The Carriage of Dangerous Goods (Classification, Packaging and Labelling) and Use of Transportable Pressure Receptacles Regulations 1996

Design, manufacture, modification and repair

12.—(1) Any person who designs, manufactures, imports or supplies a transportable pressure receptacle intended for containing dangerous goods shall ensure that—

(a) it is safe and suitable for its purpose; and

(b) it complies with the appropriate design, construction, and quality assurance requirements of the Approved Requirements, including any requirement therein for the approval or supervision of the design or construction by an approved person, the examination or testing by an approved person or the approval or supervision of a quality assurance scheme for the design, construction, examination or testing by an approved person.

(2) Any person who modifies or repairs a transportable pressure receptacle shall ensure that, following such modification or repair, it complies with the requirements specified in sub-paragraphs (a) and (b) of paragraph (1).

(3) No person shall supply, and no owner shall fill or use, a transportable pressure receptacle which has been—

(a) modified or repaired; or

(b) damaged in such a way that it appears that there may be a risk to safety.

unless, subsequent to the modification, repair or damage, it has been examined and tested by—

(c) an approved person in accordance with the appropriate examination and testing requirements of the Approved Requirements; or

(d) in the case of an EEC-type cylinder, an inspection body referred to in regulation 13(b)(i).

(4) No person shall manufacture a transportable pressure receptacle unless he has the technical expertise and all other suitable means required for the manufacture of that receptacle in accordance with the appropriate construction requirements of the Approved Requirements, including suitably qualified personnel to—

(a) supervise the entire manufacturing process;

(b) carry out joining of materials; and

(c) carry out the relevant tests.