Testing Laboratory Registration Amendment Act 2006

1: Title
This Act is the Testing Laboratory Registration Amendment Act 2006.
2: Commencement
This Act comes into force on the day after the date on which it receives the Royal assent.
3: Principal Act amended
This Act amends the Testing Laboratory Registration Act 1972
4: Title repealed
The Title is repealed.
5: New section 1A inserted
The following section is inserted after section 1
1A: Purpose
The purpose of this Act is to provide for the development and maintenance of good conformity assessment practice in New Zealand that is consistent with international practice and facilitates trade.
6: Interpretation
1: Section 2 Council conformity assessment bodies conformity assessment .
2: Section 2 industrial design
3: Section 2 testing registration
7: New section 2A inserted
The following section is inserted after section 2
2A: Act binds the Crown
This Act binds the Crown.
8: Membership of Council
1: Section 4(2)﻿(a) testing procedures, quality assurance, and industrial design conformity assessment
2: Section 4(2)﻿(b) the testing of products and materials, quality assurance, and industrial design conformity assessment
9: New section 12 substituted
Section 12
12: Functions of Council
The general functions of the Council are—
a: to promote the development and maintenance of good practice in conformity assessment; and to establish and maintain a registration scheme for conformity assessment bodies (except for certification bodies) that comply with that practice; and
b: to develop and maintain international recognition and acceptance of the Council's registration scheme; and to maintain appropriate international relationships consistent with the Council's functions under this section; and
c: if the Council chooses, to provide certification services; and
d: to perform any other functions that the Minister may direct the Council to perform in accordance with section 112 of the Crown Entities Act 2004
10: Powers of Council
1: Section 13(2) paragraphs (a) to (g)
a: provide for the registration of conformity assessment bodies (except for certification bodies) that apply for registration and that, in the opinion of the Council, comply with the requirements prescribed by the Council, subject to any conditions, including the period of registration, as the Council thinks fit:
b: provide for the revocation of the registration of a conformity assessment body registered under this Act, after consideration of any submissions made on its behalf, for failing to comply with all or any of the requirements or conditions prescribed by the Council on registration:
c: require, for every conformity assessment body registered under this Act, the institution and maintenance, to the satisfaction of the Council, of control of the services for which the conformity assessment body is registered, and the maintenance of any records that, in the opinion of the Council, are necessary to establish that control is maintained:
d: authorise the endorsement, in the name of the Council, of conformity assessment documents issued for services that are services—
i: offered by a conformity assessment body registered under this Act; and
ii: for which the body is registered: .
2: Section 13(2)﻿(h) testing procedures conformity assessment practices
3: Section 13(2)﻿(l) to (n)
l: collect and disseminate information relating to conformity assessment, including the publication of reports, pamphlets, books, journals, and other publications:
m: provide advisory and other services in respect of conformity assessment:
n: promote research into the methods of conformity assessment: .
4: Section 13(2)﻿(q) to (t)
5: Section 13(2)﻿(u) design centres,
11: Transitional provision for registrations by Council of certification bodies before commencement of this Act
1: This Act does not affect registrations of certification bodies if the registrations were given by the Council before the commencement of this Act.
2: The powers under section 13 subsection (1)
12: Transitional provision for certifications by certification bodies registered before commencement of this Act
1: This Act does not affect any certifications given by a certification body that was registered by the Council before the commencement of this Act.
2: Subsection (1)
13: Amendments to regulations
The regulations specified in the Schedule are amended in the manner indicated in that schedule.