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Statutory Instruments

2007 No. 3159

CIVIL AVIATION

The Air Navigation (Dangerous Goods) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2007

Made

6th November 2007

Coming into force

1st December 2007

The Secretary of State for Transport, in exercise of the powers conferred upon her by article 70(1) of the Air Navigation Order 2005(1), makes the following Regulations.

Citation and Commencement

1.  These Regulations may be cited as the Air Navigation (Dangerous Goods) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2007 and shall come into force on 1st December 2007.

Amendment of Air Navigation (Dangerous Goods) Regulations 2002

2.  The Air Navigation (Dangerous Goods) Regulations 2002(2) are amended by substituting for the definition of “Technical Instructions” in Regulation 3(1) –

‘Technical Instructions’ means the 2007–2008 English language edition of the Technical Instructions for the Safe Transport of Dangerous Goods by Air as amended by the Addendum and Corrigendum dated 1st August 2007, approved and published by decision of the Council of the International Civil Aviation Organisation;.

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport

Jim Fitzpatrick

Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State

Department for Transport

6th November 2007

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

These Regulations further amend the Air Navigation (Dangerous Goods) Regulations 2002. The definition of “Technical Instructions” is further amended so as to refer to the Addendum and Corrigendum dated 1st August 2007 to the 2007–2008 edition of the Technical Instructions for the Safe Transport of Dangerous Goods by Air, approved and published by decision of the Council of the International Civil Aviation Organisation.

The Technical Instructions can be purchased from Labeline of Midas House Chivenor Business Park Barnstaple Devon EX31 4AY; TSO Limited of PO Box 29 Norwich NR3 1GN and from Freight Merchandising Services Limited of Unit 19 Ashford Industrial Estate Shield Road Ashford Middlesex TW15 1AU.

An impact assessment has not been produced for these Regulations

(1)

S.I.2005/1970, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations