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The Pressure Systems and Transportable Gas Containers Regulations 1989

S.I. 1989/2169 · Made 22 November 1989

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HEALTH AND SAFETY

Made 22nd November 1989

Laid before Parliament 4th December 1989

Coming into force

Regulations 1 to 3, 5 to 7, 13 to 15, 23 to 25 and 27 1st July 1990

Regulations 4 (to the extent specified in Part I of Schedule 1), 16 to 22, and 26 (to the extent specified in Part I of Schedule 1) 1st January 1991

The remainder 1st July 1994

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 15(1), (2), (3)(a) and (b), (4), (5), (6)(a) and (b), and (9), 43(2), to (6), 47(3) and 82(3)(a) of, and paragraphs 1(1)(a) and (c), (2) and (3), 14, 15(1) and 16 of Schedule 3 to, the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974f1 (“the 1974 Act”) and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf and for the purpose of giving effect without modifications to proposals submitted to him by the Health and Safety Commission under section 11(2)(d) of the 1974 Act after the carrying out by the said Commission of consultations in accordance with section 50(3) of that Act, hereby makes the following Regulations:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1974 c. 37; sections 15 and 50 were amended by the Employment Protection Act 1975 (c. 71) Schedule 15, paragraphs 6 and 16 respectively.

Contents

  1. Part I: INTRODUCTION
  2. 1Citation and commencement
  3. 2Interpretation
  4. 3Application and duties
  5. Part II: GENERAL
  6. 4Design, construction, repair, and modification
  7. Part III: PRESSURE SYSTEMS
  8. 5Provision of information and marking
  9. 6Installation
  10. 7Safe operating limits
  11. 8Written scheme of examination
  12. 9Examination in accordance with the written scheme
  13. 10Action in case of imminent danger
  14. 11Operation
  15. 12Maintenance
  16. 13Keeping of records, etc
  17. Part IV: PRECAUTIONS TO PREVENT PRESSURISATION OF CERTAIN VESSELS
  18. 14Application
  19. 15Precautions to prevent pressurisation
  20. Part V: TRANSPORTABLE GAS CONTAINERS
  21. 16Design standards, approval and certification
  22. 17Filling of containers
  23. 18Examination of containers
  24. 19Modifications of containers
  25. 20Repair Work
  26. 21Re-rating
  27. 22Records
  28. Part VI: MISCELLANEOUS
  29. 23Defence
  30. 24Power to grant exemptions
  31. 25Extension outside Great Britain
  32. 26Repeals, revocations and modifications
  33. 27Transitional provisions
  34. Signature
  35. Schedule 1: COMING INTO FORCE OF THE REGULATIONS AND TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS
  36. Part I: coming into force of the regulations
  37. 1Paragraph 1
  38. 2Paragraph 2
  39. 3Paragraph 3
  40. Part II: transitional provisions for plant
  41. Chapter: subject to existing examination requirements
  42. 1Paragraph 1
  43. 2Paragraph 2
  44. 3Paragraph 3
  45. 4Paragraph 4
  46. 5Paragraph 5
  47. Part III: further transitional provisions
  48. 1Paragraph 1
  49. 2Paragraph 2
  50. Schedule 2: EXCEPTIONS TO THE REGULATIONS
  51. Ipressure systems and transportable gas containers excepted from all regulations
  52. 1Paragraph 1
  53. 2Paragraph 2
  54. 3Paragraph 3
  55. 4Paragraph 4
  56. 5Paragraph 5
  57. 6Paragraph 6
  58. 7Paragraph 7
  59. 8Paragraph 8
  60. 9Paragraph 9
  61. 10Paragraph 10
  62. 11Paragraph 11
  63. 12Paragraph 12
  64. 13Paragraph 13
  65. 14Paragraph 14
  66. 15Paragraph 15
  67. 16Paragraph 16
  68. 17Paragraph 17
  69. 18Paragraph 18
  70. 19Paragraph 19
  71. 20Paragraph 20
  72. 21Paragraph 21
  73. 22Paragraph 22
  74. 23Paragraph 23
  75. 24Paragraph 24
  76. 25Paragraph 25
  77. Part II: pressure systems and transportable gas containers excepted from certain regulations
  78. 1Paragraph 1
  79. 2Paragraph 2
  80. 3Paragraph 3
  81. 4Paragraph 4
  82. 5Paragraph 5
  83. Schedule 3: MODIFICATION OF DUTIES IN CASES WHERE PRESSURE SYSTEMS ARE SUPPLIED BY WAY OF LEASE, HIRE, OR OTHER ARRANGEMENTS
  84. 1Paragraph 1
  85. 2Paragraph 2
  86. 3Paragraph 3
  87. Schedule 4MARKING OF PRESSURE VESSELS
  88. 1Paragraph 1
  89. 2Paragraph 2
  90. 3Paragraph 3
  91. 4Paragraph 4
  92. 5Paragraph 5
  93. 6Paragraph 6
  94. 7Paragraph 7
  95. Schedule 5: FEES ON APPLICATIONS FOR APPROVALS
  96. 1Paragraph 1
  97. 2Paragraph 2
  98. 3Paragraph 3
  99. 4Paragraph 4
  100. 5Paragraph 5
  101. Schedule 6: REPEALS, REVOCATIONS AND MODIFICATIONS
  102. Irepeals
  103. IIMODIFICATIONS OF ENACTMENTS
  104. IIIrevocations
  105. IVmodifications of instruments
  106. Explanatory note