# Dangerous Substances and Explosive Atmospheres Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003, Paragraph 8

Extent: N.I.
Status: prospective

(1) The Fire Certificates (Special Premises) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1991 shall be amended in accordance with paragraph (2).
(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 –
(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
(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” with a heating time of 60 seconds supports combustion,
and for these purposes –
(i) “aqueous ammonia” means ammonia gas dissolved in water;
(ii) “the Directive” means Commission Directive 92/69 EEC adapting to technical progress for the seventeenth time Council Directive 67/548/EEC on the approximation of laws, regulations and administrative provisions relating to the classification, packaging and labelling of dangerous substances; and
(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.”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2003/152/schedule/7/paragraph/8 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/dangerous-substances-and-explosive-atmospheres-regulations-northern-ireland-2003/schedule-7/paragraph-8
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