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. 0870 850 5051, http://www.labeline.com/store_uk/;
TSO Limited, PO Box 29, Norwich NR3 1GN, tel. 0870 600 5522, website: http://www.tsoshop.co.uk; or
Freight Merchandising Services Limited, Unit 19, Shield Road, Ashford Industrial Estate, Ashford Middlesex TW15 1AU, tel. 01784 240840, website: http://www.fmslondon.co.uk.
S.I. 2009/3015, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.
S.I. 2002/2786; the relevant amending instrument is S.I. 2011/1454.
ISBN 978-92-9249-075-1.