The Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road and Rail (Classification, Packaging and Labelling) Regulations 1994

  1. Introductory Text

  2. 1.Citation and commencement

  3. 2.Interpretation

  4. 3.Application of these Regulations

  5. 4.Meaning of and revisions to the approved carriage list and the approved methods

  6. 5.Classification and ascertainment of other particulars of dangerous goods

  7. 6.Consignment of dangerous goods in packages

  8. 7.Use of marks on packagings

  9. 8.Particulars to be shown on packages containing dangerous goods

  10. 9.Derogations from regulation 9 of the supply Regulations and regulation 8 of these Regulations

  11. 10.Derogations from regulation 9 of the supply Regulations

  12. 11.Methods of marking or labelling packages

  13. 12.Exemption certificates

  14. 13.Defence

  15. 14.Transitional defences

  16. 15.Amendments.

  17. Signature

    1. SCHEDULE 1

      CLASSIFICATION AND ASCERTAINMENT OF OTHER PARTICULARS OF DANGEROUS GOODS

      1. PART I TABLE OF CLASSIFICATIONS AND OTHER PARTICULARS

      2. PART II SPECIFICATION OF DANGER SIGNS

        1. 1.The danger signs to be used shall be those shown...

        2. 2.The words in column 7 of Part I of this...

        3. 3.Each danger sign shall be in the form of a...

        4. 4.Danger signs shall have a line of the same colour...

      3. PART III VISCOUS SUBSTANCES NOT REQUIRED TO BE CLASSIFIED AS FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS

      4. PART IV TABLE OF FLASH POINTS AND KINEMATIC VISCOSITY RANGES OF GOODS WHICH HAVE BEEN CLASSIFIED AS FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS IN ACCORDANCE WITH REGULATION 5 OF THESE REGULATIONS, WHICH HAVE A FLASH POINT OF LESS THAN 23°C AND CONTAIN EITHER NOT MORE THAN 5% OF TOXIC OR CORROSIVE SUBSTANCES WITH A PACKING GROUP OF I OR II, OR NOT MORE THAN 5% OF FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS WITH A PACKING GROUP OF I AND A SUBSIDIARY HAZARD OF TOXIC OR CORROSIVE

      5. PART V CRITERIA FOR ASCERTAINING PACKING GROUPS OF GOODS WHICH HAVE BEEN CLASSIFIED AS TOXIC SUBSTANCES IN ACCORDANCE WITH REGULATION 5 OF THESE REGULATIONS

    2. SCHEDULE 2

      SUBSIDIARY HAZARD SIGNS

      1. PART I ASCERTAINMENT

      2. PART II SPECIFICATION

        1. 1.The subsidiary hazard signs to be used shall be those...

        2. 2.Each subsidiary hazard sign shall be in the form of...

        3. 3.Subsidiary hazard signs shall have a line of the same...

    3. SCHEDULE 3

      CIRCUMSTANCES IN WHICH INDIVIDUAL RECEPTACLES NEED NOT COMPLY WITH REGULATION 6(1)(e) AND PARTICULARS NEED NOT BE SHOWN ON PACKAGES IN ACCORDANCE WITH REGULATION 8(1)

    4. SCHEDULE 4

      AMENDMENTS TO THE DANGEROUS SUBSTANCES IN HARBOUR AREAS REGULATIONS 1987

      1. 1.The Dangerous Substances in Harbour Areas Regulations 1987 shall be...

      2. 2.In regulation 2(1)— (a) for the definition of “approved list”...

      3. 3.In regulation 3(2) for sub-paragraph (b) substitute the following sub-paragraph—...

      4. 4.In regulation 24(a)(ii) for the words “sub-paragraphs (a) to (c)”...

      5. 5.In regulation 25— (a) in paragraph (1)(b)(ii) for the words...

      6. 6.In Schedule 1— (a) in note 3 for the words...

      7. 7.In sub-paragraph (d) of Schedule 3 for the words “in...

    5. SCHEDULE 5

      AMENDMENTS TO THE HEALTH AND SAFETY (ENFORCING AUTHORITY) REGULATIONS 1989

      1. 1.The Health and Safety (Enforcing Authority) Regulations 1989 shall be...

      2. 2.In regulation 2(1)— (a) the definition of “dangerous substance” shall...

      3. 3.In sub-paragraph (c) of paragraph 1 of Schedule 1 for...

    6. SCHEDULE 6

      AMENDMENTS TO THE ROAD TRAFFIC (CARRIAGE OF DANGEROUS SUBSTANCES IN PACKAGES ETC.) REGULATIONS 1992

      1. 1.The Road Traffic (Carriage of Dangerous Substances in Packages etc.)...

      2. 2.In regulation 2(1)— (a) for the definition “the 1993 Regulations”...

      3. 3.In regulation 2(3) for sub-paragraph (c) substitute the following sub-paragraph—...

      4. 4.In regulation 3(1)(c)(v) the phrases “sub-paragraph (a) of” and “or...

      5. 5.In regulation 3(2)(j) for the words “sub-paragraphs (b) to (g)...

      6. 6.In regulation 3(2)(l)(i) for the words “Part I of” substitute...

      7. 7.In regulation 3(2)(l)(iv)(bb) for the words “regulation 14 of the...

      8. 8.In regulation 16(2)— (a) in sub-paragraph (b) for the words...

      9. 9.The Schedule shall be revoked.

    7. SCHEDULE 7

      AMENDMENTS TO THE ROAD TRAFFIC (CARRIAGE OF DANGEROUS SUBSTANCES IN ROAD TANKERS AND TANK CONTAINERS) REGULATIONS 1992

      1. 1.The Road Traffic (Carriage of Dangerous Substances in Road Tankers...

      2. 2.In the definition of “flash point” in regulation 2(1) for...

      3. 3.In Schedule 1— (a) in sub-paragraph (b) of the fourth...

      4. 4.In sub-paragraph (1) of Schedule 2 for the words “dilute...

    8. SCHEDULE 8

      AMENDMENTS TO THE ROAD TRAFFIC (TRAINING OF DRIVERS OF VEHICLES CARRYING DANGEROUS GOODS) REGULATIONS 1992

      1. 1.The Road Traffic (Training of Drivers of Vehicles Carrying Dangerous...

      2. 2.In regulation 1(3)— (a) in the definition of “approved carriage...

      3. 3.In Schedule 2— (a) in sub-paragraph (d) of Part I...

    9. SCHEDULE 9

      AMENDMENTS TO THE SUPPLY REGULATIONS

      1. 1.The Chemicals (Hazard Information and Packaging) Regulations 1993 shall be...

      2. 2.In regulation 2(1)— (a) the definition of “approved carriage list”...

      3. 3.Regulation 2(2) shall be revoked.

      4. 4.In regulation 2(3) the phrase “or carriage” shall be deleted....

      5. 5.In regulation 2(4) the phrase “or carriage” shall be deleted....

      6. 6.In regulation 3(1) the phrase “or carriage” shall be deleted...

      7. 7.Regulation 3(3) shall be revoked.

      8. 8.In regulation 3(4) the phrase “or carriage” shall be deleted....

      9. 9.Regulation 3(6) shall be revoked.

      10. 10.Regulation 4(2) shall be revoked.

      11. 11.Regulation 7 shall be revoked.

      12. 12.In regulation 8— (a) the phrase “and the consignor of...

      13. 13.In regulation 9(1) the phrase “and regulations 11 and 12”...

      14. 14.In regulation 9(4) insert the words “or preparation” after the...

      15. 15.Regulation 10 shall be revoked.

      16. 16.Regulation 11 shall be revoked.

      17. 17.Regulation 12 shall be revoked.

      18. 18.In regulation 14(1) for the words “regulations 9 to 13”...

      19. 19.In regulation 14(5) the phrase “and that part of the...

      20. 20.In regulation 14(6) for the words “regulation 9(2)(b)(ii) or 9(3)(b)(iii)”...

      21. 21.Regulation 14(7) shall be revoked.

      22. 22.In regulation 14(8) for the words “(2), (5) and (7)”...

      23. 23.In regulation 17(1) the phrase “or carriage” shall be deleted....

      24. 24.In regulation 19(2)— (a) the phrase “or carriage” shall be...

      25. 25.In regulation 21(2)— (a) the phrase “or carriage” shall be...

      26. 26.Paragraphs (6), (7), (10), (11) and (12) of regulation 21...

      27. 27.Regulation 22 shall be revoked.

      28. 28.In paragraph 1 of Part III of Schedule 1—

      29. 29.Schedule 3 shall be revoked.

      30. 30.In sub-paragraph (1) of paragraph 7 of Part II of...

      31. 31.Schedule 8 shall be revoked.

      32. 32.Schedule 9 shall be revoked.

      33. 33.Schedule 11 shall be revoked.

  19. Explanatory Note