Statutory Rule 1997 No. 247

      Carriage of Dangerous Goods (Classification, Packaging and Labelling) and Use of Transportable Pressure Receptacles Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997


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STATUTORY RULES OF NORTHERN IRELAND

1997 No. 247

HEALTH AND SAFETY

Carriage of Dangerous Goods (Classification, Packaging and Labelling) and Use of Transportable Pressure Receptacles Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997

Made 20th May 1997
Coming into operation 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.
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.  Enforcement.
20.  Defences.
21.  Transitional defences.
22.  Amendments.
23.  Revocations.
24.  Particulars deemed to satisfy the requirements of certain enactments.

  Schedule 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, 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.

  Schedule 2  Subsidiary hazard signs.
  Part I Ascertainment.
  Part II Specification.

  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).

  Schedule 4  Fees for approvals and surveillance inspections.

  Schedule 5  Amendments to the Dangerous Substances in Harbour Areas Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1991.

  Schedule 6  Amendments to the Pressure Systems and Transportable Gas Containers Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1991.

  Schedule 7  Revocations on 1st January 1999.

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

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

 

Explanatory Note


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