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The Carriage of Explosives by Road Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997

S.R. 1997/474 · Made 28 October 1997 · Extends to Northern Ireland

Not fully up to date. 51 changes made by later legislation have not yet been written into this text, which is revised to 30 June 2000.

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reg. 2(1)words substitutedCarriage of Explosives 2001 Sch. 3 para. 1(a)(i)
reg. 2(1)words insertedCarriage of Explosives 2001 Sch. 3 para. 1(a)(ii)
reg. 2(1)words substitutedCarriage of Explosives 2001 Sch. 3 para. 1(a)(iii)
reg. 2(5)words deletedCarriage of Explosives 2001 Sch. 3 para. 1(b)
reg. 3(3)(a)words substitutedCarriage of Explosives 2001 Sch. 3 para. 2(a)
reg. 3(3)(b)substitutedCarriage of Explosives 2001 Sch. 3 para. 2(b)
reg. 3(6)addedCarriage of Explosives 2001 Sch. 3 para. 2(c)
reg. 7(2)(3)substitutedCarriage of Explosives 2001 Sch. 3 para. 3
reg. 11(1)words substitutedCarriage of Explosives 2001 Sch. 3 para. 4(a)
reg. 11(1)words insertedCarriage of Explosives 2001 Sch. 3 para. 4(a)
reg. 11(1) full stop and wordsdeletedCarriage of Explosives 2001 Sch. 3 para. 4(a)
reg. 11(2A)insertedCarriage of Explosives 2001 Sch. 3 para. 4(b)
reg. 14(1)(b)words substitutedCarriage of Explosives 2001 Sch. 3 para. 5
reg. 15(3)(4)words insertedCarriage of Explosives 2001 Sch. 3 para. 6
reg. 17(2A)addedCarriage of Explosives 2001 Sch. 3 para. 7
reg. 20(3)(b)substitutedCarriage of Explosives 2001 Sch. 3 para. 8
reg. 21(4)words substitutedCarriage of Explosives 2001 Sch. 3 para. 9
reg. 22AaddedCarriage of Explosives 2001 Sch. 3 para. 10
reg. 25(3)words substitutedCarriage of Explosives 2001 Sch. 3 para. 11
reg. 29(2)words substitutedCarriage of Explosives 2001 Sch. 3 para. 12
reg. 30(3)substitutedCarriage of Explosives 2001 Sch. 3 para. 13
Sch. 1words deletedCarriage of Explosives 2001 Sch. 3 para. 14(a)
Sch. 1 Pt. 2words substitutedCarriage of Explosives 2001 Sch. 3 para. 14(b)
Sch. 1 Pt. 3words deletedCarriage of Explosives 2001 Sch. 3 para. 14(c)
Sch. 2 para. 3words deletedCarriage of Explosives 2001 Sch. 3 para. 15
Sch. 2 para. 3word deletedCarriage of Explosives 2001 Sch. 3 para. 15
Sch. 3 Pt. 1 para. 7addedCarriage of Explosives 2001 Sch. 3 para. 16
Sch. 4 para. 2words deletedCarriage of Explosives 2001 Sch. 3 para. 17(a)
Sch. 4 para. 3-5words substitutedCarriage of Explosives 2001 Sch. 3 para. 17(b)
Sch. 4 para. 6(b)-(d)substitutedCarriage of Explosives 2001 Sch. 3 para. 17(c)
Sch. 4 para. 6(f)insertedCarriage of Explosives 2001 Sch. 3 para. 17(d)
Sch. 4 para. 7(b)words substitutedCarriage of Explosives 2001 Sch. 3 para. 17(e)
Sch. 4 para. 7(c)words substitutedCarriage of Explosives 2001 Sch. 3 para. 17(f)
Sch. 4 para. 7(d)substitutedCarriage of Explosives 2001 Sch. 3 para. 17(g)
Sch. 4 para. 7(e)substitutedCarriage of Explosives 2001 Sch. 3 para. 17(h)
Sch. 5 Pt. 1 para. 1(c)words insertedCarriage of Explosives 2001 Sch. 3 para. 18(a)
Sch. 5 Pt. 1 para. 1(d)addedCarriage of Explosives 2001 Sch. 3 para. 18(b)
Sch. 5 para. 11words substitutedCarriage of Explosives 2001 Sch. 3 para. 18(c)
Sch. 5 para. 12words deletedCarriage of Explosives 2001 Sch. 3 para. 18(d)
Sch. 5 para. 13substitutedCarriage of Explosives 2001 Sch. 3 para. 18(e)
Sch. 5 para. 15substitutedCarriage of Explosives 2001 Sch. 3 para. 19
Sch. 6 Pt. 1 para. 1(b)(iii)words substitutedCarriage of Explosives 2001 Sch. 3 para. 20(a)
Sch. 6 Pt. 1 para. 1(b)(iv)words substitutedCarriage of Explosives 2001 Sch. 3 para. 20(b)
Sch. 6 Pt. 2 para. 1(f)(g)addedCarriage of Explosives 2001 Sch. 3 para. 21(a)
Sch. 6 Pt. 2 para. 2substitutedCarriage of Explosives 2001 Sch. 3 para. 21(b)
Sch. 6 Pt. 2 para. 3addedCarriage of Explosives 2001 Sch. 3 para. 21(c)
Sch. 6 Pt.03insertedCarriage of Explosives 2001 Sch. 3 para. 22
Sch. 8 para. 1(a)(b)substitutedCarriage of Explosives 2001 Sch. 3 para. 23(a)
Sch. 8 para. 3substitutedCarriage of Explosives 2001 Sch. 3 para. 23(b)
Sch. 8 para. 8addedCarriage of Explosives 2001 Sch. 3 para. 23(c)
RegulationsrevokedCarriage of Explosives 2006 Sch. 7

HEALTH AND SAFETY

Made 28th October 1997

To be laid before Parliament

Coming into operation 1st December 1997

The Secretary of State, in pursuance of Articles 17(1), (2), (3)(a), (4) and 5(b), 54(1) and (5) and 55(2) of, and paragraphs 1, 2, 6, 11, 13, 14(1), 15 and 19 of Schedule 3 to the Health and Safety at Work (Northern Ireland) Order 1978f1 as applied and modified by Article 53 of that Order and after consulting, in accordance with Article 46 of that Order as so applied and modified, the Health and Safety Agency for Northern Ireland and such other bodies as appear to her to be appropriate, hereby makes the following regulations:—

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f1

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)

Contents

  1. Part I: Interpretation and Application
  2. 1Citation and commencement
  3. 2Interpretation
  4. 3General application
  5. 4Armed forces etc
  6. 5International provision
  7. 6Meaning of “operator”
  8. Part II: Mode of Carriage
  9. 7Prohibition of the carriage of certain explosives
  10. 8Carriage of explosives in vehicles used to carry passengers for hire or reward
  11. 9Carriage in bulk
  12. 10Suitability of vehicles and containers
  13. 11The Approved Explosives Vehicle Requirements
  14. 12Types of vehicle
  15. 13Limits on quantities
  16. 14Mixed loads
  17. Part III: Information
  18. 15Information to be displayed on vehicles and containers
  19. 16Information to be provided by consignors
  20. 17Documentation to be provided by operators
  21. 18Documentation to be available during carriage
  22. Part IV: Safety and Security During Carriage
  23. 19Loading, stowage, unloading and cleaning of vehicles and containers
  24. 20Attendance
  25. 21Route of carriage and parking
  26. 22Duty to ensure safe and secure carriage
  27. 23Smoking and open flames
  28. 24Equipment
  29. 25Precautions against fire or explosion
  30. 26Accidents and Emergencies
  31. Part V: Miscellaneous and General
  32. 27Duration of carriage and delivery
  33. 28Minimum age limits for persons engaged in the carriage of explosives
  34. 29Exemption certificates
  35. 30Defence
  36. 31Transitional provision
  37. 32Amendment of the 1991 Regulations
  38. 33Revocation
  39. Signature
  40. Schedule 1: Exceptions
  41. IPart I
  42. IIPart II
  43. IIIPart III
  44. Schedule 2: Suitability of Vehicles and Containers
  45. 1Paragraph 1
  46. 2Paragraph 2
  47. 3Paragraph 3
  48. 4Paragraph 4
  49. Schedule 3: Limits on Quantities Permitted to be Carried
  50. Part I
  51. 1Paragraph 1
  52. 2Paragraph 2
  53. 3Paragraph 3
  54. 4Paragraph 4
  55. 5Paragraph 5
  56. 6Paragraph 6
  57. IIPart II
  58. IIIPart III
  59. Schedule 4: Mixed Loads
  60. 1Compatibility Groups
  61. 2Paragraph 2
  62. 3Divisions
  63. 4Paragraph 4
  64. 5Paragraph 5
  65. 6Permitted mixed loads
  66. 7Paragraph 7
  67. Schedule 5: Information to be Displayed on Vehicles and Containers
  68. Part I: Requirements
  69. 1Paragraph 1
  70. 2Paragraph 2
  71. 3Paragraph 3
  72. 4Paragraph 4
  73. 5Paragraph 5
  74. 6Paragraph 6
  75. 7Paragraph 7
  76. 8Paragraph 8
  77. 9Paragraph 9
  78. 10Paragraph 10
  79. 11Paragraph 11
  80. 12Paragraph 12
  81. 13Paragraph 13
  82. 14Paragraph 14
  83. Part II: Exceptions
  84. 15Paragraph 15
  85. 16Paragraph 16
  86. 17Paragraph 17
  87. 18Paragraph 18
  88. 19Paragraph 19
  89. Schedule 6: Information to be Provided and Carried
  90. Part I
  91. 1Paragraph 1
  92. Part II
  93. 1Paragraph 1
  94. 2Paragraph 2
  95. Schedule 7: Loading, Stowage, Unloading and Cleaning of Vehicles and Containers
  96. 1Paragraph 1
  97. 2Paragraph 2
  98. 3Paragraph 3
  99. 4Paragraph 4
  100. Schedule 8: Precautions against Fire and Explosion
  101. 1Paragraph 1
  102. 2Paragraph 2
  103. 3Paragraph 3
  104. 4Paragraph 4
  105. 5Paragraph 5
  106. 6Paragraph 6
  107. 7Paragraph 7
  108. Schedule 9: Amendments to the 1991 Regulations
  109. 1Paragraph 1
  110. 2Paragraph 2
  111. 3Paragraph 3
  112. 4Paragraph 4
  113. 5Paragraph 5
  114. 6Paragraph 6
  115. 7Paragraph 7
  116. 8Paragraph 8
  117. Explanatory note