4.—(1) The Pipelines Safety Regulations 1996(1) are amended as follows.
(2) In Schedule 2, for paragraph 10 substitute—
“10.—(1) For the purposes of this Schedule—
(a)a liquid is oxidising if it meets the criteria set out in Annex I to the CLP Regulation (“the Annex”) for classification in either of the following hazard classes—
(i)oxidising liquids of category 1, 2 or 3; or
(ii)organic peroxides Types C to F;
(b)a fluid is toxic if it meets the criteria set out in the Annex for classification in either of the following hazard classes—
(i)acute toxicity category 3, or
(ii)specific target organ toxicity (repeated exposure) category 1; and
(c)a fluid is very toxic if it meets the criteria set out in the Annex for classification in either of the following hazard classes—
(i)acute toxicity category 1 or 2, or
(ii)specific target organ toxicity (single exposure) category 1.
(2) In this paragraph, “CLP Regulation” means Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures, amending and repealing Directives 67/548/EEC and 1999/45/EC and amending Regulation (EC) No. 1907/2006, of which Articles 6(5), 11(3), 12, 14, 18(3)(b), 23, 25 to 29, 35(2) second and third sub-paragraphs and Annexes I to VII are to be read as amended from time to time.”
S.I. 1996/825; amended by S.I. 2009/716; there are other amending instruments but none is relevant.