The Carriage of Dangerous Goods (Amendment) Regulations 1999 (revoked)

3.  In regulation 4— E+W+S

(a) at the end of paragraph (2), insert the following sub-paragraphs—

“(c) in regulation 2(1)(b), the vocational training certificate shall be appropriate to the carriage of explosives; and

(d) in regulation 2(1)(c), the vocational training certificate shall be appropriate to the carriage of radioactive material.”;

(b) at the end of paragraph (5) (but before the full stop), insert the words “ ,except that in the case of the subject specified in paragraph 3(c) of Schedule 3, the training need not be accompanied by practical exercises ”;

(c) in paragraph (6)—

(i) for the words “for periods of up to 5 years by the Secretary of State" substitute “ by the Secretary of State for periods of up to 5 years from the date of expiry of the original certificate or of any extension of it granted in accordance with this paragraph, ”, and

(ii) for sub-paragraph (b), substitute the following sub-paragraph—

“(b) passed an examination (the syllabus of which shall cover the course referred to in sub-paragraph (a) of this paragraph) which has been approved by the Secretary of State.”; and

(d) after paragraph (6), insert the following paragraph—

“(6A) The course referred to in paragraph (6)(a) shall be given in the form of a theoretical course accompanied by practical exercises and shall cover new technical, legal and substance-related developments in at least the subjects specified in—

(a) paragraph 1 of Schedule 3;

(b) in the case of a vocational training certificate referred to in paragraph (2)(a), paragraph 3 of Schedule 3;

(c) in the case of a vocational training certificate referred to in paragraph (2)(b), paragraph 2 of Schedule 3;

(d) in the case of a vocational training certificate referred to in paragraph (2)(c), paragraph 4 of Schedule 3; and

(e) in the case of a vocational training certificate referred to in paragraph (2)(d), paragraph 5 of Schedule 3,

except that in the case of the subject specified in paragraph 3(c) of Schedule 3, the training need not be accompanied by practical exercises.”.