The Air Navigation (Dangerous Goods) (Amendment) Regulations 2022

Made: 6th December 2022

Coming into force: 1st January 2023

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by article 97(1) of the Air Navigation Order 2016[^f00001], makes the following Regulations.

Citation and commencement

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• (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Air Navigation (Dangerous Goods) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 and come into force on 1st January 2023.

• (2) These Regulations extend to England and Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland.

Amendment of Regulations

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The Air Navigation (Dangerous Goods) Regulations 2002[^f00002] are amended by substituting for the definition of “Technical Instructions” in regulation 3(1)—

• “Technical Instructions” means the 2023-2024 English language edition of the Technical Instructions for the Safe Transport of Dangerous Goods by Air[^f00003], approved and published by decision of the Council of the International Civil Aviation Organisation;

Revocation

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Regulation 2(2)(a) of the Air Navigation (Dangerous Goods) (Amendment) Regulations 2021[^f00004] is revoked.

Signed

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport

Vere — Parliamentary Under Secretary of State — Department for Transport — 6th December 2022

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

EXPLANATORY NOTE

These Regulations further amend the Air Navigation (Dangerous Goods) Regulations 2002 (S.I. 2002/2786).

The definition of “Technical Instructions” is replaced by a definition referring to the 2023-2024 English language edition of the Technical Instructions for the Safe Transport of Dangerous Goods by Air, approved and published by decision of the Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization (“ICAO”).

Regulation 2(2)(a) of the Air Navigation (Dangerous Goods) (Amendment) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/742), which applied the previous version of the Technical Instructions, is revoked.

An Impact Assessment has not been produced for this instrument as there is no material effect on business, charities, or the voluntary sector. A copy of these Regulations are available at www.legislation.gov.uk

The Technical Instructions (ISBN 978-92-9265-688-1) can be purchased from:

• ICAO, website: https://store.icao.int/;

• Labeline, Midas House, Chivenor Business Park, Barnstaple, Devon, EX31 4AY, tel. 0870 850 5051, website: https://www.labeline.com/; or from

• Freight Merchandising Services Limited, Unit 383, Sykes Road, Slough Trading Estate, Slough, Berkshire, SL1 4SP, tel. 01784 240840, website: http://www.fmslondon.co.uk.

Footnotes

[^f00001]: S.I. 2016/765, to which there are amendments not relevant to this instrument.

[^f00002]: S.I. 2002/2786, as amended by S.I. 2021/742. There are other amendments not relevant to this instrument.

[^f00003]: ISBN 978 92 9265 688 1.

[^f00004]: S.I. 2021/742.