in accordance with the requirement in section 140A(2) of that Act that the order is consistent with New Zealand’s obligations under the Stockholm Convention (in relation to the amendments to Schedule 2A of that Act); and

(c)

on the recommendation of the Minister for the Environment made after having complied with section 141 of that Act (in relation to the amendments to Schedule 2A of that Act).

1	Title
2	Commencement
3	Principal Act
4	Schedule 1AA amended
5	Schedule 2A amended
	Explanatory note
	Administrative Information

Order

1 Title

This order is the Hazardous Substances and New Organisms (Schedules 1AA and 2A) Order 2023.

2 Commencement

This order comes into force on 5 October 2023.

3 Principal Act

Clauses 4 and 5 amend the Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act 1996.

4 Schedule 1AA amended

In Schedule 1AA, Annex A, Part I, table, insert in its appropriate alphabetical order:

Perfluorohexane sulfonic acid (PFHxS), its salts and PFHxS-related compounds “Perfluorohexane sulfonic acid (PFHxS), its salts and PFHxS-related compounds” means the following: (i) Perfluorohexane sulfonic acid (CAS No. 355-46-4, PFHxS), including branched isomers; (ii) Its salts; (iii) Any substance that contains the chemical moiety C₆F₁₃SO₂- as one of its structural elements and that potentially degrades to PFHxS.		Production		None
		Use		None

5 Schedule 2A amended

In Schedule 2A, insert in its appropriate alphabetical order:

Perfluorohexane sulfonic acid (PFHxS), its salts and PFHxS-related compounds

“Perfluorohexane sulfonic acid (PFHxS), its salts and PFHxS-related compounds” means the following:

(a)

perfluorohexane sulfonic acid (PFHxS; CAS No. 355-46-4), including any of its branched isomers:

(b)

its salts:

(c)

any substance that contains the chemical moiety C₆F₁₃SO₂- as one of its structural elements and that potentially degrades to PFHxS

Rachel Hayward,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

Explanatory note

This note is not part of the order, but is intended to indicate its general effect.

This order, which comes into force on 5 October 2023, amends the Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act 1996 (the Act). The order makes changes to Schedules 1AA and 2A of the Act to implement the 2022 amendments to the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants.

Issued under the authority of the Legislation Act 2019.

Date of notification in Gazette: 7 September 2023.

This order is administered by the Ministry for the Environment.

Hazardous Substances and New Organisms (Schedules 1AA and 2A) Order 2023