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Dangerous Substances in Harbour Areas Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1991

S.R. 1991/509 · Made 28 November 1991

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HEALTH AND SAFETY

Made 28th November 1991

Coming into operation 1st June 1992

Whereas under Article 54(1) of the Health and Safety at Work (Northern Ireland) Order 1978f1 (“the Order of 1978”) it appears to the Department of Agriculture, the Department of Economic Development, the Department of the Environment and the Department of Health and Social Services (“the Department concerned”)f2 that the repeals and modifications of the local Acts, Regulations and bye-laws referred to in regulation 37(2) and (3) and Part II of Schedule 7 are expedient in connection with the other provisions of these Regulations.

Now, therefore, the Department concerned, in exercise of the powers conferred by Articles 17(1), (2), (3), (4), (5) and (6), 54(1) and 55(2) of, and paragraphs l(1) to (4), 2, 3, 5,6, 8, 10, 11, 12(2), 13, 14(1), 15, 17(a), 19, 20(a) to (c) and 21 of Schedule 3 to, the Order of 1978 and of every other power enabling it in that behalf, after consultation in accordance with Articles 46(1) and 54(5) of that Order with the Health and Safety Agency for Northern Ireland and such other bodies as appeared to it to be appropriate, hereby makes the following Regulations:—

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

S.I. 1978/1039 (N.I. 9)

f2

See Article 2(2) of S.I. 1978/1039 (N.1. 9)

Contents

  1. Part I: INTERPRETATION AND APPLICATION
  2. 1Citation and commencement
  3. 2Interpretation
  4. 3Meaning of “dangerous substance”
  5. 4Meaning of “operator”
  6. 5Application of these Regulations
  7. Part II: ENTRY OF DANGEROUS SUBSTANCES INTO HARBOUR AREAS
  8. 6Notice of entry of dangerous substances
  9. 7Harbour master’s powers of prohibition, removal and regulation relating to dangerous substances
  10. Part III: MARKING AND NAVIGATION OF VESSELS
  11. 8Flags and lights to be displayed by ,vessels
  12. 9Regulations 6 and 8 not to apply to certain ferry-boats
  13. 10Vessels to keep a safe distance from moored or anchored vessels displaying the flag or light required by regulation 8
  14. 11Marking of barges
  15. 12Control of harbour craft
  16. 13Provision and use of radios
  17. 14Anchoring and mooring of vessels
  18. 15Mobility of vessels
  19. Part IV: HANDLING DANGEROUS SUBSTANCES
  20. 16General duties of persons handling dangerous substances
  21. 17Additional duties of employers, self-employed persons and berth operators
  22. 18Precautions to be taken against fire or explosion
  23. Part V: LIQUID DANGEROUS SUBSTANCES IN BULK
  24. 19Fitness of vessels
  25. 20Permission for transfer between vessels
  26. 21Safety precautions for loading, unloading or transfer
  27. 22Certain operations on vessels forbidden without prior permission
  28. Part VI: PACKAGING AND LABELLING
  29. 23Freight containers
  30. 24Portable tanks and receptacles
  31. 25Labelling
  32. Part VII: EMERGENCY ARRANGEMENTS AND UNTOWARD INCIDENTS
  33. 26Preparation of emergency plans by harbour authorities
  34. 27Emergency arrangements at berths
  35. 28Untoward incidents
  36. Part VIII: STORAGE OF DANGEROUS SUBSTANCES
  37. 29Application of this Part
  38. 30Storage tanks
  39. 31Storage of freight containers, portable tanks and receptacles containing dangerous substances
  40. 32Parking of road vehicles carrying dangerous substances
  41. Part IX: MISCELLANEOUS AND GENERAL
  42. 33Power of a district council to make bye-laws
  43. 34Enforcement of these Regulations
  44. 35Defence in proceedings for contravening these Regulations or bye-laws
  45. 36Power to grant exemptions from these Regulations
  46. 37Repeals, revocations, modifications and savings
  47. Signature
  48. Schedule 1: The Classification of and Hazard Warning Signs for Dangerous Substances
  49. ITABLE OF CHARACTERISTIC PROPERTIES, CLASSIFICATIONS AND HAZARD WARNING SIGNS
  50. Part II: SPECIFICATION OF HAZARD WARNING SIGNS
  51. 1Paragraph 1
  52. 2Paragraph 2
  53. 3Paragraph 3
  54. 4Paragraph 4
  55. Schedule 2: Examples of Substances and Articles not to be treated as being in Class 4.2
  56. (Spontaneously combustible substance)
  57. 1Paragraph 1
  58. 2Paragraph 2
  59. 3Paragraph 3
  60. 4Paragraph 4
  61. 5Paragraph 5
  62. 6Paragraph 6
  63. 7Paragraph 7
  64. 8Paragraph 8
  65. 9Paragraph 9
  66. 10Paragraph 10
  67. 11Paragraph 11
  68. 12Paragraph 12
  69. 13Paragraph 13
  70. 14Paragraph 14
  71. Schedule 3List of specified dangerous substances
  72. Schedule 4: Flag indicating that a vessel is carrying a dangerous substance
  73. Part I: SHAPE AND COLOUR OF FLAG
  74. 1Paragraph 1
  75. 2Paragraph 2
  76. Part II: MATERIAL AND SIZE OF FLAG ON VESSELS WITH A MAST
  77. 1Paragraph 1
  78. 2Paragraph 2
  79. Part III: MATERIAL AND SIZE OF FLAG ON VESSELS WITHOUT A MAST
  80. 1Paragraph 1
  81. 2Paragraph 2
  82. Schedule 5: Hazard Warning Panels
  83. 1Form and colour of hazard warning panels
  84. 2Form and colour of hazard warning panels
  85. 3Information about substances on a barge or tank barge
  86. 4Specification for hazard warning panels
  87. Labels for compartmented tank barges
  88. 5Form of labels
  89. 6Form of labels
  90. 7Information to be shown on labels
  91. 8Specification for labels
  92. 9Colour of hazard warning panels and labels
  93. Schedule 6: Provisions relating to Bye-laws
  94. 1Paragraph 1
  95. 2Paragraph 2
  96. 3Paragraph 3
  97. 4Paragraph 4
  98. 5Paragraph 5
  99. 6Paragraph 6
  100. 7Paragraph 7
  101. Schedule 7: Repeals, Revocations and Savings
  102. IPETROLEUM BYE-LAWS REPEALED
  103. IIOTHER REGULATIONS AND HARBOUR BYE-LAWS REPEALED
  104. Explanatory note