Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997

6 The Regulations also provide— a for the payment of fees for approvals and surveillance inspections in respect of examination, testing and certification of tanks calculated in accordance with regulation 11 and Schedule 8; and b for the payment of a fee of— i £200 (“application fee”) to a petroleum licensing authority on each application under the Petroleum (Consolidation) Act (Northern Ireland), 1929 for a Part III Licence; or ii £30 (“transfer fee”) to such an authority on each transfer of such a licence. (regulation 20 and Schedule 12) These application and transfer fees replace but do not increase the same fees fixed by S.R. 1992 No. 260 which are revoked by the Regulations.

7 Copies of the relevant documents may be obtained as follows— a the current edition of the European Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road (“ADR”) [ISBN 0 11 551265 9 (UK) or ISBN 92 1139043 5 (UN version)], the Convention concerning International Carriage by Rail (“COTIF”) Cmnd. 5897, from The Stationery Office Bookshop, 16 Arthur Street, Belfast BT1 4GD; b the current edition of the International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code [volumes I to IV ISBN 92 801 1314 3, Supplement ISBN 92 801 1316 X] from the International Maritime Organisation, 4 Albert Embankment, London SE1 7SR; c the current edition of the Technical Instructions for the Safe Transport of Dangerous Goods by Air [Doc 9284-AN/905 and supplement] from Civil Aviation Authority, Printing and Publications Service, Greville House, 37 Gratton Road, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire GL50 2BN; d British Standard BSEN 3-1: 1996 from the British Standards Institution, British Standards House, 389 Chiswick High Road, London W4 4AL; and e the Approved Carriage List, Approved Vehicle Requirements, Approved Tank Requirements and Approved Requirements and Test Methods for the Classification and Packaging of Dangerous Goods for Carriage from HSE Books, PO Box 1999, Sudbury, Suffolk CO10 6FS; and all good booksellers.

8 In Great Britain the corresponding Regulations are the Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road Regulations 1996 (S.I. 1996/2095). The Department of Transport has prepared a compliance cost assessment in relation to those Regulations and other Regulations. A copy of that assessment together with the Northern Ireland supplement prepared by the Department is held at Health and Safety Division, 83 Ladas Drive, Belfast BT6 9FJ from where a copy may be obtained on request.

9 A person who contravenes the Regulations is guilty of an offence under Article 31 of the Health and Safety at Work (Northern Ireland) Order 1978 and is liable, on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum (currently £5,000) or, on conviction on indictment, to a fine.

Footnotes

[^f00001]: See Article 2(2) of S.I. 1978/1039 (N.I. 9)

[^f00002]: S.I. 1978/1039 (N.I. 9) as modified by the Health and Safety at Work Order (Application to Environmentally Hazardous Substances) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996 (S.R. 1996 No. 525)

[^f00003]: S.R. 1989 No. 299 as amended by S.R. 1991 No. 147, S.R. 1991 No. 420, S.R. 1992 No. 54, S.R. 1992 No. 227, S.R. 1992 No. 373, S.R. 1992 No. 509, S.R. 1993 No. 39, S.R. 1993 No. 247, S.R. 1994 No. 231, S.R. 1994 No. 353 and S.R. 1994 No. 452

[^f00004]: S.R. 1997 No. 247

[^f00005]: S.I. 1981/154 (N.I. 1) to which there are amendments not relevant to this definition

[^f00006]: S.I. 1984/1821 (N.I. 11)

[^f00007]: S.I. 1991/762 (N.I. 7)

[^f00008]: 1974 c. 37

[^f00009]: Current Edition: Volumes I to IV ISBN 92 801 1314 3; Supplement ISBN 92 801 1316 X

[^f00010]: S.I. 1995/2994 (N.I. 18)

[^f00011]: S.I. 1981/154 (N.I. 1); Article 19D was inserted by S.I. 1991/197 (N.I. 3), Schedule 1

[^f00012]: S.I. 1992/234 (N.I. 2)

[^f00013]: 1952 c. 67

[^f00014]: 1964 c. 5

[^f00015]: 1929 c. 13 (N.I.); section 23(1) was amended by S.R. 1992 No. 413, regulation 3 and Schedule 2 and S.R. 1995 No. 60, regulation 18(9) and Schedule 8

[^f00016]: Cmnd. 5897

[^f00017]: Current edition and supplement (1995-1996): Doc 9284-AN/905

[^f00018]: S.R. 1992 No. 260

[^f00019]: S.R. 1992 No. 261

[^f00020]: S.R. 1986 No. 247; paragraph 13A was added by S.R. 1988 No. 24, regulation 25(3)(b) and was modified by S.R. 1992 No. 260, regulation 30(3) and Schedule 5 Part II paragraph 1

[^f00021]: S.R. 1991 No. 471 to which there is an amendment not relevant to these Regulations

[^f00022]: S.R. 1987 No. 414 as amended by S.R. 1995 No. 371

[^f00023]: S.R. 1995 No. 371 as amended by S.R. 1996 No. 456

[^f00024]: 1985 c. 48

[^f00025]: S.R. 1995 No. 449

[^f00026]: 1958 Eliz 2 c. 7

[^f00027]: S.I. 1985/1643

[^f00028]: S.R. 1988 No. 24 revoked by S.R. 1992 No. 260, regulation 30(2) and Schedule 5, Part I

[^f00029]: 1971 c. 80

[^f00030]: 1937 c. 4 (N.I.)