Statutory Instrument 1996 No. 2092

      The Carriage of Dangerous Goods (Classification, Packaging and Labelling) and Use of Transportable Pressure Receptacles Regulations 1996


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STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS

1996 No. 2092

HEALTH AND SAFETY

The Carriage of Dangerous Goods (Classification, Packaging and Labelling) and Use of Transportable Pressure Receptacles Regulations 1996

Made 8th August 1996
Laid before Parliament 9th August 1996
Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1


ARRANGEMENT OF REGULATIONS

PART I—
INTRODUCTION
1.  Citation and commencement.
2.  Interpretation.
3.  Application.
4.  Meaning of and revisions to the Approved Carriage List and other approved documents.
PART II—
CLASSIFICATION, PACKAGING AND LABELLING
5.  Classification and ascertainment of other particulars of dangerous goods.
6.  Consignment of dangerous goods in packages.
7.  Use of marks on packagings.
8.  Particulars to be shown on packages containing dangerous goods.
9.  Derogations from regulation 9 of the supply Regulations and regulation 8 of these Regulations.
10.  Derogations from regulation 9 of the supply Regulations.
11.  Methods of marking or labelling packages.
PART III—
TRANSPORTABLE PRESSURE RECEPTACLES
12.  Design, manufacture, modification and repair.
13.  Approved Requirements, approval and certification.
14.  Marking of transportable pressure receptacles.
15.  Approved persons.
16.  Filling of transportable pressure receptacles.
17.  Records.
PART IV—
MISCELLANEOUS
18.  Exemption certificates.
19.  Defences and enforcement.
20.  Transitional defences.
21.  Amendments and revocations.
22.  Requirements of other Acts etc.

SCHEDULES

  1.  Classification and ascertainment of other particulars of dangerous goods.
 
Part I.
Table of classifications and other particulars.
 
Part II.
Specification of danger signs.
 
Part III.
Viscous substances not required to be classified as flammable liquids.
 
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.
 
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.  Subsidiary hazard signs.
 
Part I.
Ascertainment.
 
Part II.
Specification.

  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.  Fees for approvals and surveillance inspections.

  5.  Amendments to the Dangerous Substances in Harbour Areas Regulations 1987.

  6.  Amendments to the Pressure Systems and Transportable Gas Containers Regulations 1989.

  7.  Revocations.

  8.  Requirements for transportable pressure receptacles manufactured before 1st January 1999 which are not covered by the Approved Requirements.

  9.  Exceptions to the requirements of Schedule 8 for transportable pressure receptacles.

 

Explanatory Note


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