Land Transport (Clean Vehicle Discount Scheme Repeal) Amendment Act 2023
Land Transport (Clean Vehicle Discount Scheme Repeal) Amendment Act 2023
Public Act |
2023 No 66 |
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Date of assent |
19 December 2023 |
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Commencement |
see section 2 |
Contents
The Parliament of New Zealand enacts as follows:
1 Title
This Act is the Land Transport (Clean Vehicle Discount Scheme Repeal) Amendment Act 2023.
2 Commencement
This Act comes into force on 1 January 2024.
Part 1 Amendments to Land Transport Act 1998 and Land Transport Management Act 2003
Amendments to Land Transport Act 1998
3 Principal Act
Sections 4 to 9 amend the Land Transport Act 1998.
4 Section 2 amended (Interpretation)
In section 2(1), repeal the definition of clean vehicle discount scheme.
5 Section 167A repealed (Regulations imposing fees and charges for purposes of clean vehicle discount scheme)
Repeal section 167A.
6 Section 167B amended (Regulations setting fees and charges for purpose of Part 13 (clean vehicle standard) requirements to import vehicles with zero carbon dioxide emissions)
Replace section 167B(4) with:
(4)
Regulations made under section 167(1)(j) for the purpose specified in subsection (1) may—
(a)
do any of the things specified in section 168(4)(a), (aa), (ab), and (d) to (h):
(b)
prescribe any vehicle or class of vehicle as excluded from the definition of light vehicle for the purposes of the regulations:
(c)
apply, with any necessary modifications, provisions of this Act concerning the manner in which carbon dioxide emissions of vehicles must be determined for the purposes of the regulations:
(d)
prescribe, for the purposes of applying section 174 in the regulations, how the carbon dioxide emissions of an imported vehicle must be determined, which may be in accordance with a land transport rule:
(e)
provide for unpaid fees or charges to be recoverable as a debt due to the Crown.
7 Section 239 amended (Further restrictions)
Repeal section 239(4)(b)(iii).
8 Section 243 amended (Application for registration)
Repeal section 243(1B).
9 Schedule 1 amended
In Schedule 1,—
(a)
insert the Part set out in Schedule 1 of this Act as the last Part; and
(b)
make all necessary consequential amendments.
Amendments to Land Transport Management Act 2003
10 Principal Act
11 Section 5 amended (Interpretation)
In section 5(1), repeal the definition of clean vehicle discount scheme.
12 Section 9 amended (The Crown’s authority to incur certain land transport expenses and capital expenditure)
(1)
Repeal section 9(1E) to (1H).
(2)
In section 9(3), delete “(1E), (1F),”
.
(3)
In item (b) of the formula in section 9(5), delete “(1E), (1F),”
.
13 Section 9A repealed (Accounting for clean vehicle discount scheme)
Repeal section 9A.
14 Section 10 amended (National land transport fund)
Repeal section 10(2)(a)(ii).
15 Section 95 amended (Functions of Agency)
Repeal section 95(1)(ma).
16 Section 101A repealed (Monitoring matters relating to clean vehicle discount scheme)
Repeal section 101A.
17 Schedule 1AA amended
In Schedule 1AA,—
(a)
insert the Part set out in Schedule 2 of this Act as the last Part; and
(b)
make all necessary consequential amendments.
Part 2 Amendments, repeals, and revocations concerning other enactments
Amendment to Land Transport (Motor Vehicle Registration and Licensing) Regulations 2011
18 Principal regulations
19 Regulation 5 amended (Entry on register and issue of certificates)
Revoke regulation 5(2A).
Amendments to Energy Efficiency (Vehicle Energy Economy Labelling) Regulations 2007
20 Principal regulations
21 Regulation 4 amended (Fuelsaver information defined)
Revoke regulation 4(ec).
22 Regulation 6 amended (Motor vehicle traders must display energy economy labels for certain motor vehicles on display)
(1)
In regulation 6(6)(c), replace “or using the applicable colour in accordance with subclause (7)”
with “or colour (as shown in Schedule 2)”
.
(2)
Revoke regulation 6(7).
23 Regulation 7 amended (Persons must display energy economy information for certain motor vehicles offered for sale on websites)
In regulation 7(4), replace “regulation 4(a) to (ec)”
with “regulation 4(a) to (eb)”
.
24 Schedule 1 amended
In Schedule 1, replace Part 2 with the Part 2 set out in Schedule 3 of this Act.
25 Schedule 2 replaced
Replace Schedule 2 with the Schedule 2 set out in Schedule 4 of this Act.
Revocation of Land Transport (Clean Vehicle Discount Scheme Charges) Regulations 2022
26 Land Transport (Clean Vehicle Discount Scheme Charges) Regulations 2022 revoked
The Land Transport (Clean Vehicle Discount Scheme Charges) Regulations 2022 (SL 2022/52) are revoked.
Schedule 1 New Part 7 of Schedule 1 of Land Transport Act 1998 inserted
Part 7 Provisions relating to Land Transport (Clean Vehicle Discount Scheme Repeal) Amendment Act 2023
26 Interpretation
In this Part, amendment Act means the Land Transport (Clean Vehicle Discount Scheme Repeal) Amendment Act 2023.
27 Transitional provision for rebate applications received before close of 31 December 2023
This Act continues to apply, as if it had not been amended by sections 4 and 7 of the amendment Act, for the purposes of processing any application for a rebate received before the close of 31 December 2023.
Schedule 2 New Part 4 of Schedule 1AA of Land Transport Management Act 2003 inserted
Part 4 Provisions relating to Land Transport (Clean Vehicle Discount Scheme Repeal) Amendment Act 2023
14 Interpretation
In this Part, amendment Act means the Land Transport (Clean Vehicle Discount Scheme Repeal) Amendment Act 2023.
15 Transitional provision for obligations concerning winding up of clean vehicle discount scheme
This Act continues to have effect, as if it had not been amended by sections 11 to 14 and 16 of the amendment Act, until the close of the financial year ending on 30 June 2024 for the following purposes:
(a)
enabling any application for a rebate received before the close of 31 December 2023 to be processed:
(b)
allowing expenses or capital expenditure incurred by the Crown to be used for the administration of rebates and for winding up the clean vehicle discount scheme:
(c)
requiring the Agency to include information relating to the clean vehicle discount scheme in the annual report of the Agency in respect of the financial year ending 30 June 2024:
(d)
enabling revenue from charges to be returned to the Crown after the scheme is wound up:
(e)
enabling the Secretary to continue to monitor the Agency in respect of the winding up of the scheme and the return of funding to the Crown.
Schedule 3 Part 2 of Schedule 1 of Energy Efficiency (Vehicle Energy Economy Labelling) Regulations 2007 replaced
Part 2 Example of energy economy label (greyscale)
Schedule 4 Schedule 2 of Energy Efficiency (Vehicle Energy Economy Labelling) Regulations 2007 replaced
Schedule 2 Energy economy label (colour) example
r 6(6)(c)
Legislative history
12 December 2023 |
Introduction (Bill 6–1), first reading, second reading, committee of the whole House, third reading |
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19 December 2023 |
Royal assent |
This Act is administered by the Ministry of Transport.