The Air Navigation (Dangerous Goods) (Amendment) Regulations 2012

Statutory Instruments

2012 No. 3054

Civil Aviation

The Air Navigation (Dangerous Goods) (Amendment) Regulations 2012

Made

5th December 2012

Coming into force

1st January 2013

The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by article 132(1) of the Air Navigation Order 2009(1).

Citation and commencement

1.  These Regulations may be cited as the Air Navigation (Dangerous Goods) (Amendment) Regulations 2012 and come into force on 1st January 2013.

Amendment of Regulations

2.  The Air Navigation (Dangerous Goods) Regulations 2002(2) are amended by substituting for the definition of “Technical Instructions” in regulation 3(1)—

““Technical Instructions” means the 2013–2014 English language edition of the Technical Instructions for the Safe Transport of Dangerous Goods by Air, approved and published by decision of the Council of the International Civil Aviation Organisation(3);”.

Revocation

3.  The Air Navigation (Dangerous Goods) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2011(4) are revoked.

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport

Simon Burns

Minister of State

Department for Transport

5th December 2012

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations further amend the Air Navigation (Dangerous Goods) Regulations 2002 by substituting the definition of “Technical Instructions” in those Regulations. The new definition refers to the 2013-2014 English language edition of the Technical Instructions for the Safe Transport of Dangerous Goods by Air, approved and published by decision of the Council of the International Civil Aviation Organisation.

An impact assessment of the effect that this instrument will have on the costs of business is available from the Department for Transport, Great Minster House, 33 Horseferry Road, London SW1P 4DR. Alternatively, copies can be obtained from the Department’s website at www.dft.gov.uk.

The Technical Instructions (ISBN 978-92-9249-075-1) can be purchased from—

Labeline, Midas House, Chivenor Business Park, Barnstaple, Devon EX31 4AY, tel. [phone], http://www.labeline.com/store_uk/;

TSO Limited, PO Box 29, Norwich NR3 1GN, tel. [phone], website: http://www.tsoshop.co.uk; or

Freight Merchandising Services Limited, Unit 19, Shield Road, Ashford Industrial Estate, Ashford Middlesex TW15 1AU, tel. [phone], website: http://www.fmslondon.co.uk.

(1)

S.I. 2009/3015, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.

(2)

S.I. 2002/2786; the relevant amending instrument is S.I. 2011/1454.

(3)

ISBN 978-92-9249-075-1.

(4)

S.I. 2011/1454.