdflink.aspx?id=DLM384977 http://www.legislation.govt.nz/pdflink.aspx?id=DLM384904 http://www.legislation.govt.nz/pdflink.aspx?id=DLM3213711 Reprinted as at 1 October 2012 Hazardous Substances and New Organisms (New Organisms Forms and Information Requirements) Regulations 1998 Schedule Form 7—continued Schedule form 7: amended, on 21 October 2010, by regulation 8(3) of the Haz ardous Substances and New Organisms (New Organisms Forms and Informa tion Requirements) Amendment Regulations 2010 (SR 2010/326). 9 http://www.legislation.govt.nz/pdflink.aspx?id=DLM3213711 Schedule Hazardous Substances and New Organisms (New Organisms Forms and Information Requirements) Regulations 1998 Reprinted as at 1 October 2012 Form 8 Search warrant Section 119, Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act 1996 To [full name and level of position]/every constable* *Select one. 1 Ground of warrant I am satisfied, on an application made by [full name, address, occupation] that there are reasonable grounds for believing that there is, in or under or over [description of premises or dwelling], the following thing that (or things, each of which) is: Select the applicable paragraph(s). (a) an organism that has been imported, manufactured, de veloped, released, held, transported, or disposed of in contravention of the Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act 1996 (the Act): (b) a document or other record in respect of which there are reasonable grounds to believe may be evidence of the commission of an offence against the Act to which section 119(1)(a) of the Act applies: [description of thing(s)] The suspected offence(s) to which this warrant relates is/are*: [specify] *Select one. 2 Conditions This warrant is subject to the following conditions: [specify]. 3 Authority Subject to the conditions set out above, this warrant authorises you, and any person called by you to assist,— (a) to enter and search the premises or dwelling; and (b) to search for and seize [description of what may be seized]; and 10 http://www.legislation.govt.nz/pdflink.aspx?id=DLM384930 http://www.legislation.govt.nz/pdflink.aspx?id=DLM381221 http://www.legislation.govt.nz/pdflink.aspx?id=DLM381221 http://www.legislation.govt.nz/pdflink.aspx?id=DLM384930 Reprinted as at 1 October 2012 Hazardous Substances and New Organisms (New Organisms Forms and Information Requirements) Regulations 1998 Schedule Form 8—continued (c) to seize anything else found in the course of carry ing out the search, or as a result of observations at the premises or dwelling, if you have reasonable grounds to believe that you could have seized the item under any search warrant that you could have obtained or any other search power that you could have exercised; and (d) to use any force that is reasonable in the circumstances to enter or break open or access any area within the premises or dwelling for the purposes of carrying out the search and any lawful seizure; and (e) to use any assistance that is reasonable in the circum stances; and Include paragraphs (f) and (g) only if the warrant is to be executed by a constable. (f) to search any person found on the premises or at the dwelling if there are reasonable grounds to believe that an item being searched for is on that person; and (g) to detain any person, for the purposes of determining whether there is any connection between that person and the object of the search,— (i) who is on the premises or at the dwelling at the start of the search; or (ii) who arrives on the premises or at the dwelling while the search is being carried out. 4 Remote access search Omit this paragraph if the warrant does not authorise a remote access search. [Set out the access information that identifies the thing to be searched remotely.] 5 Period of execution of warrant The power to enter and search under this warrant may be ex ercised on 1 occasion/on [specify the number of times that the warrant may be executed]*. The warrant must be executed within 14 days/[specify number of days that warrant is issued for, which must not exceed 30 11 Schedule Hazardous Substances and New Organisms (New Organisms Forms and Information Requirements) Regulations 1998 Reprinted as at 1 October 2012 Form 8—continued days] days* from the date of issue of this warrant. *Select one. Date of issue: Name: Signature: (Judge/authorised issuing officer*) *Select one. Important information Seizure of items A list of things seized will be provided to you as soon as practicable after the seizure, and in any case not later than 7 days after the seizure. Availability of privileges These notes set out an explanation of the availability of privileges recognised for the purposes of a search conducted under this warrant and an outline of how any of those privileges may be claimed. The notes provide general information relating to these matters. For further details relating to these matters, see sections 136 to 148 of the Search and Surveillance Act 2012 and the relevant sections of the Evidence Act 2006. The following privileges are recognised for the purposes of a search conducted under this warrant: • legal professional privilege (referred to in section 53(5) of the Evidence Act 2006) and privilege for communications with legal advisers (as described in section 54 of the Evidence Act 2006). A person who obtains professional legal services from a legal adviser has a privilege in respect of any communication between the person and the legal adviser if the communication was intended to be confidential and was made in the course of and for the purpose of the provision of professional legal services from the legal adviser: 12 http://www.legislation.govt.nz/pdflink.aspx?id=DLM2136844 http://www.legislation.govt.nz/pdflink.aspx?id=DLM393462 http://www.legislation.govt.nz/pdflink.aspx?id=DLM393658 http://www.legislation.govt.nz/pdflink.aspx?id=DLM393659 Reprinted as at 1 October 2012 Hazardous Substances and New Organisms (New Organisms Forms and Information Requirements) Regulations 1998 Schedule Form 8—continued • privilege for preparatory materials for proceedings (as de scribed in section 56 of the Evidence Act 2006): • privilege for settlement negotiations or mediation (as de scribed in section 57 of the Evidence Act 2006): • privilege for communications with ministers of religion (as described in section 58 of the Evidence Act 2006): • privilege in criminal proceedings for information obtained by medical practitioners and clinical psychologists (as described in section 59 of the Evidence Act 2006): • privilege for informers (as described in section 64 of the Evi dence Act 2006): • rights conferred on journalists under section 68 of the Evi dence Act 2006 to protect certain sources. Effect of privilege and how privileges may be claimed Claims for privilege for things seized or sought to be seized 1 If you wish to claim privilege in respect of any thing seized or sought to be seized under this search warrant— (a) you must, as soon as practicable, provide to the person responsible for executing the search warrant a particu larised list of the things in respect of which the privilege is claimed: (b) if the thing or things in respect of which you are claim ing the privilege cannot be adequately particularised, you may apply to a District Court for directions or re lief. Interim steps pending resolution of privilege claim 2 While a claim of privilege is being determined, the person exe cuting the search warrant— (a) may secure the thing (including, if the thing is intan gible, by making a forensic copy) and deliver the thing, or a copy of it, to the District Court to enable the deter mination of a claim to privilege; and (b) must give you access to the thing secured; and (c) must not search the thing secured, unless no claim of privilege is made, or a claim of privilege is withdrawn, 13 http://www.legislation.govt.nz/pdflink.aspx?id=DLM393663 http://www.legislation.govt.nz/pdflink.aspx?id=DLM393664 http://www.legislation.govt.nz/pdflink.aspx?id=DLM393665 http://www.legislation.govt.nz/pdflink.aspx?id=DLM393667 http://www.legislation.govt.nz/pdflink.aspx?id=DLM393676 http://www.legislation.govt.nz/pdflink.aspx?id=DLM393681 Schedule Hazardous Substances and New Organisms (New Organisms Forms and Information Requirements) Regulations 1998 Reprinted as at 1 October 2012 Form 8—continued or the search is in accordance with the directions of the court determining the claim of privilege. Searches affecting privileged materials 3 If the person who is to execute the search warrant has reason able grounds to believe that any thing discovered in the search may be the subject of a privilege, he or she— (a) must provide to any person who he or she believes may be able to claim a privilege a reasonable opportunity to claim it; and (b) may, if he or she is unable to identify or contact a person who may be able to claim a privilege, or that person’s lawyer, within a reasonable period, apply to a District Court for a determination as to the status of the thing. Effect of privilege 4 If you make a claim of privilege in respect of any thing that is seized or sought to be seized, you have the right— (a) to prevent the search of any communication or informa tion to which the privilege would apply, pending deter mination of the claim to privilege, and subsequently if the claim to privilege is upheld: (b) to require the return of a copy of, or access to, any such communication or information, pending determination of the claim to privilege. Important: If you do not understand this information or if you want further advice about the availability of privileges and how any of those privileges may be claimed, you should consider getting legal advice on the matter immediately. Inquiries If you have any inquiries about this search, you should contact the enforcement officer or police officer in charge, whose details are be low. [Officer’s name or unique identifier] at [address of Police Station or other business address]. Schedule form 8: replaced, on 1 October 2012, by regulation 4 of the Hazardous Substances and New Organisms (New Organisms Forms and Information Re quirements) Amendment Regulations 2012 (SR 2012/255). 14 http://www.legislation.govt.nz/pdflink.aspx?id=DLM4686880 Reprinted as at 1 October 2012 Hazardous Substances and New Organisms (New Organisms Forms and Information Requirements) Regulations 1998 Marie Shroff, Clerk of the Executive Council. Issued under the authority of the Acts and Regulations Publication Act 1989. Date of notification in Gazette: 28 July 1998. 15 http://www.legislation.govt.nz/pdflink.aspx?id=DLM195097 Notes Hazardous Substances and New Organisms (New Organisms Forms and Information Requirements) Regulations 1998 Reprinted as at 1 October 2012 Contents 1 General 2 Status of reprints 3 How reprints are prepared 4 Changes made under section 17C of the Acts and Regulations Publication Act 1989 5 List of amendments incorporated in this reprint (most recent first) Notes 1 General This is a reprint of the Hazardous Substances and New Organ isms (New Organisms Forms and Information Requirements) Regulations 1998. The reprint incorporates all the amend ments to the regulations as at 1 October 2012, as specified in the list of amendments at the end of these notes. Relevant provisions of any amending enactments that contain transitional, savings, or application provisions that cannot be compiled in the reprint are also included, after the principal enactment, in chronological order. For more information, see http://www.pco.parliament.govt.nz/reprints/. 2 Status of reprints Under section 16D of the Acts and Regulations Publication Act 1989, reprints are presumed to correctly state, as at the date of the reprint, the law enacted by the principal enactment and by the amendments to that enactment. This presumption applies even though editorial changes authorised by section 17C of the Acts and Regulations Publication Act 1989 have been made in the reprint. This presumption may be rebutted by producing the official volumes of statutes or statutory regulations in which the prin cipal enactment and its amendments are contained. 3 How reprints are prepared A number of editorial conventions are followed in the prep aration of reprints. For example, the enacting words are not 16 http://www.pco.parliament.govt.nz/reprints/ http://www.legislation.govt.nz/pdflink.aspx?id=DLM195439 http://www.legislation.govt.nz/pdflink.aspx?id=DLM195466 http://www.legislation.govt.nz/pdflink.aspx?id=DLM195466 Reprinted as at 1 October 2012 Hazardous Substances and New Organisms (New Organisms Forms and Information Requirements) Regulations 1998 Notes included in Acts, and provisions that are repealed or revoked are omitted. For a detailed list of the editorial conventions, see http://www.pco.parliament.govt.nz/editorial-conventions/ or Part 8 of the Tables of New Zealand Acts and Ordinances and Statutory Regulations and Deemed Regulations in Force. 4 Changes made under section 17C of the Acts and Regulations Publication Act 1989 Section 17C of the Acts and Regulations Publication Act 1989 authorises the making of editorial changes in a reprint as set out in sections 17D and 17E of that Act so that, to the extent permitted, the format and style of the reprinted enactment is consistent with current legislative drafting practice. Changes that would alter the effect of the legislation are not permitted. A new format of legislation was introduced on 1 January 2000. Changes to legislative drafting style have also beenmade since 1997, and are ongoing. To the extent permitted by section 17C of the Acts and Regulations Publication Act 1989, all legisla tion reprinted after 1 January 2000 is in the new format for legislation and reflects current drafting practice at the time of the reprint. In outline, the editorial changes made in reprints under the au thority of section 17C of the Acts and Regulations Publication Act 1989 are set out below, and they have been applied, where relevant, in the preparation of this reprint: • omission of unnecessary referential words (such as “of this section” and “of this Act”) • typeface and type size (Times Roman, generally in 11.5 point) • layout of provisions, including: • indentation • position of section headings (eg, the number and heading now appear above the section) • format of definitions (eg, the defined term now appears in bold type, without quotation marks) • format of dates (eg, a date formerly expressed as “the 1st day of January 1999” is now expressed as “1 January 1999”) 17 http://www.pco.parliament.govt.nz/editorial-conventions/ http://www.legislation.govt.nz/pdflink.aspx?id=DLM195466 http://www.legislation.govt.nz/pdflink.aspx?id=DLM195468 http://www.legislation.govt.nz/pdflink.aspx?id=DLM195470 http://www.legislation.govt.nz/pdflink.aspx?id=DLM195466 http://www.legislation.govt.nz/pdflink.aspx?id=DLM195466 Notes Hazardous Substances and New Organisms (New Organisms Forms and Information Requirements) Regulations 1998 Reprinted as at 1 October 2012 • position of the date of assent (it now appears on the front page of each Act) • punctuation (eg, colons are not used after definitions) • Parts numbered with roman numerals are replaced with arabic numerals, and all cross-references are changed accordingly • case and appearance of letters and words, including: • format of headings (eg, headings where each word formerly appeared with an initial cap ital letter followed by small capital letters are amended so that the heading appears in bold, with only the first word (and any proper nouns) appearing with an initial capital letter) • small capital letters in section and subsection ref erences are now capital letters • schedules are renumbered (eg, Schedule 1 replaces First Schedule), and all cross-references are changed accord ingly • running heads (the information that appears at the top of each page) • format of two-column schedules of consequential amendments, and schedules of repeals (eg, they are rearranged into alphabetical order, rather than chrono logical). 5 List of amendments incorporated in this reprint (most recent first) Hazardous Substances and New Organisms (New Organisms Forms and Infor mation Requirements) Amendment Regulations 2012 (SR 2012/255) Hazardous Substances and New Organisms (New Organisms Forms and Infor mation Requirements) Amendment Regulations 2010 (SR 2010/326) 12 Wellington, New Zealand: Published under the authority of the New Zealand Government—2012 18 http://www.legislation.govt.nz/pdflink.aspx?id=DLM4686889 http://www.legislation.govt.nz/pdflink.aspx?id=DLM4686889 http://www.legislation.govt.nz/pdflink.aspx?id=DLM3213700 http://www.legislation.govt.nz/pdflink.aspx?id=DLM3213700