Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997

Amendment of the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1986

30.  The Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1986(1) shall be amended as follows—

(a) in each of paragraphs 13 and 13A—

(i) in sub-paragraph (1) the second occurrence of the word “a” shall be deleted, and for the words “dangerous substance”, wherever they occur there shall be substituted “dangerous goods”, and

(ii) sub-paragraph (2) shall be deleted; and

(b) after paragraph 13A there shall be inserted the following paragraph—

“13B.   In paragraphs 13 and 13A—

(a) “road-tanker” and “tank container” have the same meanings as in regulation 2(1) of the Carriage of Dangerous Goods (Classification, Packaging and Labelling) and Use of Transportable Pressure Receptacles Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997 (“the 1997 Regulations”);

(b) “carriage” has the same meaning as in regulation 2(1) of the Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997; and

(c) “dangerous goods” means any goods which fall within the definition of “dangerous goods” in regulation 2(1) of the 1997 Regulations, other than—

(i) explosives; or

(ii) radioactive material (other than that which is being carried in accordance with the conditions specified in Schedules 1 to 4 of marginal 2704 to ADR),

and in this sub-paragraph “ADR” has the meaning assigned to it by regulation 2(1) of the 1997 Regulations.”.

(1)

S.R. 1986 No. 247; paragraph 13A was added by S.R. 1988 No. 24, regulation 25(3)(b) and was modified by S.R. 1992 No. 260, regulation 30(3) and Schedule 5 Part II paragraph 1