The Carriage of Dangerous Goods and Use of Transportable Pressure Equipment Regulations 2007

Statutory Instruments

2007 No. 1573

HEALTH AND SAFETY

The Carriage of Dangerous Goods and Use of Transportable Pressure Equipment Regulations 2007

Made

6th June 2007

Laid before Parliament

7th June 2007

Coming into force

1st July 2007

The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by—

(a) sections 15(1) to (5), (6)(a) and (b) and (8), 43(2) to (6), 80 and 82(3)(a) of, and paragraphs 1, 2(1), 3, 4(1), 6 to 9, 11 to 16 and 20 of Schedule 3 to, the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974(1); and

(b) to the extent necessary to revoke regulations made under section 2 of the Radioactive Material (Road Transport) Act 1991(2), that section.

In accordance with section 50(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974(3) he has consulted the Health and Safety Commission and such other bodies as appear to him to be appropriate.

In accordance with paragraph 2(7) of Schedule 3 to the Railways Act 2005(4) he has consulted the Office of Rail Regulation.

(1)

1974 c. 37; section 1(1)(c) was modified by the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act (Application to Environmentally Hazardous Substances) Regulations 2002 (S.I. 2002/282) to which relevant amendments have been made by S.I. 2004/463, 2005/1308 and 2007/1332. Section 15(1) was amended by the Employment Protection Act 1975 (c. 71), Schedule 15, paragraph 6.

(2)

1991 c. 27; section 2 was amended by the Road Safety Act 2006 (c. 49), section 57.

(3)

Section 50(1) was amended by the Employment Protection Act 1975 (c. 71), Schedule 15, paragraph 16. The extent of the requirement to consult pursuant to section 50(1) has been narrowed by the insertion of section 50(1A) into the 1974 Act by the Railways Act 2005 (c. 14), Schedule 3, paragraph 13.

(4)

The meaning of “railway safety purposes” under Schedule 3 of the 2005 Act which is relevant to the obligation to consult has been amended by the Railways Act 2005 (Amendment) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/556).