The Railways (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) Regulations 2005

Regulation 9(2)

SCHEDULE 3 CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS

1.  In section 1(7) of the Damages (Scotland) Act 1976(1), for “or under section 1 of the International Transport Conventions Act 1983” substitute “or under regulation 3 of the Railways (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) Regulations 2005”.

2.  In section 31(3) and section 32(4) of the Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982(2), for “section 6 of the International Transport Conventions Act 1983” substitute “regulation 8 of the Railways (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) Regulations 2005”.

3.  In section 6(8)(a) of the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999(3), for “section 1 of the International Transport Conventions Act 1983” substitute “regulation 3 of the Railways (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) Regulations 2005”.

4.  In the Pressure Systems Safety Regulations 2000(4), for paragraph 10 of Schedule 1 substitute:

“10.   Any pressure system being carried in a vehicle if the vehicle is engaged in an international transport operation within the meaning of the Convention concerning International Carriage by Rail as revised or reissued from time to time (COTIF)(5) and such carriage conforms in every respect to the provisions of the Uniform Rules concerning the Contract for International Carriage of Goods by Rail (CIM), which form Appendix B to that Convention, and the Regulation concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Rail including its Annex (RID)(6), which together form Appendix C to that Convention.”.

5.  In the Chemicals (Hazard Information and Packaging for Supply) Regulations 2002(7), in regulation 8A(8) for paragraph (4)(b)(v) substitute:

“(v) the Regulation concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Rail including its Annex (“RID”)(9) which together form Appendix C to the Convention concerning International Carriage by Rail (“COTIF”)(10), as revised or reissued from time to time.”.

(1)

Section 1(7) was amended by the International Transport Conventions Act 1983 (c. 14), Schedule 1, paragraph 4(a). There have been other amendments to section 1(7) which are not relevant to these Regulations.

(2)

1982 c. 27. Sections 31(3) and 32(4) were amended by the International Transport Conventions Act 1983 (c. 14), section 11(2). There have been other amendments to these sections which are not relevant to these Regulations.

(3)

1999 c. 31.

(4)

S.I. 2000/128.

(5)

Cm 4873.

(6)

Current Edition 2005.

(7)

S.I. 2002/1689.

(8)

Regulation 8A was inserted by S.I. 2004/568, regulation 60 and Schedule 11, paragraph 2.

(9)

Current Edition 2005.

(10)

Cm 4873.