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

Competent authority

6.—(1) The competent authority in Great Britain is the Secretary of State for Transport.

(2) Paragraph (1) is subject to paragraphs (3) to (5).

(3) The competent authority is the Health and Safety Executive for the functions in relation to—

(a) the classification of class 1 goods pursuant to Section 2.2.1;

(b) special provisions 16, 178, 266, 271, and 645 of Chapter 3.3, in relation to class 1 goods;

(c) mixed packing instruction MP21 of Section 4.1.10, Sub-sections 4.1.5.15 and 4.1.5.18, in relation to class 1 goods; and

(d) the design approval of containers or compartments for the carriage of class 1 goods, in accordance with note a to Sub-section 7.5.2.2.

(4) But paragraph (3) does not apply to the functions to the extent they relate to military explosives.

(5) The competent authority is the Secretary of State for Defence for the functions in relation to—

(a) the classification of military explosives pursuant to Section 2.2.1;

(b) special provisions 16, 178, 266, 271 and 645 of Chapter 3.3, in relation to military explosives;

(c) mixed packing instruction MP21 of Section 4.1.10, Sub-sections 4.1.5.15 and 4.1.5.18, in relation to military explosives;

(d) special provision W2 of Section 7.2.4; and

(e) the design approval of containers or compartments for the carriage of military explosives, in accordance with note a to Sub-section 7.5.2.2.

(6) The competent authority for a competent authority function referred to in ADR or RID in a State other than the United Kingdom is the authority designated as the competent authority in that State for that function.

(7) The competent authority for a competent authority function referred to in ADR or RID in Northern Ireland is the authority designated as the competent authority in Northern Ireland for that function.

(8) For the purposes of these Regulations a reference in—

(a) ADR or RID to “competent military authority”;

(b) ADR to “Contracting Party”; and

(c) RID to “Member State”,

shall be treated as a reference to “competent authority”.

(9) In this regulation, “military explosives” has the same meaning as in regulation 2(1) of the Classification and Labelling of Explosives Regulations 1983(1).

(1)

S.I. 1983/1140 amended by S.I. 1987/605, 1996/2093, 1999/303 and 2004/568.