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This order may be cited as the Sale of Hazardous Goods Order 2000 .
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Tasmania regulation
This Order prohibits the sale of any candle or candle wick whose wick contains more than 0.06% lead by weight. It applies to anyone selling these products in Australia and takes effect on the day it is noticed in the Gazette. Manufacturers, importers and retailers must avoid or remove affected stock; the Order is administered by the Department of Justice and Industrial Relations.
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Direct links to the current provisions in Sale of Hazardous Goods Order 2000.
This order may be cited as the Sale of Hazardous Goods Order 2000 .
This order takes effect on the day on which its making is notified in the Gazette.
A person must not sell –
(a) [Clause 3 Amended by S.R. 2002, No. 115, Applied:01 Nov 2002] any candle with a wick that contains more than 0.06% lead by weight; or
(b) [Clause 3 Amended by S.R. 2002, No. 115, Applied:01 Nov 2002] any candle wick that contains more than 0.06% lead by weight.
[Clause 4 Rescinded by S.R. 2009, No. 123, Applied:28 Oct 2009]
This order was made by the Products Safety Committee at a meeting held on 7 October 1999.
R. Ormerod
Chairperson
A. Pittas
Member
Displayed and numbered in accordance with the Rules Publication Act 1953.
Notified in the Gazette on 12 April 2000
This order is administered in the Department of Justice and Industrial Relations.
Sourced from Tasmanian Legislation Online (legislation.tas.gov.au), CC BY 4.0.
This order may be cited as the Sale of Hazardous Goods Order 2000 .
This order takes effect on the day on which its making is notified in the Gazette.
A person must not sell –
(a) [Clause 3 Amended by S.R. 2002, No. 115, Applied:01 Nov 2002] any candle with a wick that contains more than 0.06% lead by weight; or
(b) [Clause 3 Amended by S.R. 2002, No. 115, Applied:01 Nov 2002] any candle wick that contains more than 0.06% lead by weight.
[Clause 4 Rescinded by S.R. 2009, No. 123, Applied:28 Oct 2009]
This order was made by the Products Safety Committee at a meeting held on 7 October 1999.
R. Ormerod
Chairperson
A. Pittas
Member
Displayed and numbered in accordance with the Rules Publication Act 1953.
Notified in the Gazette on 12 April 2000
This order is administered in the Department of Justice and Industrial Relations.