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DIESEL AND ALTERNATIVE FUELS GRANTS SCHEME ACT 1999 - SECT 2

Commencement
(1)
Subject to subsections (2) and (5), this Act commences:

(a)
if the Diesel and Alternative Fuels Grants Scheme (Administration and Compliance) Act 1999 commences on or after 1 July 2000—on the commencement of that Act; or

(b)
if that Act commences before 1 July 2000—on 1 July 2000.

(2)
If, before the day on which this Act would (but for this subsection and subsection (5)) commence under subsection (1), vehicle standards have not been determined under section 7 of the Motor Vehicle Standards Act 1989 that:

(a)
relate to motor vehicle emission standards; and

(b)
adopt the technical requirements, relating to motor vehicle emission standards, of the following:

(i)
Regulation 83 of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, relating to uniform provisions concerning the approval of vehicles with regard to the emission of pollutants according to engine fuel requirements, incorporating all amendments up to and including the 04 Series of Amendments;
(ii)
subject to subsection (3), European Council Directive 98/69/EC, relating to measures to be taken against air pollution by emissions from motor vehicles and amending European Council Directive 70/220/EEC;
(iii)
a European Council Directive, made after 1 July 1999, amending European Council Directive 88/77/EEC and relating to measures to be taken against the emission of gaseous and particulate pollutants from diesel engines for use in vehicles; and
(c)
come into effect as specified in subsection (4);

this Act does not commence until the day on which those vehicle standards are determined.

(3)
Subparagraph (2)(b)(ii) does not apply to the extent that the technical requirements in European Council Directive 98/69/EC relate to the standard commonly known as Euro 4, for emissions from petrol vehicles.

(4)
The vehicle standards must come into effect as follows:

(a)
in relation to the technical requirements referred to in subparagraph (2)(b)(i):

(i)
from 1 January 2002 for light diesel vehicles that are models first produced on or after 1 January 2002; and
(ii)
from 1 January 2003 for all light diesel vehicles produced on or after 1 January 2003; and
(iii)
from 1 January 2003 for petrol vehicles that are models first produced on or after 1 January 2003; and
(iv)
from 1 January 2004 for all petrol vehicles produced on or after 1 January 2004;
(b)
in relation to the technical requirements referred to in subparagraph (2)(b)(ii):

(i)
from 1 January 2005 for petrol vehicles that are models first produced on or after 1 January 2005; and
(ii)
from 1 January 2006 for all petrol vehicles produced on or after 1 January 2006; and
(iii)
from 1 January 2006 for light diesel vehicles that are models first produced on or after 1 January 2006; and
(iv)
from 1 January 2007 for all light diesel vehicles produced on or after 1 January 2007;
(c)
in relation to the technical requirements referred to in subparagraph (2)(b)(iii) to the extent that they relate to the standard commonly known as Euro 3:

(i)
from 1 January 2002 for medium and heavy diesel vehicles that are models first produced on or after 1 January 2002; and
(ii)
from 1 January 2003 for medium and heavy diesel vehicles produced on or after 1 January 2003;
(d)
in relation to the technical requirements referred to in subparagraph (2)(b)(iii) to the extent that they relate to the standard commonly known as Euro 4:

(i)
from 1 January 2006 for medium and heavy diesel vehicles that are models first produced on or after 1 January 2006; and
(ii)
from 1 January 2007 for medium and heavy diesel vehicles produced on or after 1 January 2007.
(5)
If, before the day on which this Act would (but for subsection (2) and this subsection) commence under subsection (1), there have not been appropriated, for the purposes of the programs referred to in the second column of an item in the table:

(a)
in respect of the financial year starting on 1 July 2000—the amount referred to in the third column of that item; and

(b)
in respect of the financial year starting on 1 July 2001—the amount referred to in the fourth column of that item; and

(c)
in respect of the financial year starting on 1 July 2002—the amount referred to in the fifth column of that item; and

(d)
in respect of the financial year starting on 1 July 2003—the amount referred to in the sixth column of that item;

this Act does not commence until the day on which one or more Acts have appropriated those amounts for those purposes.

Amounts to be appropriated
Program Financial years
2000/01 2001/02 2002/03 2003/04
($ million) ($ million) ($ million) ($ million)
1 CNG and LPG vehicle conversions 15 20 20 20
2 Oil recycling infrastructure 15 15 15 15
3 Household voltaic system grants 4 6 9 12
4 Greenpower investment program 4 5 7 10
5 Remote power renewable energy 66 66 66 66
6 Diesel National Environment Protection Measure emissions testing 10 10 10 10
7 Greenhouse gas abatement program 100 100 100 100
Total 213 223 227 233
(6)
If one only of subsection (2) and (5) applies, this Act commences when the requirements of the applicable subsection are complied with.

(7)
If both subsections (2) and (5) apply, this Act commences when the requirements of both those subsections are complied with.


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