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Packaging, Labelling and Carriage of Radioactive Material by Rail Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003 (Note)

Packaging, Labelling and Carriage of Radioactive Material by Rail Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003

STATUTORY RULES OF NORTHERN IRELAND

2003 No. 533

HEALTH AND SAFETY

Packaging, Labelling and Carriage of Radioactive Material by Rail Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003

Made 16th December 2003

Coming into operation 27th February 2004

ARRANGEMENT OF REGULATIONS

PART I

INTRODUCTION

1. - Citation and commencement.

2. - Interpretation.

3. - Meaning of "operator".

4. - Application.

5. - Revocations.

PART II

GENERAL

6. - Determination of radioactive material.

7. - Determination of the transport index.

8. - Determination of the criticality safety index.

9. - Duties of a consignor of radioactive material.

10. - Duties of a train operator.

11. - Duties of a consignee.

12. - Duties of the operator of a wagon, a container, a tank container, a portable tank and a tank wagon.

13. - Duties of the designers of packages and manufacturers of packagings.

PART III

APPROVALS AND NOTIFICATIONS

14. - Approval of package designs.

15. - Approval of design for special form radioactive material and for low dispersible radioactive material.

16. - Shipment approvals other than approvals for shipments under special arrangement.

17. - Approval of shipments under special arrangement.

18. - Notification and registration of serial numbers.

PART IV

QUALITY ASSURANCE AND TRAINING

19. - Quality assurance.

20. - Training of persons involved in the carriage of radioactive material.

PART V

SECURITY MEASURES AND EMERGENCY ARRANGEMENTS

21. - Security.

22. - Emergencies.

23. - Emergency plans.

24. - Marshalling and formation of trains.

25. - Prevention of fire, explosion and leakage.

PART VI

MISCELLANEOUS

26. - Keeping of information.

27. - Exemption certificates.

28. - Defence.

29. - Maritime or air carriage.

30. - Amendments to the Transport of Dangerous Goods (Safety Advisers) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2000.

31. - Amendments to the Radiation (Emergency Preparedness and Public Information) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2001.

SCHEDULES

Schedule 1: - Definitions of "mine" and "owner".

Schedule 2: - Revocations.

Schedule 3: - Amendments to the Radiation (Emergency Preparedness and Public Information) Regulations (Northern Ireland ) 2001.

The Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment[1], being the Department concerned[2], in exercise of the powers conferred by Articles 2(5), 17(1) to (6), 40(2) and (4) and 55(2) of, and paragraphs 1(1) to (4), 2, 3(1), 4 to 14(1), 15, 19 and 20(a) and (b) of Schedule 3 to, the Health and Safety at Work (Northern Ireland) Order 1978[3] and of every other power enabling it in that behalf and for the purpose of giving effect without modifications to proposals submitted to it by the Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland under Article 13(1A)[4] of that Order after the carrying out by the said Executive of consultations in accordance with Article 46(1) and (3)[5] of that Order, and being a Department designated[6] for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972[7] both in relation to measures relating to informing the public about health protection measures to be taken in the event of a radiological emergency and in relation to measures relating to the basic safety standards f...

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