The Air Navigation (Dangerous Goods) (Amendment) Regulations 2019

Statutory Instruments

2019 No. 922

Civil Aviation

The Air Navigation (Dangerous Goods) (Amendment) Regulations 2019

Made

8th May 2019

Coming into force

15th May 2019

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

Citation and Commencement

1.  These Regulations may be cited as the Air Navigation (Dangerous Goods) (Amendment) Regulations 2019 and come into force on 15th May 2019.

Amendment of Regulations

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 2019-2020 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; ”.

Revocation

3.  The Air Navigation (Dangerous Goods) (Amendment) Regulations 2017(4) are revoked.

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport

Norbiton

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State

Department for Transport

8th May 2019

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

These Regulations further amend the Air Navigation (Dangerous Goods) Regulations 2002.

The definition of “Technical Instructions” is replaced by a definition referring to the 2019-2020 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).

The Air Navigation (Dangerous Goods) (Amendment) Regulations 2017 are revoked.

An Impact Assessment has not been produced for this instrument as there is no material effect on business, charities or the voluntary sector.

The Technical Instructions (ISBN 978-92-9258-545-7) can be purchased from:

• ICAO (https://store.icao.int/);

• Labeline, Midas House, Chivenor Business Park, Barnstaple, Devon EX31 4AY (http://www.labeline.com and T: 0870 850 5051); and

• Freight Merchandising Services Limited, Unit 383, Sykes Road, Slough Trading Estate, Slough, Berkshire SL1 4SP (http://www.fmslondon.co.uk and T: 01784 240840).

(1)

S.I. 2016/765.

(2)

S.I. 2002/2786, amended by S.I. 2017/28.

(3)

ISBN 978-92-9258-545-7.

(4)

S.I. 2017/28.