The Carriage of Dangerous Goods and Use of Transportable Pressure Equipment Regulations 2009

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2.—(1) The provisions of this regulation apply for the purposes of interpreting these Regulations.

(2) Any reference in these Regulations to a “Part”, “Chapter”, “Section” or “Sub-section”, unless the context requires otherwise, is to be construed—

(a)in relation to the carriage of goods by road, as a reference to that Part, Chapter, Section or Sub-section of ADR;

(b)in relation to the carriage of goods by rail, as a reference to that Part, Chapter, Section or Sub-section of RID; and

(c)in relation to the carriage of goods by inland waterway, as a reference to that Part, Chapter, Section or Sub-section of ADN.

(3) Where an expression is defined in ADR, RID or ADN and is not defined in these Regulations, it has the same meaning as in—

(a)ADR in relation to carriage by road;

(b)RID in relation to carriage by rail; and

(c)ADN in relation to carriage by inland waterway.

(4) Where an expression is defined in the Transportable Pressure Equipment Directive and is not defined in these Regulations, it has the same meaning as in that Directive.

(5) The expressions mentioned in column 1 of the Table have the meanings given in column 2.

Table

Column 1	Column 2
“the 2007 Regulations”	The Carriage of Dangerous Goods and Use of Transportable Pressure Equipment Regulations 2007 M1.
“ADN”	The Regulations annexed to the European Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Inland Waterway M2, as revised or reissued from time to time.
“ADR”	Annexes A and B to the European Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road M3, as revised or reissued from time to time. But— (a)to the extent that a reference in these Regulations to ADR is a reference to ADR as it applied for the purposes of the 2007 Regulations, it has the same meaning as in the Table in regulation 2 of those Regulations; and (b)in regulation 14(6)(b) it means Annexes A and B as in force on the date in question.
[F1“the Annexes”	Subject to paragraphs (6) and (7), Annexes I and II to the Dangerous Goods Directive.]
[F1“appointed body”	A body appointed to carry out inspections of and tests on transportable pressure equipment by the GB competent authority under regulation 29 for the purposes of ADR and RID (as applicable).]
“armed forces”	Means— (a)one of Her Majesty's Forces within the meaning of the Armed Forces Act 2006 M4; (b)the Ministry of Defence Police M5; (c)a visiting force within the meaning of Part 1 of the Visiting Forces Act 1952 M6; or (d)a headquarters or organisation designated for the purposes of the International Headquarters and Defence Organisations Act 1964 M7.
[F2“certificate of conformity”	The document issued to confirm successful completion of a conformity assessment.]
[F3“civil carriage of class 7 goods”	The carriage of class 7 goods by road, rail or inland waterway otherwise than for the purposes of the department of Secretary of State having responsibility for Defence.]
[F4“conformity assessment”	The assessment and the procedure for assessment of conformity set out in— (a) the Annexes to the Dangerous Goods Directive, where the assessment by an appointed body will culminate in the equipment being marked with the UK TPE marking; or (b) the Directives, where the assessment by a notified body will culminate in the equipment being marked with the pi marking.]
F5. . .	F5. . .
“COTIF”	The Convention concerning International Carriage by Rail M8, as revised or re-issued from time to time.
“the Dangerous Goods Directive”	[F6Subject to paragraphs (6) and (7),] Directive 2008/68/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24th September 2008 on the inland transport of dangerous goods M9, [F7as it had effect immediately before IP completion day].
[F8the “Directives”	[F9Subject to paragraphs (6) and (7), the] Dangerous Goods Directive and the Transportable Pressure Equipment Directive.]
[F10“distributor”	Subject to regulation 19(3)(b) and (4)(b), any person established in the United Kingdom, other than the manufacturer or the importer, who makes transportable pressure equipment, or parts thereof, available on the GB market.]
“fire and rescue authority”	The fire and rescue authority under the Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004 M10
“the GB competent authority”	The competent authority in Great Britain for the purposes of these Regulations as determined under regulation 25. But a reference to “2007 GB Competent Authority” is a reference to the competent authority in Great Britain for the purposes of the 2007 Regulations.
[F11“importer”	Subject to regulation 19(3)(a) and (4)(a), a person who— (a) is established in the United Kingdom; and (b) places transportable pressure equipment or parts thereof from a country outside of the United Kingdom, on the GB market.]
[F11“making available on the GB market” and like expressions	Subsequent to the transportable pressure equipment being placed on the Great Britain market, any supply of that equipment for distribution or use on that market in the course of a commercial or public service activity, [F12including any supply on a hire, lease or rental basis,] whether in return for payment or free of charge.]
[F11“manufactured in series to a design type”	Equipment that is one of a series of products manufactured to the same design.]
[F11“manufacturer”	A person who— (a) manufactures transportable pressure equipment, or parts thereof, or who has such equipment designed or manufactured; and (b) markets it under their own name or trademark.]
“national carriage”	Carriage that includes carriage in Great Britain and does not include carriage outside the United Kingdom.
[F13“Northern Ireland competent authority”	The competent authority in Northern Ireland, as defined in regulation 21 of the Carriage of Dangerous Goods and Use of Transportable Pressure Equipment Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2010, under regulation 25 of those Regulations.]
[F14“Northern Ireland TPE”]	[F14Transportable pressure equipment which— (a) complies with Part 4 of the Carriage of Dangerous Goods and Use of Transportable Pressure Equipment Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2010, and (b) is “qualifying Northern Ireland goods” within the meaning given in regulations made under section 8C(6) of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018.]
[F13“notified body”	An inspection body appearing on the list published by the European Commission pursuant to article 23(2) of the Transportable Pressure Equipment Directive.]
[F13“operator”	A person established in a relevant territory who uses transportable pressure equipment.]
[F13“owner”	A person established in the United Kingdom who owns transportable pressure equipment.]
[F13“pi marking”	The mark referred to in article 14 of the Transportable Pressure Equipment Directive, the form of which is set out in article 15 of that Directive F15... .]
[F13“pi marked TPE”	Transportable pressure equipment bearing the pi marking [F16, but excluding Northern Ireland TPE] .]
[F13“placing on the GB market” and like expressions	The first making available of transportable pressure equipment on the Great Britain market.]
F17. . .	F17. . .
[F18“relevant territory”	Great Britain, Northern Ireland or a member State of the EU.]
“RID”	The Annex to the Regulation concerning the international carriage of dangerous goods by rail which forms Appendix C to COTIF M11, as revised or reissued from time to time. But— (a)to the extent that a reference in these Regulations to RID is a reference to RID as it applied for the purposes of the 2007 Regulations, it has the same meaning as in the Table in regulation 2 of those Regulations; and (b)in regulation 14(6)(b) it means the Annex as in force on the date in question.
“the security provisions”	The prohibitions and requirements of Chapter 1.10 (including those requirements deemed to be part of ADR in consequence of regulations 7 and 8.)
[F19“TPED competent authority”	The GB competent authority or the competent national authority in respect of the Transportable Pressure Equipment Directive in Northern Ireland [F20or a member State of the EU.]]
[F21“the Transportable Pressure Equipment Directive”	Directive 2010/35/EU of the European Parliament and the Council of 16 June 2010 on transportable pressure equipment and repealing Council Directives 76/767/EEC, 84/525/EEC, 84/526/EEC, 84/527/EEC and 1999/36/EC [F22, as it had effect immediately before IP completion day].]
[F23“UK TPE”	Transportable pressure equipment bearing the UK TPE marking.]
[F23“UK TPE marking”	The marking in the form published in accordance with regulation 22B.]
“vehicle”	Has the meaning given in article 2 of the Dangerous Goods Directive except that the words “at least four wheels and” are to be omitted.
“wagon”	Has the meaning given in article 2 of the Dangerous Goods Directive.