The Air Navigation (Dangerous Goods) (Amendment) Regulations 2024

Statutory Instruments

2024 No. 1367

Civil Aviation

The Air Navigation (Dangerous Goods) (Amendment) Regulations 2024

Made

18th December 2024

Coming into force

9th January 2025

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by article 97(1) of the Air Navigation Order 2016(1), makes the following Regulations.

Citation, commencement and extent

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Air Navigation (Dangerous Goods) (Amendment) Regulations 2024 and come into force on 9th January 2025.

(2) These Regulations extend to England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

Amendment of the Air Navigation (Dangerous Goods) Regulations 2002

2.  The Air Navigation (Dangerous Goods) Regulations 2002(2) are amended by substituting for the definition of “Technical Instructions” in regulation 3(1)—

““Technical Instructions” means the 2025-2026 English language edition of the Technical Instructions for the Safe Transport of Dangerous Goods by Air(3), approved and published by decision of the Council of the International Civil Aviation Organisation;”.

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport

Michael Kane

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State

Department for Transport

18th December 2024

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations further amend the Air Navigation (Dangerous Goods) Regulations 2002 (S.I. 2002/2786).

The definition of “Technical Instructions” is replaced by a definition referring to the 2025-2026 English language edition of the Technical Instructions for the Safe Transport of Dangerous Goods by Air, approved and published by decision of the Council of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (“ICAO”).

An Impact Assessment has not been produced for this instrument as there is no material effect on business, charities or the voluntary sector. A copy of these Regulations is available at www.legislation.gov.uk.

The Technical Instructions (ISBN 978-92-9275-435-8) can be purchased from:

• ICAO, at this website: https://store.icao.int/;

• Labeline, Midas House, Chivenor Business Park, Barnstaple, Devon EX31 4AY, tel. [phone], website: http://www.labeline.com; or from

• Freight Merchandising Services Limited, Unit 383, Sykes Road, Slough Trading Estate, Slough, Berkshire, SL1 4SP, tel. [phone], website: http://www.fmslondon.co.uk.

(1)

S.I. 2016/765, to which there are amendments not relevant to these regulations.

(2)

S.I. 2002/2786, as amended by S.I. 2021/742 and 2022/1289. There are other amendments not relevant to this instrument.

(3)

ISBN 978-92-9275-435-8. To inspect a hardcopy at CAA premises, email [e-mail] or write to The CAA, Legal Department, Aviation House, Beehive Ring Road, Crawley, West Sussex, RH6 0YR or The CAA, Legal Department, Westferry Circus Canary Wharf, London E14 4HD.