Paragraph 2

Northern Ireland Not yet in force

Changes not yet applied. Later legislation changes this provision in ways not yet written into the text below:

Sch. 7 para. 7 word substituted by Carriage of Dangerous Goods and Use of Transportable Pressure Equipment 2006 Sch. 13 para. 11(2)
Sch. 7 para. 1 coming into force by Dangerous Substances and Explosive Atmospheres 2003 reg. 1(a)
Sch. 7 para. 2 coming into force by Dangerous Substances and Explosive Atmospheres 2003 reg. 1(a)
Sch. 7 para. 3 coming into force by Dangerous Substances and Explosive Atmospheres 2003 reg. 1(a)
Sch. 7 para. 4 coming into force by Dangerous Substances and Explosive Atmospheres 2003 reg. 1(a)
Sch. 7 para. 5 coming into force by Dangerous Substances and Explosive Atmospheres 2003 reg. 1(a)
Sch. 7 para. 6 coming into force by Dangerous Substances and Explosive Atmospheres 2003 reg. 1(a)
Sch. 7 para. 7 coming into force by Dangerous Substances and Explosive Atmospheres 2003 reg. 1(a)
Sch. 7 para. 8 coming into force by Dangerous Substances and Explosive Atmospheres 2003 reg. 1(b)
Sch. 7 para. 9 coming into force by Dangerous Substances and Explosive Atmospheres 2003 reg. 1(b)
Sch. 7 para. 2(4) word substituted by Carriage of Dangerous Goods and Use of Transportable Pressure Equipment 2006 Sch. 13 para. 11(2)
Sch. 7 para. 2(6) word substituted by Carriage of Dangerous Goods and Use of Transportable Pressure Equipment 2006 Sch. 13 para. 11(2)
Sch. 7 para. 3(4) word substituted by Carriage of Dangerous Goods and Use of Transportable Pressure Equipment 2006 Sch. 13 para. 11(2)
Sch. 7 para. 5(2) word substituted by Carriage of Dangerous Goods and Use of Transportable Pressure Equipment 2006 Sch. 13 para. 11(2)

(1)

The Petroleum (Consolidation) Act (Northern Ireland) 1929^f1 shall be amended in accordance with sub-paragraphs (2) to (7).

(2)

In section 2 (provisions as to licences), the words from “Provided that” (special provision for harbours) to the end shall be omitted.

(3)

Section 9 (byelaws as to loading, conveyance and landing of petroleum-spirit in and upon canals) and section 17 (powers of officers of local authorities as to testing petroleum-spirit) shall be omitted.

(4)

In section 18 (warrants to search for and seize petroleum-spirit), for subsection (4) there shall be substituted –

“(4)

This section does not apply to –

(a)

a workplace within the meaning of the Dangerous Substances and Explosive Atmospheres Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2002 used, or intended for use, for the dispensing of petroleum-spirit, or

(b)

a carriage to which the Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997^f2 apply.”.

(5)

In section 23 (interpretation) –

(a)

after the definition of “Contravention” there shall be added the following definitions –

““the Directive” means Commission Directive 92/69 EEC^f3 adapting to technical progress for the seventeenth time Council Directive 67/548/EEC^f4 on the approximation of laws, regulations and administrative provisions relating to the classification, packaging and labelling of dangerous substances;”

““Dispensing” means manual or electrical pumping of petroleum-spirit from a storage tank into the fuel tank for an internal combustion engine, whether for the purposes of sale or not:”; and

(b)

for the definition of “Petroleum-spirit” there shall be substituted the following definition –

““Petroleum-spirit” means petroleum which, when tested in accordance with Part A.9. of the Annex to the Directive, has a flash point (as defined in that Part) of less than 21°C:”.

(6)

The provisions of section 24A^f5 (places to which Act does not apply) shall be re-numbered section 24A(1) and at the end of that subsection as so re-numbered there shall be inserted –

“or

(c)

any workplace within the meaning of the Dangerous Substances and Explosive Atmospheres Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2002, apart from a workplace used, or intended for use, for dispensing petroleum-spirit.

(2)

For the purposes of subsection (1)(c), any part of a workplace where petroleum-spirit is kept other than for dispensing is not to be regarded as used, or intended for use, for dispensing petroleum-spirit.”.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: 1929 c. 13 (N.I.). Section 2 was amended by S.R. & O. (N.I.) 1973 No. 341 and S.R. 1996 No. 512; section 18 was amended by S.R. 1988 No. 415 and S.R. 1992 No. 260; sections 19 and 21 were amended by the Northern Ireland (Modification of Enactments - No. 1) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/663), section 23 was amended by S.R. 1992 No. 260, S.R. 1992 No. 461, S.R. 1993 No. 412 and S.R. 1995 No. 60; section 25A was inserted by S.R. 2000 No. 93
f2: S.R. 1997 No. 248 as amended by S.R. 1998 No. 448, S.R. 2000 No. 119 and S.R. 2002 No. 34
f3: O.J. No. L383, 29.12.92, p. 113
f4: O.J. No. 196, 16.8.67, p. 1
f5: Section 24A was inserted by S.R. 2000 No. 93