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

21.  In Part II of Schedule 6—

(a) at the end of paragraph 1, add the following sub-paragraphs—

“(f) where the explosives being carried are in a large container and intended for carriage by sea, a container packing certificate comprising the information set out in paragraph 12.3.7 of the International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code, as revised or re-issued from time to time by the International Maritime Organization [Current Edition: Volumes I to IV ISBN 92 801 1465 4];

(g) the current ADR Certificate for Type II and Type III explosives vehicles, together with the current ADR Certificate for any associated trailer constructed on or after 1 January 1997,

and in this sub-paragraph “ADR Certificate” means a special certificate of approval issued by the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions for a vehicle following inspection of the vehicle in pursuance of marginal 10 282 of Annex B to ADR.”;

(b) for paragraph 2, substitute the following paragraph—

“2.   The emergency information referred to in paragraph 1(d) shall comprise details of the measures to be taken by the driver in the event of an accident or an emergency and other safety information concerning the explosives being carried and shall include—

(a) (i) subject to paragraph 3, the proper shipping name of the explosives, that they are of Class 1 and their UN number,

(ii) the nature of the danger inherent in the explosives and the safety measures to be taken to avert any such danger including the use of personal protective equipment by the driver,

(iii) the general actions to be taken including warning other road users and pedestrians of the danger and calling the police and fire brigade,

(iv) the additional actions needed to deal with and prevent escalation of minor leakage or spillage, provided this can be achieved without personal risk, and

(v) the necessary equipment for any action required by this paragraph, and

(b) any further information specified in Part III of this Schedule.”; and

(c) at the end of paragraph 2, add the following paragraph—

“3.   Notwithstanding paragraph 2(a), where mixed loads of packaged explosives are carried, emergency information may be provided for each group of explosives, which present the same dangers, in which case neither the proper shipping name of the individual explosives nor their UN number need be mentioned in the emergency information.”.