The Carriage of Dangerous Goods and Use of Transportable Pressure Equipment Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006

Regulations 27-31

SCHEDULE 3 COMPETENT AUTHORITY FUNCTIONS

PART I APPROVALS BY THE NORTHERN IRELAND COMPETENT AUTHORITY

1.  The references referred to in regulation 27(b) are—

(a) sub-sections 2.2.7.7.2.2, 3.1.2.6(b), 4.1.1.15, 4.1.2.2(b), 4.1.3.8.1, 4.1.5.15, 4.1.5.18 and 4.1.7.2.2, packing instructions P099 and P101 of section 4.1.4, paragraphs (9)v(a) and (9)ac of packing instruction P200 and paragraph (1) of packing instruction P201 of section 4.1.4, packing instructions IBC99, LP99 and PR6 and paragraph (3)(g) of packing instruction P601 of section 4.1.4, sub-sections 4.2.1.9.4.1, 4.2.1.15.2 and 4.2.3.6.4, portable tank special provisions TP9, TP10, TP16 and TP24 of sub-section 4.2.5.3, sub-sections 4.3.3.2.5, 6.1.5.1.5, 6.1.5.1.10, 6.2.1.1.2, 6.2.1.4.1, 6.2.1.4.2, 6.2.1.4.3, 6.2.1.4.5, 6.2.1.5.2, 6.2.1.6.1, 6.2.1.7.7, 6.2.3.2.2, the note to the first paragraph of section 6.2.5, sub-sections 6.2.5.6.2.1, 6.3.2.7, 6.4.21.1, 6.4.21.3, 6.5.1.1.2, 6.5.1.1.3, 6.5.1.6.4, 6.5.4.2.2, 6.6.1.3, 6.6.5.1.5, 6.6.5.1.8, 6.7.1.2, 6.7.1.3, 6.7.2.1, 6.7.2.2.1, 6.7.2.2.14, 6.7.2.3.1, 6.7.2.3.3.1, 6.7.2.4.3, 6.7.2.8.3, 6.7.2.19.6(b), 6.7.3.2.11, 6.7.3.7.3, 6.7.3.15.6(b), 6.7.4.2.14, 6.7.4.14.6(b), 6.8.2.1.19 and 6.8.2.1.20(a), note 9 to sub-section 6.8.2.4.1, sub-sections 6.8.2.4.2, 6.8.3.2.16, 6.8.3.2.24, special provision TE1 of section 6.8.4(b), special provision TT7 of section 6.8.4(d), sub-sections 6.9.2.5, 6.9.2.13 and 6.9.4.2.4, of ADR in relation to carriage by road or of RID in relation to carriage by rail;

(b) sub-section 2.2.1.1.3 and special provisions 178, 239 and 266 of chapter 3.3, special provisions 237, 250, 271, 272, 278, 288, 309, sub-paragraph (a) of special provision 636 and special provision 645 of chapter 3.3, paragraph (9)t(a) of packing instruction P200 of section 4.1.4, note c to portable tank instruction T23 of sub-section 4.2.5.2.6, sub-section 5.2.2.1.9 and special provision 181 of chapter 3.3, additional provision CV1(1) of section 7.5.11 and sub-sections 8.2.1.2, 8.2.2.6.1, 8.2.2.6.5 and 8.2.2.6.7 and additional requirements S:1(4)(a), S:8 and S:9 of chapter 8.5 of ADR in relation to carriage by road; and

(c) section 1.7.3, sub-sections 1.7.4.1 and 2.2.1.1.3 and special requirement 178, 239 and 266 of chapter 3.3, sub-section 5.2.2.19 and special requirement 181 of chapter 3.3, special requirements 237, 250, 271, 272, 278, 288, 309, 645 and sub-paragraph (a) of special requirement 636 of chapter 3.3 and sub-sections 6.4.6.4 and 6.4.9.1 of RID in relation to carriage by rail.

2.  Any approval granted by the Northern Ireland competent authority by reference to—

(a) section 1.7.4 of RID shall comply with sub-sections 6.4.23.9, 6.4.23.10, 6.4.23.12 and 6.4.23.13 of RID;

(b) sub-section 8.2.2.6.5 of ADR shall comply with requirements in sub-sections 8.2.2.6.2 and 8.2.2.6.6 of ADR.

PART II MULTILATERAL AND UNILATERAL APPROVALS BY THE NORTHERN IRELAND COMPETENT AUTHORITY

3.  The references referred to in regulation 28(1) are for—

(a) unilateral approvals, sub-sections 5.1.5.1.2(d), 6.4.22.1(b), 6.4.22.2 and 6.4.22.5; and

(b) validation of unilateral approvals, sub-section 6.4.22.6,

of RID.

4.  The references referred to in regulation 28(3) in relation to multilateral approvals are sub-sections 1.7.4.2, 5.1.5.2.2, 5.1.5.2.3, 6.4.21.5, 6.4.22.1(a), 6.4.22.2 and 6.4.22.3 to 6.4.22.5 of RID.

5.—(1) Where the Northern Ireland competent authority grants approvals under regulation 28(1) and (3) the approval certificate issued shall comply with the requirements of sub-sections 5.1.5.3.1 and 6.4.23.9 to 6.4.23.14 of RID which are applicable to the design, goods or shipment in question.

(2) Notwithstanding sub-paragraph (1), where the Northern Ireland competent authority makes an approval as part of a multilateral approval the form of that approval may be as set out in sub-section 6.4.23.16 of RID.

PART III APPOINTMENT OF PERSONS BY THE NORTHERN IRELAND COMPETENT AUTHORITY

6.  The references referred to in regulation 29(1)(b) are—

(a) sub-sections 6.2.1.4.1 to 6.2.1.4.3, 6.2.1.6.1, 6.2.5.6.2.4, 6.7.2.6.2, 6.7.2.6.3, 6.7.2.6.4, 6.7.2.7.1, 6.7.2.10.1, 6.7.2.12.2.4, 6.7.2.18.1, 6.7.2.19.5, 6.7.2.19.9, 6.7.2.19.10, 6.7.3.3.3.1, 6.7.3.8.1.2, 6.7.3.14.1, 6.7.3.15.3, 6.7.3.15.5, 6.7.3.15.9, 6.7.3.15.10, 6.7.4.3.3.1, 6.7.4.5.10, 6.7.4.6.4, 6.7.4.13.1, 6.7.4.14.3, 6.7.4.14.10, 6.7.4.14.11, 6.7.5.11.1, 6.7.5.12.3, 6.8.2.1.16, 6.8.2.2.2, 6.8.2.3.1, 6.8.2.4.5, 6.8.3.4.4, 6.8.3.4.6(b), 6.8.3.4.8, 6.8.3.4.12, 6.8.3.4.16, special provision TT2 of section 6.8.4(d), sub-sections 6.9.4.4.1 and 6.9.5.3 of ADR in relation to carriage by road or of RID in relation to carriage by rail;

(b) note a to sub-section 7.5.2.2 of ADR in relation to carriage by road; and

(c) note 1/ to sub-section 7.5.2.2 of RID in relation to carriage by rail.

PART IV RECOGNITION OF APPROVALS, TESTS, METHODS, STANDARDS, PROCEDURES ETC. BY THE NORTHERN IRELAND COMPETENT AUTHORITY

7.  The references referred to in regulation 30(1)(b) are—

(a) section 1.7.3, sub-sections 2.2.2.1.5, 4.2.3.7.1, 6.1.1.2, 6.1.1.4, 6.1.4.8.8, 6.1.4.13.7 and 6.1.5.2.5, section 6.2.3, sub-sections 6.2.5.6.3.2, 6.4.9.2, 6.5.1.6.1, 6.5.4.3.4, 6.6.1.2, 6.6.1.3, 6.7.2.2.1, 6.7.3.2.1, 6.7.4.2.1, 6.7.4.2.8.1, 6.7.4.2.8.2, 6.7.4.7.4, 6.7.5.2.9, 6.8.2.1.4, 6.8.2.1.23, 6.8.2.7, 6.8.3.7 and special provision TA2 of sub-section (c) of section 6.8.4, sub-sections 6.9.1.1, 6.9.2.14.4 and 6.9.2.14.5 of ADR in relation to carriage by road or of RID in relation to carriage by rail;

(b) special provision 239, sub-paragraph (d) of special provision 283, sub-paragraph (a) of special provision 636 of chapter 3.3 and paragraph (9)t(b) and (9)v(b) of packing instruction P200 of section 4.1.4, special provision VV12 of section 7.3.3 and paragraph 8.1.4.4 of ADR in relation to carriage by road; and

(c) special requirement 239, sub-paragraph (d) of special requirement 283 and sub-paragraph (a) of special requirement 636 of chapter 3.3, paragraph (9)v(b) of packing instruction P200 of section 4.1.4 and paragraph 6.4.7.6 and special provision VW13 of section 7.3.3 of RID in relation to carriage by rail.

8.  Where the Northern Ireland competent authority recognises a quality assurance programme by reference to sub-section—

(a) 6.1.1.4 of ADR in relation to carriage by road or of RID in relation to carriage by rail in relation to plastics drums or jerricans where recycled plastics material is used, it shall only do so if that programme complies with the requirements for the quality assurance programme in question referred to in sub-section 6.1.4.8.8 of ADR in relation to carriage by road or of RID in relation to carriage by rail;

(b) 6.1.1.4 of ADR in relation to carriage by road or of RID in relation to carriage by rail in relation to plastics boxes where recycled plastics material is used, it shall only do so if that programme complies with any relevant requirements for the quality assurance programme in question referred to in sub-section 6.1.4.13.7 of ADR in relation to carriage by road or of RID in relation to carriage by rail.

PART V IMPOSING OF REQUIREMENTS BY THE NORTHERN IRELAND COMPETENT AUTHORITY

9.  The references referred to in regulation 31(1)(b) are—

(a) sub-sections 2.2.62.1.5, 2.2.62.1.7(b) and (c), 2.2.9.1.12, paragraph (2)(b) of packing instruction P405, paragraph (8) of packing instruction P203, packing instructions P902 and LP902, paragraph 1(b) of packing instruction P905 of section 4.1.4, sub-sections 4.1.7.2.2 and 4.2.1.13.3, special provision TP23 of sub-section 4.2.5.3, sub-sections 5.2.1.7.4(c), 5.2.1.7.5(a), 5.5.1.3, 6.1.3.1(g), 6.1.5.1.3, 6.1.5.1.1, 6.2.5.1.2, 6.3.1.1(f), 6.5.2.1.1(f), 6.5.4.1.1, 6.5.4.2.1, 6.5.4.14.1, 6.6.3.1(f), 6.6.5.1.1, 6.6.5.1.3, 6.7.5.4.1 and 6.7.5.4.3, special provision TA2 of paragraph (c) of section 6.8.4 and sub-section 6.8.5.2.2, of ADR in relation to carriage by road or of RID in relation to carriage by rail;

(b) special provision 16 of chapter 3.3 and sub-section 2.2.1.1.3, special provisions 237, 239 and sub-paragraph (a) of special provision 636 of chapter 3.3 and sub-section 7.5.1.4 of ADR in relation to carriage by road; and

(c) special requirement 16 of chapter 3.3 and sub-section 2.2.1.1.3, special requirements 237, 239 and sub-paragraph (a) of special requirement 636 of chapter 3.3, paragraphs (3)(3.2), (5)(5.1) and (6) of additional provision CW33 of section 7.5.11 and sub-section 6.4.11.6 of RID in relation to carriage by rail.

10.—(1) Where the Northern Ireland competent authority imposes requirements by reference to—

(a) sub-section 6.1.3.1(g) of ADR in relation to carriage by road or of RID in relation to carriage by rail, it shall do so in accordance with sub-section 6.1.3.7 of ADR in relation to carriage by road or of RID in relation to carriage by rail;

(b) sub-section 6.5.2.1.1(f) of ADR in relation to carriage by road or of RID in relation to carriage by rail, it shall do so in accordance with sub-section 6.5.2.1.1 of ADR in relation to carriage by road or of RID in relation to carriage by rail.

(2) Where the Northern Ireland competent authority imposes requirements by reference to sub-sections 6.1.5.1.1, 6.5.4.1.1 or 6.6.5.1.1 of ADR in relation to carriage by road or of RID in relation to carriage by rail, it shall also approve the procedures required by it in accordance with the paragraph by reference to which the requirement is imposed.