
2006 No. 182
HEALTH AND SAFETY
The Carriage of Explosives Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006 (revoked)
Made 31st March 2006
Laid before Parliament 
Coming into force 1st August 2006
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PART I INTRODUCTORY PROVISIONS
Citation and commencement
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Interpretation
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Application
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Application to international carriage
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Application to tanks, pressure receptacles, battery-vehicles, battery-wagons, MEGCs, UN MEGCs and transportable pressure equipment
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Application to armed forces
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Exemptions
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Competent authority
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PART II REQUIREMENTS OF ADR AND OF RID
Training
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Safety obligations
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Security provisions
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Safety advisers
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Reports on accidents or incidents
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Emergency plans for marshalling yards
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Classification of goods
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Prohibition from carriage
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Dangerous goods list and special provisions
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Use of packagings
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Use of tanks, battery-vehicles, battery-wagons, MEGCs and UN MEGCs
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Consignment
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Construction and testing of packagings and packages
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Carriage, loading, unloading and handling
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Vehicle crews, equipment, operation and documentation
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Construction and approval of vehicles
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PART III COMPETENT AUTHORITY FUNCTIONS
Interpretation of Part III and Schedule 1
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Grant of approvals by the Northern Ireland competent authority
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Appointment of persons by the Northern Ireland competent authority
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Recognition of approvals, tests, methods, standards and procedures etc by the Northern Ireland competent authority
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Imposing of requirements by the Northern Ireland competent authority
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Issue of safety adviser vocational training certificates by the Northern Ireland competent authority
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Issue of driver training certificates by the Northern Ireland competent authority
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Notification under sub-section 1.8.2.2 of ADR or of RID
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Miscellaneous functions of the Northern Ireland competent authority
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Exemption certificates, temporary and ad hoc exemptions
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PART IV REQUIREMENTS ADDITIONAL TO ADR AND TO RID
Attendant for carriage of class 1 goods by road
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Duration of carriage and delivery of class 1 goods by road
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Miscellaneous security requirements for carriage of class 1 goods by road
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Miscellaneous security requirements for carriage of class 1 goods by rail
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Security requirement for carriage of class 1 goods by road or by rail
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Carriage of class 1 goods in vehicles used to carry passengers for hire or reward
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Carriage of class 1 goods by road in motor vehicles
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Marshalling and formation of trains
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Keeping of information by carriers
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Placards, marks and plate markings for carriage within Northern Ireland
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PART V MISCELLANEOUS
Transitional defence
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Defence and enforcement
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Amendments to the Classification and Labelling of Explosives Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1991
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Consequential amendments
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Revocations and savings
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SCHEDULE 1
COMPETENT AUTHORITY FUNCTIONS
Regulations 25-28
PART 1 GRANT OF APPROVALS BY THE NORTHERN IRELAND COMPETENT AUTHORITY
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PART 2 APPOINTMENT OF PERSONS BY THE NORTHERN IRELAND COMPETENT AUTHORITY
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PART 3 RECOGNITION OF APPROVALS, TESTS, METHODS, STANDARDS, PROCEDURES ETC BY THE NORTHERN IRELAND COMPETENT AUTHORITY
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PART 4 IMPOSING OF REQUIREMENTS BY THE NORTHERN IRELAND COMPETENT AUTHORITY
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SCHEDULE 2
FEES FOR CERTIFICATES AND APPLICATIONS FOR APPROVALS
Regulations 29, 30 and 32
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SCHEDULE 3
CARRIAGE OF CLASS 1 GOODS BY ROAD WHERE ATTENDANT NOT REQUIRED
Regulation 34(3)(b)

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SCHEDULE 4
PLACARDS, MARKS AND PLATE MARKINGS FOR CARRIAGE WITHIN NORTHERN IRELAND
Regulation 43
PART 1 CARRIAGE OF GOODS BY ROAD
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PART 2 CARRIAGE OF GOODS BY RAIL
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SCHEDULE 5
AMENDMENTS TO THE CLASSIFICATION AND LABELLING OF EXPLOSIVES REGULATIONS (NORTHERN IRELAND) 1991
Regulation 46
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SCHEDULE 6
CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS
Regulation 47
Amendment to the Compressed Acetylene Order (Northern Ireland) 1979
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Amendments to the Explosives in Harbour Areas Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1995
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SCHEDULE 7
REVOCATIONS
Regulation 48(1)

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