1. Introductory Text

  2. PART 1 INTERPRETATION AND APPLICATION

    1. 1.Citation and commencement

    2. 2.Interpretation

    3. 3.Meaning of “dangerous goods”

    4. 4.Meaning of “operator”

    5. 5.Application

  3. PART 2 ENTRY OF DANGEROUS GOODS INTO HARBOUR AREAS

    1. 6.Notice of entry of dangerous goods

    2. 7.Harbour master’s powers

  4. PART 3 Marking of Vessels

    1. 8.Flags and lights to be displayed by vessels

    2. 9.Vessels to keep a safe distance from moored or anchored vessels displaying the flag or light required by regulation 8

  5. PART 4 Emergency Arrangements and Untoward Incidents

    1. 10.Preparation of emergency plans by harbour authorities

    2. 11.Emergency arrangements at berths

    3. 12.Untoward incidents

    4. 13.Parking of road vehicles carrying dangerous goods

  6. PART 5 EXPLOSIVES

    1. 14.Application

    2. 15.Requirement for an explosives licence

    3. 16.Applications for explosives licences

    4. 17.Consideration of licence applications

    5. 18.Harbour areas ceasing to be nuclear harbour areas

    6. 19.Harbour areas becoming nuclear harbour areas

    7. 20.Security of explosives

    8. 21.Vessels and vehicles loaded with explosives to be taken out of harbour areas

    9. 22.Passenger prohibition on harbour craft carrying explosives

    10. 23.Deteriorated explosives

    11. 24.Record keeping

  7. PART 6 MISCELLANEOUS AND GENERAL

    1. 25.Byelaws

    2. 26.Enforcement

    3. 27.The exercise of due diligence to avoid the commission of...

    4. 28.Exemptions

    5. 29.Transitionals

    6. 30.An explosives licence granted under Part IX of the 1987...

    7. 31.Byelaws having effect under the 1987 Regulations continue to have...

    8. 32.Any extant exemption granted under regulation 46 of the 1987...

    9. 33.Revocations and modifications

    10. 34.Schedule 5 (which makes consequential amendments) has effect.

    11. 35.Review

  8. Signature

    1. SCHEDULE 1

      List of Specified Dangerous Goods

      1. 1.The dangerous goods referred to in regulation 8(1) are:

      2. 2.In paragraph 1— “UN List” means the version of the...

    2. SCHEDULE 2

      Flag Indicating That A Vessel Is Carrying Dangerous Goods

      1. PART 1 Shape and colour of flag

        1. 1.The shape of the flag shall be as shown below....

        2. 2.The flag shall be red in colour.

      2. PART 2 Material and size of flag on vessels with a mast

        1. 1.The flag shall be made of fabric.

        2. 2.The side of the flag marked “a” on the diagram...

      3. PART 3 Material and size of flag on vessels without a mast

        1. 1.The flag shall be made of metal.

        2. 2.The side of the flag marked “a” on the diagram...

    3. SCHEDULE 3

      1. 1.An application for an explosives licence, or for the transfer,...

      2. 2.On receipt of an application, the appropriate authority must prepare...

      3. 3.A notice published in accordance with paragraph 2 is to...

      4. 4.Within the time for responses the applicant must provide any...

      5. 5.After the time for responses has passed the appropriate authority...

      6. 6.An applicant for a licence who is a berth operator...

      7. 7.In respect of a transfer or a variation of the...

    4. SCHEDULE 4

      Provisions Relating to Byelaws

      1. 1.In this Schedule, “byelaws” means byelaws made by a statutory...

      2. 2.Byelaws are to be made under the common seal of...

      3. 3.Byelaws will not have effect until they are confirmed by...

      4. 4.However, where a byelaw which prohibits or regulates the entry...

      5. 5.At least one month before an application for confirmation of...

      6. 6.For at least one month before application for confirmation is...

      7. 7.The Secretary of State may confirm, with or without modifications,...

      8. 8.Where the Secretary of State proposes to confirm a byelaw...

      9. 9.The Secretary of State must consult the Health and Safety...

      10. 10.A copy of the byelaws, when confirmed, is to be...

    5. SCHEDULE 5

      Consequential Amendments

      1. 1.In the Dangerous Substances (Notification and Marking of Sites) Regulations...

      2. 2.In the Railways (Class and Miscellaneous Exemptions) Order 1994 in...

      3. 3.In the Special Waste Regulations 1996 in the definition of...

      4. 4.In the Railway Safety (Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 1997, in regulation...

      5. 5.In the Dockyard Port of Plymouth Order 1999—

      6. 6.In the Hazardous Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2005 in...

      7. 7.In the Hazardous Waste (Wales) Regulations 2005—

      8. 8.In the Health and Safety (Enforcing Authority for Railways and...

      9. 9.In the Railways and Other Guided Transport Systems (Safety) Regulations...

      10. 10.In the Carriage of Dangerous Goods and Use of Transportable...

      11. 11.In the Waste Management Licensing (Scotland) Regulations 2011, in Schedule...

      12. 12.In the Explosives Regulations 2014— (a) in regulation 2(7) (Interpretation)...

      13. 13.In the Planning (Hazardous Substances) Regulations 2015, in Schedule 2...

      14. 14.In the Town and Country Planning (Hazardous Substances) (Scotland) Regulations...

      15. 15.In the Planning (Hazardous Substances) (Wales) Regulations 2015, in Schedule...

      16. 16.In the Health and Safety and Nuclear (Fees) Regulations 2016—...

  10. Explanatory Note