Carriage of Dangerous Goods (Classification, Packaging and Labelling) and Use of Transportable Pressure Receptacles Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997

Amendments

22.—(1) In the Highly Flammable Liquids and Liquefied Petroleum Gases Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1975(1) for regulation 7(7) there shall be substituted—

“(7) In this regulation “cylinder” means a transportable pressure receptacle—

(a)in the case of a cylinder manufactured before 1st January 1999, a cylinder which complies with the conditions specified in paragraph 3(3)(a) or (b) of Schedule 8 of the Carriage of Dangerous Goods (Classification, Packaging and Labelling) and Use of Transportable Pressure Receptacles Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997; and

(b)in the case of a cylinder manufactured after that date, a cylinder in relation to which the evidence specified in regulation 13(a) of those Regulations exists or the conditions specified in regulation 13(b) of those Regulations are satisfied.”

(2) In the Control of Asbestos at Work Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1988(2)—

(a)for regulation 18(3)(a) there shall be substituted—

“(a)where the Carriage of Dangerous Goods (Classification, Packaging and Labelling) and Use of Transportable Pressure Receptacles Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997 apply, in accordance with those Regulations;”; and

(b)in Schedule 2, for paragraph 1(1)(a) there shall be substituted—

“(a)raw asbestos (together with the labelling required under the Chemicals (Hazard Information and Packaging for Supply) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1995 (S.R. 1995 No. 60) and the Carriage of Dangerous Goods (Classification, Packaging and Labelling) and Use of Transportable Pressure Receptacles Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997 (S.R. 1997 No. 247);”;

(3) The Dangerous Substances in Harbour Areas Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1991(3) shall be amended in accordance with Schedule 5.

(4) The Pressure Systems and Transportable Gas Containers Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1991(4) shall be amended in accordance with Schedule 6.

(5) The Dangerous Substances (Notification and Marking of Sites) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1992(5) shall be amended as follows—

(a)in regulation 2(1)—

(i)for the definition of “the 1995 Regulations” there shall be substituted—

““the 1997 Regulations” means the Carriage of Dangerous Goods (Classification, Packaging and Labelling) and Use of Transportable Pressure Receptacles Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997 (S.R. 1997 No. 247);”;

(ii)in the definition of “classification” for “regulation 5 of the 1995 Regulations” there shall be substituted “regulation 5 of the 1997 Regulations”; and

(iii)in the definition of “dangerous substance” for “falls within the definition of “dangerous goods” in regulation 2(1) of the 1995 Regulations” there shall be substituted “falls within the definition of “dangerous goods” in regulation 2(1) of the 1997 Regulations”; and

(b)in Schedule 1 for paragraph 1(d), there shall be substituted—

“(d)aerosol dispensers unless they are labelled in accordance with the 1997 Regulations, or would be so labelled if they were carried by road.”.

(6) In the Road Traffic (Carriage of Explosives) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1993(6) in regulation 7(3) for the words “falls within the definition of “dangerous goods” in regulation 2(1) of the Carriage of Dangerous Goods (Classification, Packaging and Labelling) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1995 (S.R. 1995 No. 47)” there shall be substituted “falls within the definition of “dangerous goods” in regulation 2(1) of the Carriage of Dangerous Goods (Classification, Packaging and Labelling) and Use of Transportable Pressure Receptacles Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997 (S.R. 1997 No. 247)”.

(7) In the Packaging of Explosives for Carriage Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1993(7) in regulation 2(1) for sub-paragraph (b) of the definition of “explosives” there shall be substituted—

“(b)have not been classified under the 1991 Regulations or under regulation 5 of the Carriage of Dangerous Goods (Classification, Packaging and Labelling) and Use of Transportable Pressure Receptacles Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997 (S.R. 1997 No. 247);”.

(8) In the supply Regulations in regulation 9(1), for “the Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road and Rail (Classification, Packaging and Labelling) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1995” there shall be substituted “the Carriage of Dangerous Goods (Classification, Packaging and Labelling) and Use of Transportable Pressure Receptacles Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997 (S.R. 1997 No. 247)”.

(9) In the Health and Safety (Safety Signs and Signals) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996(8), in regulation 2(1) in the definition of “dangerous goods” for “Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road and Rail (Classification, Packaging and Labelling) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1995” there shall be substituted “Carriage of Dangerous Goods (Classification, Packaging and Labelling) and Use of Transportable Pressure Receptacles Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997 (S.R. 1997 No. 247)”.