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Land Transport Act 1998

Clean vehicle standard - Clean vehicle standard - Opening, closing, and suspension of carbon dioxide accounts

189: Opening carbon dioxide accounts

You could also call this:

“How to get a special account for bringing vehicles into New Zealand”

If you want to bring a Type A or Type B vehicle into New Zealand, you can ask the Director to open a carbon dioxide account for you. You need to fill out an application form and pay any required fees.

The Director will open an account for you if:

  1. Your application follows all the rules.
  2. If you’re bringing in new vehicles, you don’t already have an account for new vehicles.
  3. If you’re bringing in used vehicles, you don’t already have an account for used vehicles.

You can only have one account for new vehicles and one account for used vehicles.

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Part 13 Clean vehicle standard
Clean vehicle standard: Opening, closing, and suspension of carbon dioxide accounts

189Opening carbon dioxide accounts

  1. Any person who intends to import a Type A or Type B vehicle into New Zealand may apply to the Director to open a carbon dioxide account by submitting an application in the manner prescribed by the regulations, accompanied by the prescribed fee (if any).

  2. The Director must open a carbon dioxide account on receipt of an application under subsection (1) if the Director is satisfied that—

  3. the application complies with the prescribed requirements; and
    1. if the applicant intends to import new vehicles, the applicant does not already hold a carbon dioxide account that relates to new vehicles; and
      1. if the applicant intends to import used vehicles, the applicant does not already hold a carbon dioxide account that relates to used vehicles.

        Notes
        • Section 189: inserted, on , by section 10 of the Land Transport (Clean Vehicles) Amendment Act 2022 (2022 No 2).
        • Section 189(1): amended, on , by section 7 of the Land Transport (Clean Vehicles) Amendment Act (No 2) 2022 (2022 No 64).