The Carriage of Explosives (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2001

1.  In Regulation 2—

(a) in paragraph (1)—

(i) for the definition of “classified” substitute the following—

• ““classified” means, in relation to explosives, classified under the 1991 Regulations and, in relation to dangerous goods other than radioactive material, classified under the 1997 Regulations, and “classification” and “unclassified” shall be construed accordingly;”;

(ii) at the end of the definition of “permissible maximum weight”, insert the following definition—

• ““radioactive material” has the meaning assigned to it in Article 2(1) of the Radioactive Material (Road Transport) (Northern Ireland) Order 1992(1) ;”;

(iii) for the definition of “the United Nations Recommendations” substitute the following—

““the United Nations Recommendations” means the United Nations Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods (based on those originally prepared by the United Nations Committee of Experts on the Transport of Dangerous Goods considered by the Economic and Social Council at its twenty-third session (Resolution 645 G(XXIII) of 26th April 1957)) [Current Edition (1997): ISBN 92-1-139057 5], as revised or reissued from time to time and any reference in these Regulations to the United Nations Recommendations shall, for a period of 6 months after any revision or reissue, be a reference to either the document as it was immediately before that revision or reissue took effect or the document as revised or reissued;”; and

(b) in paragraph (5), delete the words “or large container” (in both places where they occur).

(1)

S.I. 1992/224 (N.I. 2)