The Carriage of Dangerous Goods and Use of Transportable Pressure Equipment Regulations 2004

Amendments to the Pressure Systems Safety Regulations 2000

10.—(1) The Pressure Systems Safety Regulations 2000(1) shall be amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 2(1) (interpretation)—

(a)for the definition of “the CDGCPL Regulations” substitute—

““the Carriage Regulations” means the Carriage of Dangerous Goods and Use of Transportable Pressure Equipment Regulations 2004”(2);

(b)after the definition of “mobile system” insert—

““old pressure receptacle” has the meaning in regulation 2(1) of the Carriage Regulations which shall apply as if the receptacle were being carried by road;”;

(c)after the definition of “pipework” insert—

““pressure receptacle” has the meaning in regulation 2(1) of the Carriage Regulations, except that it includes any permanent fitting to a pressure receptacle, and regulation 2(1) shall apply as if the receptacle were being carried by road;”;

(d)in the definition of “pressure system”—

(i)in sub-paragraph (b) for “transportable pressure receptacle” substitute “pressure receptacle, an old pressure receptacle or transportable pressure equipment”; and

(ii)for the words “transportable pressure receptacle or a transportable pressure vessel” substitute “pressure receptacle, an old pressure receptacle or transportable pressure equipment”; and

(e)after the definition of “system failure”—

(i)omit the definition of “transportable pressure receptacle”; and

(ii)for the definition of “transportable pressure vessel” substitute—

““transportable pressure equipment” has the same meaning as in regulation 2(1) of the Carriage Regulations except that it shall exclude a tank within the meaning of those Regulations;”.

(3) In Part I of Schedule 1 (pressure systems excepted from all the Regulations)—

(a)for paragraph 9 substitute—

“9.  A tank or an old tank within the meaning of the Carriage Regulations.”; and

(b)for paragraph 13 substitute—

“13.  Any pressure system being carried in a vehicle if the vehicle is—

(a)engaged in an international transport operation within the meaning of Article 1(c) of ADR; and

(b)under the control of or owned by the armed forces within the meaning of the Carriage Regulations where the armed forces are those of a country which is a contracting party to ADR.”.

(4) In paragraph 3(a) of Part II of Schedule 1 (pressure systems excepted from certain regulations)—

(a)after the words “dangerous goods” insert “by road”;

(b)for the words “Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road Regulations 1996” substitute “Carriage Regulations”; and

(c)for the words “paragraph 1 of Schedule 2” substitute “regulation 4(1)”.