Australian Capital Territory Repealed Acts

This legislation has been repealed.

DANGEROUS GOODS ACT 1975 (REPEALED) - SECT 50

    (1)     The regulations may apply, adopt or incorporate an instrument (including standards, rules, codes or specifications), or a provision of an instrument, as in force from time to time—

        (a)     that is approved in writing by the Minister; or

        (b)     that has been recommended or adopted by—

              (i)     the American Petroleum Institute; or

              (ii)     the British Standards Institution; or

              (iii)     the Institute of Petroleum; or

              (iv)     Standards Australia.

Note 1     The text of an applied, adopted or incorporated law or instrument, whether applied as in force from time to time or as at a particular time, is taken to be a notifiable instrument if the operation of the Legislation Act 2001 , s 47 (5) or (6) is not disapplied (see s 47 (7)).

Note 2     A notifiable instrument must be notified under the Legislation Act 2001 .

    (2)     If an instrument (or a provision of an instrument) adopted under subsection (1) refers to a temperature reading under the Fahrenheit scale, the reading must, unless the contrary intention appears, be applied as a reading under the Celsius scale that is—

        (a)     its equivalent; or

        (b)     if the equivalent is not a whole number—the next highest whole number.

    (3)     An approval under subsection (1) (a) is a notifiable instrument.

Note     A notifiable instrument must be notified under the Legislation Act 2001 .