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    1.    The requirements of Schedule 8 shall not apply to any transportable pressure receptacle which—


(a)  forms part of the equipment of—


(i)  any ship to which the Merchant Shipping Act 1995^[40] applies or would apply if the ship was registered in Great Britain,


(ii)  any ship or other vessel in the service of the Crown, or


(iii)  any spacecraft, aircraft, hovercraft or hydrofoil;


(b)  forms part of, or is intended to form part of, a weapons system;


(c)   


(i)  is the subject of a research experiment, or


(ii)  comprises temporary apparatus being used in a research experiment, if it is not reasonably practicable to comply with paragraph 2 of Schedule 8;


(d)  is refillable and has an internal volume of less than 0.5 litres or more than 5000 litres; or


(e)  contains a gas at a pressure of less than 0.5 bar above atmospheric pressure.

    2.    The requirements of Schedule 8 (other than paragraph 5(4) thereof) shall not apply to any non-refillable transportable pressure receptacle which has an internal volume of less than 1.4 litres or more than 5 litres.

    3.    Paragraphs 3, 4, 5(1)(a) and 10(1) of Schedule 8 shall not apply to a transportable pressure receptacle which—


(a)  is a refillable receptacle;


(b)  is used solely for containing liquefied petroleum gas; and


(c)  has a water capacity up to and including 6.5 litres.

[40] 1995 c. 21. back