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

Amendment to the Dangerous Substances (Notification and Marking of Sites) Regulations 1990

4.—(1) The Dangerous Substances (Notification and Marking of Sites) Regulations 1990(1) shall be amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 2 (interpretation)—

(a)in paragraph (1)—

(i)for the definition of “the 1996 Regulations” substitute—

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

(ii)in the definition of “classification”, for the words “regulation 5 of the 1996 Regulations” substitute “regulation 15 of the Carriage Regulations”; and

(iii)in the definition of “dangerous substance” for the words “the 1996 Regulations” substitute “the Carriage Regulations”; and

(b)after paragraph (1) add—

“(1A) In the definitions of “classification” and “dangerous substance” the references to the Carriage Regulations shall apply as if the substances in question were being carried by road.”.

(3) In Schedule 1 (exceptions)—

(a)for paragraph 1(c) substitute—

“(c)substances which on classification as defined in regulation 2(1) of the Classification and Labelling of Explosives Regulation 1983(3) are classified as class 1 goods within the meaning of—

(i)the Carriage Regulations;

(ii)the International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code as revised or reissued from time to time(4); or

(iii)the Technical Instructions for the Safe Transport of Dangerous Goods by Air as revised or reissued from time to time(5);”; and

(b)in paragraph 1(d) for the words “the 1996 Regulations” substitute “the Carriage Regulations”.