Road Traffic (Carriage of Dangerous Substances in Road Tankers and Tank Containers) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1992

2. Introductory Text

1. Citation and commencement

3. 2. Interpretation

4. 3. Application of these Regulations

5. 4. Meaning of and revisions to the approved list

6. 5. Meaning of operator

7. 6. Construction of vehicles and tank containers

8. 7. Testing and examination of the carrying tanks of road tankers and tank containers

9. 8. Exceptions to regulations 6 and 7

10. 9. Keeping of documents

11. 10. Information relating to dangerous substances to be received by operators

12. 11. Limitation on the carriage of certain substances

13. 12. Information in writing to be available during carriage

14. 13. Precautions against fire or explosion

15. 14. Precautions to be taken before loading road tankers and tank containers with dangerous substances

16. 15. Prohibition against overfilling road tankers or tank containers

17. 16. Openings in tanks and valves to be securely, closed before commencement of journey

18. 17. Parking and supervision of vehicles containing dangerous substances

19. 18. Road tankers carrying dangerous substances to carry hazard warning panels

20. 19. Tank containers carrying dangerous substances to car? hazard warning panels

21. 20. Additional requirements for labelling road tankers and tank containers carrying multi-loads

22. 21. Circumstances in which regulations 18 to 20 do not apply

23. 22. Prohibition on provision and display of hazard warning panels and labels and additional information

24. 23. Removal of hazard warning panels and labels

25. 24. Hazard warning panels and labels to be kept clean and free from obstruction

26. 25. Unloading of petrol at petroleum filling stations and certain other premises licensed for the keeping of petrol

27. 26. Instruction and mining for drivers

28. 27. Information to be produced to police constables and inspectors of vehicles

29. 28. Exemption certificates

30. 29. Defence in proceedings for contravening these Regulations

31. 30. Revocation and modifications

32. Signature

33. 1. Schedule 1

       Classifications and characteristic properties of and signs for dangerous substances.

    2. Schedule 2

       Exceptions to these Regulations.

    3. Schedule 3

       Hazard warning panels and labels.

    4. Schedule 4

       Unloading of petrol at petroleum filling stations and certain other premises licensed for the keeping of petrol.

    5. Schedule 5

       Revocation and modifications.

34. Explanatory Note