Paragraph 8

The Fire Certificates (Special Premises) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1991^f1 shall be amended in accordance with paragraph (2).

In paragraph 24 of Schedule 1 (premises for which a fire certificate is required), for the definition of “highly flammable liquid” there shall be substituted the following definition –

• ““highly flammable liquid” means any liquid, liquid solution, emulsion or suspension, other than aqueous ammonia, liquefied flammable gas, and liquefied petroleum gas, which –

  1. (a)

     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 32°C except that, if the flash point determined by using one of the non-equilibrium methods referred to in that Part falls within the range 30°C to 34°C, that flash point shall be confirmed by the use of like apparatus using the appropriate equilibrium method referred to in that Part; and

  2. (b)

     when tested at 50°C (within an accuracy of – 0 + 5°C) using the procedure referred to in Appendix B to the “Approved Requirements and test methods for the classification and packaging of dangerous goods for carriage”^f2 with a heating time of 60 seconds supports combustion,

  and for these purposes –

  1. (i)

     “aqueous ammonia” means ammonia gas dissolved in water;

  2. (ii)

     “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; and

  3. (iii)

     “liquefied flammable gas” means any substance which at a temperature of 20°C and a pressure of 760 millimetres of mercury would be a flammable gas, but which is in liquid form as a result of the application of pressure, refrigeration or both.”.