Commonwealth Numbered Regulations

HAZARDOUS WASTE (REGULATION OF EXPORTS AND IMPORTS) (WAIGANI CONVENTION) REGULATIONS 1999 1999 No. 7 - REG 4

In these regulations: Act means the
Hazardous Waste (Regulation of Exports and Imports) Act  1989 . Convention
means the Convention referred to in regulation 3, the text of which is set out
in Schedule 1. Convention Area has the meaning given by Article 1 of the
Convention. Note The Convention Area is:

"(i) the land territory, internal waters, territorial sea, continental shelf,
archipelagic waters and exclusive economic zones established in accordance
with international law of: American Samoa Australia Cook Islands Federated
States of Micronesia Fiji French Polynesia Guam Kiribati Republic of Marshall
Islands Nauru New Caledonia and Dependencies New Zealand Niue The Commonwealth
of Northern Mariana Islands Republic of Palau Papua New Guinea Pitcairn
Islands Solomon Islands Tokelau Tonga Tuvalu Vanuatu Wallis and Futuna Western
Samoa;

        (ii)   those areas of high seas which are enclosed from all sides by
               the exclusive economic zones referred to in sub-paragraph (i);

        (iii)  areas of the Pacific Ocean which have been included in the
               Convention Area pursuant to Article 2.6;". (The quotation is
               from the definition of Convention Area in Article 1 of the
               Convention. Samoa is called Western Samoa in the text of the
               Convention as adopted in September 1995. It is therefore called
               by that name in the list above.) Forum Island Country has the
               meaning given by Article 1 of the Convention. Note The
               following countries are the Forum Island Countries: American
               Samoa Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Island Cook Islands
               Federated States of Micronesia Fiji French Polynesia Guam
               Kiribati Nauru New Caledonia and its dependencies Niue Papua
               New Guinea Pitcairn Island Republic of Palau Republic of the
               Marshall Islands Samoa Solomon Islands Tokelau Tonga Tuvalu
               Vanuatu Wallis and Futuna. Party means a Party to the
               Convention.