Carriage of Dangerous Goods (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2002

19.  In Schedule 7—

(a) before the title, there shall be inserted the words “Part I”;

(b) in paragraph 1, for the words “flammable gases or toxic gases” there shall be substituted the words “liquefied gases, refrigerated liquefied gases and UN 1001 ACETYLENE, dissolved”;

(c) paragraph 8 shall be omitted; and

(d) at the end, there shall be inserted the following Part—

“Part II Suitability of Large Containers

13.   Large containers used for the carriage of dangerous goods shall be structurally serviceable and free from unacceptable deterioration in any component.

14.   In this Part—

• “major defects” means—

  (a)

  dents or bends, greater than 19mm in depth but regardless of length, in structural members;

  (b)

  cracks or breaks in structural members;

  (c)

  more than one splice or an improper splice, such as a lapped splice, in top or bottom end rails or door headers;

  (d)

  more than two splices in any one top or bottom side rail;

  (e)

  any splice in a door sill or corner post;

  (f)

  door hinges and hardware that are seized, twisted, broken, missing or otherwise inoperative;

  (g)

  non-closing gaskets and seals;

  (h)

  any distortion of the overall configuration sufficient to prevent proper alignment of handling equipment, mounting and securing on a chassis or vehicle;

• “structural components” include top and bottom side rails, top and bottom end rails, door sill and header, floor cross members, corner posts and corner fittings;

• “structurally serviceable” means free from major defects in its structural components; and

• “unacceptable deterioration in any component” includes rusted metal in sidewalls or disintegrated fibreglass, regardless of the material or construction, but does not include normal wear (including oxidization (rust), slight dents, scratches, and other damage that does not affect serviceability or weather-tightness).”.