The Carriage of Dangerous Goods (Amendment) Regulations 2019

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend regulation 3 of the Transfrontier Shipment of Radioactive Waste and Spent Fuel Regulations 2008 in order to update the reference to Council Directive 96/29/Euratom laying down basic standards for the protection of the health of workers and the general public against the dangers arising from ionizing radiation (OJ No L 159, 29.6.96, p. 1 as corrected by OJ No L 314, 14.12.1996, p. 20.) to Council Directive 2013/59/Euratom (OJ No L13, 17.1.2014, p 1) laying down basic safety standards for protection against the dangers arising from exposure to ionising radiation, and repealing Directives 89/618/Euratom, 90/641/Euratom, 96/29/Euratom, 97/43/Euratom and 2003/122/Euratom (the Basic Safety Standards Directive), which consolidated it.

These Regulations also amend the Carriage of Dangerous Goods and Use of Transportable Pressure Equipment Regulations 2009 (“the 2009 Regulations”) in order to implement in part as respects Great Britain provisions of Council Directive 2013/59/Euratom (OJ No L13, 17.1.2014, p 1) laying down basic safety standards for protection against the dangers arising from exposure to ionising radiation, and repealing Directives 89/618/Euratom, 90/641/Euratom, 96/29/Euratom, 97/43/Euratom and 2003/122/Euratom.

Regulation 4 provides that the Part 5 of the 2009 Regulations applies to the carriage of class 7 goods by inland waterway.

Regulation 5 inserts a new Part 4A making provisions in relation to the design, construction, filling, examination, testing and certification of petrol tanks.

Regulation 6 substitutes a heading in Part 5 of the 2009 Regulations.

Regulation 7 substitutes regulation 24 in the 2009 Regulations, providing that Part 5 applies only in relation to the carriage of class 7 goods, and regulation 8 introduces Schedule 2.

The Schedule to these Regulations, which contains a new Schedule 2 makes provision in connection with radiation emergencies and imposes notification obligations in situations where radioactive material is lost or stolen.

Regulation 9 contains transitional provisions and regulation 10 makes a consequential amendment.

A full impact assessment of the effect that this instrument will have on the costs of business, the voluntary sector and the public sector is available from the Nuclear Resilience Regulation Team, Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, 1 Victoria Street, London, W1H 0ET.