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(1) Subject to paragraph (2) and regulation 8(2) of the Carriage of Dangerous Goods Regulations, the competent authority for Northern Ireland for competent authority functions referred to in ADR and in RID is the Secretary of State.
(2) The competent authority for Northern Ireland is the Department of the Environment for the functions of the competent authority–
(a)in relation to the inspection of vehicles; and
(b)the issue of certificates following such inspections or copies of the certificates,
in pursuance of chapter 9.1 of Annex B to ADR.
(3) The competent authority for Northern Ireland is the Secretary of State for Defence for the functions of the–
(a)competent authority in relation to the classification of military explosives in accordance with Part 2 of ADR in relation to carriage by road or of RID in relation to carriage by rail;
(b)competent authority in special provisions 16, 178, 266, 271 and 645 of chapter 3.3 of ADR in relation to carriage by road or of RID in relation to carriage by rail in relation to military explosives;
(c)competent authority in mixed packing instruction MP21 of section 4.1.10, sub-sections 4.1.5.15 and 4.1.5.18 of ADR in relation to carriage by road or of RID in relation to carriage by rail in relation to military explosives;
(d)competent military authority in special provision W2 of section 7.2.4 of RID; and
(e)competent authority in relation to the design approval of containers or compartments for the carriage of military explosives, in accordance with sub-section 7.5.2.2, note a of ADR in relation to carriage by road or of RID in relation to carriage by rail.
(4) The competent authority as regards a state other than the United Kingdom is the authority designated as the competent authority in that State for any purpose in connection with ADR or with RID.
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