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

Regulation 7

SCHEDULE 6 E+W+S AMENDMENTS TO THE CARRIAGE OF DANGEROUS GOODS (CLASSIFICATION, PACKAGING AND LABELLING) AND USE OF TRANSPORTABLE PRESSURE RECEPTACLES REGULATIONS 1996

1.  In regulation 2(1)— E+W+S

(a) for the definition of “goods named individually" substitute the following—

““goods named individually" in relation to the Approved Carriage List means those goods which are articles or substances specifically listed by name”; and

(b) in the definition of “tank container" delete the words “(or 1000 litres in the case of tanks used for the carriage of a gas)".

2.  In regulation 3— E+W+S

(a) for sub-paragraph (g) of paragraph (1), substitute the following sub-paragraph—

“(g) the goods are being carried in machinery or equipment which is not named individually in the Approved Carriage List and which contains dangerous goods in its internal or operational equipment;”;

(b) after paragraph (1)(j), insert the following sub-paragraph—

“(jj) as a result of an emergency, the goods are being carried with the intention of saving human life or protecting the environment, provided that all measures are taken to ensure that such carriage is carried out safely;”; and

(c) after paragraph (7), insert the following paragraph—

“(7A) These Regulations shall not apply to or in relation to the carriage of any of the following dangerous goods—

(a)UN 1992	FLAMMABLE LIQUID, TOXIC, N.O.S.
UN 2603	CYCLOHEPTATRIENE
UN 3248	MEDICINE, LIQUID, FLAMMABLE, TOXIC, N.O.S.,

• of packing group II;

  (b)UN 1228	MERCAPTANS, LIQUID, FLAMMABLE, TOXIC, N.O.S. or MERCAPTAN MIXTURE, LIQUID, FLAMMABLE, TOXIC, N.O.S.
  UN 1986	ALCOHOLS, FLAMMABLE, TOXIC, N.O.S.
  UN 1992	FLAMMABLE LIQUID, TOXIC, N.O.S.
  UN 1988	ALDEHYDES, FLAMMABLE, TOXIC, N.O.S.
  UN 2310	PENTANE-2,4-DIONE
  UN 2478	ISOCYANATES, FLAMMABLE, TOXIC, N.O.S. or ISOCYANATE SOLUTION, FLAMMABLE, TOXIC, N.O.S.
  UN 2841	DI-n-AMYLAMINE
  UN 3248	MEDICINE, LIQUID, FLAMMABLE, TOXIC, N.O.S.,

• of packing group III; and

  (c)UN 1544	ALKALOIDS, SOLID, N.O.S. or ALKALOID SALTS, SOLID, N.O.S.
  UN 1570	BRUCINE
  UN 1654	NICOTINE
  UN 1655	NICOTINE COMPOUND, SOLID, N.O.S. or NICOTINE PREPARATION, SOLID, N.O.S.
  UN 1656	NICOTINE HYDROCHLORIDE or NICOTINE HYDROCHLORIDE SOLUTION
  UN 1657	NICOTINE SALICYLATE
  UN 1658	NICOTINE SULPHATE, SOLID, or NICOTINE SULPHATE SOLUTION
  UN 1659	NICOTINE TARTRATE
  UN 1692	STRYCHNINE or STRYCHNINE SALTS
  UN 1851	MEDICINE, LIQUID, TOXIC, N.O.S.
  UN 3140	ALKALOIDS, LIQUID, N.O.S. or ALKALOID SALTS, LIQUID, N.O.S.
  UN 3144	NICOTINE COMPOUND, LIQUID, N.O.S. or NICOTINE PREPARATION, LIQUID, N.O.S.
  UN 3172	TOXINS EXTRACTED FROM LIVING SOURCES, N.O.S.
  UN 3249	MEDICINE, SOLID, TOXIC, N.O.S.,

where those goods are pharmaceutical products ready for use, packaged for retail sale, and intended for personal or household use, and in this paragraph, “pharmaceutical products" include medicines, drugs and cosmetics.”.

3.  At the end of regulation 4, add the following paragraph— E+W+S

“(3) Where the Health and Safety Commission approves a revision referred to in paragraph (2), during the period between the publication by the Commission of a notice specifying that revision and the date on which that revision takes effect a person may comply with the requirements of these Regulations as if any reference to any of the approved documents were a reference to—

(a) the approved document prior to that revision; or

(b) the approved document as revised.”.

4.  In regulation 5(3)(b)(i), for the word “packaging" substitute “ packing ”. E+W+S

5.  In regulation 8— E+W+S

(a) for paragraph (2), substitute the following paragraph—

“(2) The particulars required under paragraph (1)(a) shall be the following particulars ascertained in accordance with regulation 5 namely—

(a) the designation of the goods;

(b) the UN number (in all cases preceded by the letters “UN");

(c) the danger sign;

(d) any subsidiary hazard signs; and

(e) where those goods are being carried in salvage packagings, the word “salvage",

and in this paragraph “salvage packagings" means packagings conforming to the design type for salvage packagings approved under regulation 6(1)(e).”; and

(b) in paragraph (4)(b), for the words “sub-paragraph (a)" substitute “ sub-paragraph (b) ”.

6.  In regulation 13(b)(i), for the words “type or cylinder" substitute “ type of cylinder ”. E+W+S

7.  In paragraph (2) of regulation 18, for the words from “it is satisfied" to the end of the paragraph substitute “ it is satisfied that neither the health and safety of persons who are likely to be affected by the exemption nor the environment will be prejudiced in consequence of it. ”. E+W+S

8.  In regulation 19, for paragraph (3) substitute the following— E+W+S

“(3) Where a contravention of any of the provisions of these Regulations by any person is due to the act or default of some other person, that other person shall be guilty of the offence which would, but for any defence under this regulation available to the first-mentioned person, be constituted by the act or default.”.

9.  In column (2) of Schedule 1— E+W+S

(a) in paragraph (b) of the entry corresponding to the classification “Flammable gas", for the words “is packed in an aerosol dispenser where that dispenser contains either" substitute “ is packed in an aerosol, or is a gas packed in a small receptacle, where that aerosol or receptacle contains either ”; and

(b) in paragraph (a) of the entry corresponding to the classification “Flammable liquid", after the word “temperature" insert “ at or ”.

10.  In Schedule 3, for the table, substitute the following— E+W+S

(1)	(2)	(3)
Goods/Classification	Packing group	Maximum quantity per receptacle (or maximum receptacle volume, in the case of a gas)
Non-flammable, non-toxic, gas, except one with a fire intensifying subsidiary hazard		120ml (or 1 litre in aerosols)
Flammable gas or a non-flammable, non-toxic gas with a fire intensifying subsidiary hazard		1 litre in aerosols
Toxic gas		120ml in aerosols
Flammable liquid,	II	1 litre
	III	5 litres
except for the following— UN 1162 DIMETHYLDICHLOROSILANE UN 1196 ETHYLTRICHLOROSILANE UN 2198 TRIMETHYLCHLOROSILANE UN 2985 CHLOROSILANES, FLAMMABLE, CORROSIVE, N.O.S. UN 3064 NITROGLYCERIN, SOLUTION IN ALCOHOL
Flammable solid,	II	500g
	III	3kg
except for the following— UN 2034 NAPHTHALENE, MOLTEN UN 2448 SULPHUR, MOLTEN UN 2555 NITROCELLULOSE WITH WATER UN 2556 NITROCELLULOSE WITH ALCOHOL UN 2557 NITROCELLULOSE MIXTURE WITH or WITHOUT PLASTICIZER, WITH OR WITHOUT PIGMENT UN 2907 ISOSORBIDE DINITRATE MIXTURE UN 3176 FLAMMABLE SOLID, ORGANIC, MOLTEN, N.O.S. UN 3221 SELF-REACTIVE LIQUID TYPE B UN 3222 SELF-REACTIVE SOLID TYPE B UN 3223 SELF-REACTIVE LIQUID TYPE C UN 3224 SELF-REACTIVE SOLID TYPE C UN 3225 SELF-REACTIVE LIQUID TYPE D UN 3226 SELF-REACTIVE SOLID TYPE D UN 3227 SELF-REACTIVE LIQUID TYPE E UN 3228 SELF-REACTIVE SOLID TYPE E UN 3229 SELF-REACTIVE LIQUID TYPE F UN 3230 SELF-REACTIVE SOLID TYPE F UN 3231 SELF-REACTIVE LIQUID TYPE B, TEMPERATURE CONTROLLED UN 3232 SELF-REACTIVE SOLID TYPE B, TEMPERATURE CONTROLLED UN 3233 SELF-REACTIVE LIQUID TYPE C, TEMPERATURE CONTROLLED UN 3234 SELF-REACTIVE SOLID TYPE C, TEMPERATURE CONTROLLED UN 3235 SELF-REACTIVE LIQUID TYPE D, TEMPERATURE CONTROLLED UN 3236 SELF-REACTIVE SOLID TYPE D, TEMPERATURE CONTROLLED UN 3237 SELF-REACTIVE LIQUID TYPE E, TEMPERATURE CONTROLLED UN 3238 SELF-REACTIVE SOLID TYPE E, TEMPERATURE CONTROLLED UN 3239 SELF-REACTIVE LIQUID TYPE F, TEMPERATURE CONTROLLED UN 3240 SELF-REACTIVE SOLID TYPE F, TEMPERATURE CONTROLLED UN 3256 ELEVATED TEMPERATURE LIQUID, FLAMMABLE, N.O.S. with flash point above 60.5°C, at or above its flash point UN 3270 NITROCELLULOSE MEMBRANE FILTERS UN 3319 NITROGLYCERIN MIXTURE, DESENSITIZED, SOLID, N.O.S. UN 3344 PENTAERYTHRITE TETRANITRATE MIXTURE, DESENSITIZED, SOLID, N.O.S.
Substance (liquid or solid) which in contact with water emits flammable gas,	II	500g
III	1kg
except for the following— UN 1418 MAGNESIUM POWDER or MAGNESIUM ALLOYS POWDER UN 1436 ZINC POWDER or ZINC DUST UN 3135 WATER-REACTIVE SOLID, SELF-HEATING, N.O.S. UN 3209 METALLIC SUBSTANCE, WATER-REACTIVE, SELF-HEATING, N.O.S. UN 3292 BATTERIES, CONTAINING SODIUM, or CELLS, CONTAINING SODIUM
Oxidizing substance (liquid or solid),	II	500g
	III	1kg
except for UN 2426 AMMONIUM NITRATE, LIQUID (hot concentrated solution)
Organic peroxide (solid, of Type B or C as defined in the appropriate approved method, and not requiring temperature control)		100g
Organic peroxide (liquid, of Type B or C as defined in the appropriate approved method, and not requiring temperature control)		25ml
Organic peroxide (solid, of Type D, E or F as defined in the appropriate approved method, and not requiring temperature control)		500g
Organic peroxide (liquid, of Type D, E or F as defined in the appropriate approved method, and not requiring temperature control)		125ml
Toxic substance,	II	500g (solid) 100ml (liquid)
	III	3kg (solid) 1 litre (liquid)
except for the following— UN 1569 BROMOACETONE UN 1600 DINITROTOLUENES, MOLTEN UN 1693 TEAR GAS SUBSTANCE, LIQUID OR SOLID, N.O.S. UN 1697 CHLOROACETOPHENONE UN 1700 TEAR GAS CANDLES UN 1701 XYLYL BROMIDE UN 1737 BENZYL BROMIDE UN 1738 BENZYL CHLORIDE UN 2016 AMMUNITION, TOXIC, NON-EXPLOSIVE UN 2017 AMMUNITION, TEAR-PRODUCING, NON-EXPLOSIVE UN 2312 PHENOL, MOLTEN UN 3124 TOXIC SOLID, SELF-HEATING, N.O.S. UN 3250 CHLOROACETIC ACID, MOLTEN
Corrosive substance,	II	1kg (solid) 500ml (liquid)—if glass, porcelain or stoneware receptacles are used they must be enclosed in compatible and rigid intermediate packagings
	III	2kg (solid) 1 litre (liquid)
except for the following— UN 1724 ALLYLTRICHLOROSILANE, STABILIZED UN 1728 AMYLTRICHLOROSILANE UN 1747 BUTYLTRICHLOROSILANE UN 1753 CHLOROPHENYLTRICHLOROSILANE UN 1762 CYCLOHEXENYLTRICHLOROSILANE UN 1763 CYCLOHEXYLTRICHLOROSILANE UN 1766 DICHLOROPHENYLTRICHLOROSILANE UN 1767 DIETHYLDICHLOROSILANE UN 1769 DIPHENYLDICHLOROSILANE UN 1771 DODECYLTRICHLOROSILANE UN 1781 HEXADECYLTRICHLOROSILANE UN 1784 HEXYLTRICHLOROSILANE UN 1799 NONYLTRICHLOROSILANE UN 1800 OCTADECYLTRICHLOROSILANE UN 1801 OCTYLTRICHLOROSILANE UN 1804 PHENYLTRICHLOROSILANE UN 1810 PHOSPHORUS OXYCHLORIDE UN 1816 PROPYLTRICHLOROSILANE UN 1838 TITANIUM TETRACHLORIDE UN 2028 BOMBS, SMOKE, NON-EXPLOSIVE UN 2401 PIPERIDINE UN 2434 DIBENZYLDICHLOROSILANE UN 2435 ETHYLPHENYLDICHLOROSILANE UN 2437 METHYLPHENYLDICHLOROSILANE UN 2442 TRICHLOROACETYL CHLORIDE UN 2576 PHOSPHORUS OXYBROMIDE, MOLTEN UN 2826 ETHYL CHLOROTHIOFORMATE UN 2986 CHLOROSILANES, CORROSIVE, FLAMMABLE, N.O.S. UN 2987 CHLOROSILANES, CORROSIVE N.O.S. UN 3301 CORROSIVE LIQUID, SELF-HEATING, N.O.S.
UN 1941 DIBROMODIFLUOROMETHANE	III	5 litres
UN 1990 BENZALDEHYDE	III	5 litres
UN 3077 ENVIRONMENTALLY HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE, SOLID, N.O.S.	III	5 kg
UN 3082 ENVIRONMENTALLY HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE, LIQUID, N.O.S.	III	5 litres

11.  In paragraph 3 of Schedule 9, for the words “Paragraphs 3, 4, 5(1)(a) and 10(1) of Schedule 8" substitute “ Paragraphs 3, 4, 5(1)(a), (2)(a) and 10(1) of Schedule 8 ”. E+W+S