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Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Rail Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1998 (Note)

Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Rail Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1998

STATUTORY RULES OF NORTHERN IRELAND

1998 No. 131

HEALTH AND SAFETY

Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Rail Regulation (Northern Ireland) 1998

Made 31st March 1998

Coming into operation 1st June 1998

ARRANGEMENT OF REGULATIONS

Part I

Interpretation and Application

1. - Citation, commencement and interpretation.

2. - Application.

Part II

Approved Documents

3. - Meaning of the Approved Carriage List and other approved documents.

4. - Duties in relation to the approved documents.

Part III

Mode of Carriage

5. - Carriage in bulk in wagons and large containers.

6. - Carriage in small containers.

7. - Carriage in tanks.

8. - Suitability of containers, packages, tank containers, tank wagons and wagons.

9. - Examination, testing and certification of tanks.

Part IV

Information

10. - Classification, packaging and labelling of dangerous goods.

11. - Carriage Information to be provided by consignors.

12. - Carriage Information to be provided to operators and infrastructure controllers.

13. - Keeping of information by operators.

14. - Information to be displayed on containers, tank containers, tank wagons and wagons.

15. - Information, instruction and training for train crews and other persons connected with the carriage of dangerous goods.

Part V

Loading and Unloading

16. - Prohibition on overfilling tank containers and tank wagons.

17. - Prohibitions on mixed loading and segregation of certain dangerous goods.

18. - Loading, stowage, unloading and cleaning of containers, tank containers, tank wagons and wagons.

19. - Openings, valves and caps of tank containers and tank wagons to be securely closed.

Part VI

Security and Other Safety Measures and Emergency Arrangements

20. - Marshalling and formation of trains.

21. - Safe carriage and security.

22. - Prevention of fire, explosion and leakage.

23. - Emergency arrangements.

Part VII

General Carriage Prohibition

24. - Prohibition on carriage of temperature controlled substances.

Part VIII

Miscellaneous and General

25. - Exemption certificates.

26. - Defence.

27. - International provisions.

SCHEDULES

Schedule 1 - Special requirements in relation to tanks of tank containers and tank wagons constructed before 1st January 1999.

Schedule 2 - Requirements for the carriage in bulk of certain dangerous goods in wagons and large containers.

Schedule 3 - Requirements for the carriage in small containers of certain dangerous goods.

Schedule 4 - Fees for approvals and surveillance inspections.

Schedule 5 - Information to be displayed on containers, tank containers, tank wagons and wagons.

Schedule 6 - Prohibitions on mixed loading of certain dangerous goods.

Schedule 7 - Requirements for the loading, stowage, unloading and cleaning of containers and wagons carrying certain dangerous goods.

The Department of Economic Development, being the Department concerned[1], in exercise of the powers conferred on it by Articles 17(1) to (6), 40(2) to (4) and 55(2) of, and paragraphs 1(1) to (4), 2, 3(1), 5, 11, 13 and 15 of Schedule 3 to, the Health and Safety at Work (Northern Ireland) Order 1978[2] and of every other power enabling it in that behalf, after consultation in accordance with Article 46(1) of that Order with the Health and Safety Agency for Northern Ireland and such other bodies as appeared to the Department to be appropriate, hereby makes the following Regulations:

Part I

Interpretation and Application

Citation, commencement and interpretation

1. - (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Rail Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1998 and shall come into operation on 1st June 1998.

(2) In these Regulations -

"the 1978 Order" means the Health and Safety at Work (Northern Ireland) Order 1978;

"ADR" has the meaning assigned to it in regulation 2(1) of the CDGCPL Regulations;

"Approved Carriage List" means the list referred to in regulation 3(1)(a) as revised in accordance with regulation 3(2);

"approved documents" means the documents published by the Health and Safety Commission and approved by the Department in accordance with regulation 3(1) as revised in accordance with regulation 3(2);

"Approved Methods" means the document entitled "Approved Requirements and Test Methods for the Classification and Packaging of...

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