The Notification of Installations Handling Hazardous Substances (Amendment) Regulations 2002 No. 2979

Amendment of the Notification of Installations Handling Hazardous Substances Regulations 1982

5.  After regulation 8 of the principal Regulations the following regulation shall be added—

“Transitional provision for ammonium nitrate

9.   Where—

(a) on 30th December 2002 a person—

(i) is undertaking an activity in which there is or is liable to be at any one time a notifiable quantity or more of a hazardous substance consisting of ammonium nitrate or a mixture containing ammonium nitrate; and

(ii) was not immediately before that date required by regulation 3(1) to notify particulars to the Executive in relation to a notifiable quantity of ammonium nitrate or a mixture containing ammonium nitrate; or

(b) a person commences such activity within 4 weeks after that date,

it shall be sufficient compliance with regulation 3(1) if he notifies to the Executive the particulars specified in Schedule 2 within 4 weeks after that date.”.