Road Traffic (Carriage of Dangerous Substances in Road Tankers and Tank Containers) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1992

• (ii) in space (2), the sign shown in Column 3 of Part I of Schedule 1 which adjoins such description set out in Column 2 of that Part as corresponds with the classification of the substance (the sign to comply with the specifications contained in Part Ill of Schedule 1); except that, until 1st January 1993, in the case of a dangerous substance whose classification is “other dangerous substance”, the sign shown in Part II of Schedule 1 may be used (the sign to comply with the specifications contained in Part IV of Schedule 1);

• (b) if the substance is not listed in Column 1 of Part I of the approved list—

• (i) in space (1), an internationally-recognised chemical name for it, its accepted common name or its trade name; and the words “hot liquid” where the substance is being carried at a temperature in excess of 100°C, and the words “above FP” where the substance is being carried above its flash point, and

• (ii) in space (2), the sign shown in Column 3 of Part I of Schedule 1 which adjoins the classification of the substance (the sign to comply with the specifications contained in Part Ill of Schedule 1); except that, until 1st January 1993, in the case of a dangerous substance whose classification is “other dangerous substance”, the sign shown in Part II of Schedule 1 may be used (the sign to comply with the specifications contained in Part IV of Schedule 1); and

• (c) where all the substances being carried bear the same classification, space (2) (if included in the label) may be left blank.

Specifications for labels

11

The specifications for labels are set out below with the dimensions in millimetres; larger measurements may be used but in that case they shall be kept in the same proportions to each other except that the lettering and figures may remain as shown in the diagram or be of intermediate size.

Colour of hazard warning panel and labels

12

Where in this Schedule parts of hazard warning panels and labels are shown as coloured orange that colour shall so far as is practicable match the colour No. 557 Light Orange identified in Table 1 to the British Standard BS381C:1988.

SCHEDULE 4 — UNLOADING OF PETROL AT PETROLEUM FILLING STATIONS AND CERTAIN OTHER PREMISES LICENSED FOR THE KEEPING OF PETROL

PART I — GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

1

• (1) It shall be the duty of the person licensed under the Petroleum (Consolidation) Act (Northern Ireland), 1929 to keep petrol at a particular petroleum filling station or at particular premises of the kind specified in regulation 25(1)(b) (“the licensee”) to ensure that the unloading of petrol from a road tanker at those premises (“the licensed premises”) is carried out—

• (a) under his control and in accordance with the procedure set out in Part II (“the Part II procedure”); or

• (b) under the control of the driver of the road tanker making the delivery, under the authority of a licence issued by the petroleum licensing authority pursuant to paragraph 19(1)(a) (“a Part III licence”) and in accordance with the procedure set out in Part III (“the Part III procedure”); and

• (c) (in either case)—

• (i) subject to the provisions of this Part, and

• (ii) by transferring the petrol from the carrying tank of the road tanker into a storage tank.

• (2) Where the licensee has been granted a Part III licence in respect of the licensed premises, he shall use the Part III procedure and no other thereat unless—

• (a) he has given at least one week’s notice to the petroleum licensing authority that he intends to change to using the Part II procedure and that notice period has expired; or

• (b) due to failure of equipment, compliance with the Part 111 procedure has ceased to be possible and the licensee has agreed with the operator and (where the operator is not the supplier of the petrol) with the supplier to revert temporarily to the Part II procedure pending correction of the equipment.

• (3) Where the temporary use of the Part II procedure occurs in accordance with sub-paragraph (2)(b), the licensee shall give notice to the petroleum licensing authority—

• (a) of his having commenced such temporary use; and

• (b) of his having resumed the use of the Part III procedure upon correction of the equipment failure.

• (4) Any notice required to be given in accordance with sub-paragraph (3) shall be given by the quickest practicable means.

• (5) The licensee shall, within 3 working days of giving any notice in accordance with sub-paragraph (3), give written confirmation of that notice to the petroleum licensing authority.

• (6) In sub-paragraph (5), the reference to “3 working days” is a reference to a period of 72 hours calculated from the time the relevant notice was given in accordance with sub-paragraph (3), but disregarding so much of any such period as falls on a Saturday or Sunday, or on Christmas Day or Good Friday, or a day which is a bank holiday under the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971[^f00022].

2

• (1) The licensee shall, for the purpose of distinguishing one storage tank from any other storage tank situated at the licensed premises, ensure that every such tank is clearly marked with—

• (a) a number, a letter or a combination of both a number and a letter in such a manner that the number, letter or number and letter cannot be readily altered or obliterated; and

• (b) (adjacent to that number, letter or number and letter) the maximum working capacity of the tank and the grade of petrol permitted to be stored therein under the petroleum-spirit licence granted in respect of the licensed premises.

• (2) In this Schedule, any reference to the maximum working capacity of a storage tank shall be a reference to 97% of its actual capacity, expressed in litres.

3

For the purpose of distinguishing one compartment of the carrying tank of a road tanker from each other compartment of that carrying tank, the operator shall ensure that every such compartment is clearly marked with a number in such a manner that that number cannot readily be altered or obliterated.

4

The licensee shall ensure that every dipstick, not being one permanently fixed to a storage tank, and any other device used for ascertaining the quantity of the petrol for the time being contained in a storage tank, is marked with the same number, letter or combination of both a number and letter and in the like manner as that with which the storage tank in connection with which it is used is marked.

5

Where the method of filling a storage tank is by means of a pipe (whether in a single length or segmented) leading from the tank to a filling point not situated on, or immediately adjacent to, the tank itself, the licensee shall ensure that the said pipe is clearly marked on, or immediately adjacent to, the filling point with—

• (a) the same number, letter or combination of both a number and letter and in the like manner as that with which the tank is marked; and

• (b) to that number, letter or number and letter) the maximum working capacity of the tank and the grade of petrol permitted to be stored therein under the petroleum-spirit licence granted in respect of the licensed premises.

6

In any case where the method of filling the tank is that referred to in paragraph 5, the licensee shall ensure, so far as is practicable, that no filling takes place until—

• (a) the pipe is properly and securely connected to the tank and to the filling point; and

• (b) (where the pipe is segmented) each segment is properly and securely connected one with another.

7

Where, during the course of filling a storage tank, vapours given off by that storage tank are returned to the road tanker by means of a vapour balance pipe which is connected to a vapour balance hose emanating from that road tanker, the licensee shall ensure that that vapour balance pipe is marked with the words “vapour balance”.

8

• (1) The licensee shall appoint a competent person aver the age of 18 years (in this Schedule referred to as “the competent person”) who shall be permitted neither to be the driver of, nor to be employed to be in attendance on, any vehicle from which a delivery of petrol is to be made at the licensed premises and who shall have the functions given to him I by Parts II and III.

• (2) The licensee shall ensure that—

• (a) the competent person has received adequate training to enable him to understand—

• (i) the nature of the dangers to which the carriage of petrol may give rise, and

• (ii) the functions given to him by Parts II and III and his duties under Articles 8 and 9 of the Health and Safety at Work (Northern Ireland) Order 1978; and

• (b) a record of the training received pursuant to sub-paragraph (2)(u) is available at the licensed premises.

PART II — THE PART 11 PROCEDURE

9

The competent person shall be in charge of the storage tank for the purpose of the delivery and shall not permit delivery into that tank to commence—

• (a) unless the tank has immediately before the delivery been measured with a dipstick or other suitable measuring device and the measurement has shown that the quantity of petrol proposed to be delivered can safely be received by that tank; and

• (b) until—

• (i) the hose (whether a single length or segmented) through which the petrol will be delivered (“the delivery hose”) is connected to the filling point of that tank, and

• (ii) (where the provisions of paragraph 7 apply to the delivery) the vapour balance hose is secured to the vapour balance pipe before the delivery hose is connected as aforesaid;

• (c) (in any case where there is a separate dipping opening in the storage tank) until that dipping opening has been securely closed; and

• (d) (where siphon pipes link storage tanks at the licensed premises and none of the linked tanks is fitted with a mechanical overfill prevention device) until the tank has been isolated from the other storage tanks by the closure of suitable valves,

and shall not as respects that tank sign his name on the certificate referred to in paragraph 10 until he has complied with the appropriate requirements of sub-paragraphs (a) to (d).

10

Before delivery into any storage tank is begun, the competent person shall, in the presence of the driver of the road tanker from which the delivery is to be, made, in Part A of each of two copies of a certificate in the form specified in Part IV, in the first column, enter the address of the licensed premises concerned, in the second column, enter the name of the licensee of the premises, in the third column, enter the number, letter or number and letter marked on the tank, in the fourth and fifth columns, enter the quantity and grade respectively of petrol which is to be delivered into the tank, in, the sixth column, enter his signature and in the seventh column, enter the correct date and time.

11

The driver of a road tanker shall not commence any delivery of petrol into a storage tank until—

• (a) he has (after the competent person has completed Part A of each of two copies of a certificate in the form specified in Part IV in accordance with paragraph 10)), in part B of each of the said two copies, in the first column, entered the number, letter or number and letter marked on the tank, in the second column, entered the number of each compartment of any carrying tank from which the petrol is to be delivered and, in the third column, entered his signature;

• (b) he has—

• (i) properly and securely connected the delivery hose (whether a single length or segmented) to—

• (aa) the appropriate outlet on the road tanker, and

• (bb) the filling point of the tank, and

• (ii) (where the delivery hose is segmented) properly and securely connected each segment one with another;

• (c) (where the provisions of paragraph 7 apply to the delivery) he has (before properly and securely connecting the delivery hose and, where appropriate, any segments thereof as aforesaid) properly and securely connected the vapour balance hose—

• (i) to the vapour balance pipe, and

• (ii) to the appropriate faucet on the road tanker; and

• (d) the competent person is keeping watch as required by paragraph 12.

12

The competent person shall, during the whole time of a delivery of petrol into a storage tank, be in close proximity to the road tanker and the storage tank and shall, so far as is practicable, keep a constant watch on the licensed premises for the purpose of preventing any hazardous situation arising.

13

The driver of a road tanker shall ensure that, during the whole time of a delivery of petrol—

• (a) neither its engine, nor any other engine or motor which is attached to that road tanker, is run; and

• (b) the road tanker remains stationary.

14

During the whole time of a delivery of petrol from a road tanker, the driver of that tanker shall remain near it, and shall—

• (a) so far as is practicable, keep a constant watch on—

• (i) the delivery hose (whether a single length or segmented), the connections at both ends of the delivery hose and (in the case of a segmented hose) each connection between the segments,

• (ii) (where the provisions of paragraph 7 apply to the delivery) the balance hose and the connections at both ends of that hose, 'and vapour

• (iii) the carrying tank of the road tanker; and

• (b) ensure, so far as is practicable, that no petrol escapes from any hose connection such as is specified in sub-paragraph (a)(i).

15

Both the driver and the competent person shall, during the whole time of a delivery of petrol from a road tanker into a storage tank, ensure, so far as is practicable, that no petrol overflows from the storage tank concerned.

16

The driver of a road tanker shall ensure that petrol from a single compartment of the carrying tank is not delivered into more than one storage tank unless—

• (a) each of the storage tanks into which the petrol is to be delivered can safely receive all of the petrol remaining in the compartment;

• (b) either the foot valve or the faucet valve for the compartment can be operated from on top of the carrying tank and dipping of the compartment is carried out on a continual basis; or

• (c) other effective and reliable mechanical or other measures are taken to prevent overfilling of each of the storage tanks concerned.

17

When the driver of a road tanker has completed a delivery of petrol to which the provisions of paragraph 7 applied, he shall, having first disconnected the delivery hose (whether a single length or segmented), disconnect the vapour balance hose.

18

The competent person shall, following the completion of a delivery of petrol from a road tanker—

• (a) give one of the two copies of the certificate completed in accordance with paragraphs 10 and 11 to the driver of the road tanker from which the delivery has been made, and the driver shall give it to the supplier of the petrol, who shall keep it for a period of not less than 12 months after the delivery; and

• (b) give the second of the two copies of the certificate completed in accordance with paragraphs 10 and 11 to the licensee of the premises where the delivery was made, who shall keep it at those premises for a period of not less than 12 months after the delivery.

PART III — THE PART 111 PROCEDURE

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• (1) The licensee shall not use the Part III procedure at the licensed premises unless—

• (a) he has made application in writing to the petroleum licensing authority and has received from that authority a Part III licence—

• (i) in the form specified in Part VI, and

• (ii) which has been completed in accordance with the Note to that Part; and

• (b) he has agreed in writing with—

• (i) the operator of each road tanker which is likely to deliver petrol to the licensed premises, and

• (ii) each person (not being any such operator as is specified above) who is likely to supply petrol to the licensed premises,

that (subject to the occurrence of either of the events specified in paragraph 1(2)) that procedure is to be followed for all future deliveries.

• (2) A petroleum licensing authority to whom application is made in accordance with sub-paragraph (1)(a) shall not refuse to grant a Part III licence except on grounds relating to the safety of the specific site in respect of which the licence application has been made and, having granted such a licence, may subsequently revoke it in writing at any time.

• (3) In the event of the transfer of a petroleum-spirit licence in accordance with section l(1) of the Petroleum (Transfer of Licences) Act (Northern Ireland) 1937[^f00023], the petroleum licensing authority may, by simultaneously endorsing it, transfer any Part III licence previously granted by it to the transferor to the transferee (“the subsequent licensee”); and when such a transfer takes place the subsequent licensee shall be deemed to have received a Part III licence pursuant to sub-paragraph (1)(u) on the date the transfer was effected as aforesaid.

• (4) A fee shall be payable—

• (a) by the applicant to the petroleum licensing authority on each application for a Part III licence made in accordance with sub-paragraph (1)(a); and

• (b) by the subsequent licensee to the petroleum licensing authority on each transfer of a Part III licence effected in accordance with sub-paragraph (3).

• (5) The fee payable under sub-paragraph (4)(a) shall be £200 and that payable under sub-paragraph (4)(b) shall be £30.

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• (1) Where the licensee intends to use the Part III procedure at the licensed premises, he shall ensure that—

• (a) the cap on the filling point of each storage tank is locked with a captive padlock, the key of which shall—

• (i) be identified with the number, letter or number and letter corresponding with the number, letter or number and letter marked on the relevant storage tank, and

• (ii) have a different profile from the key used for any other such padlock;

• (b) a suitable measuring device is provided for each storage tank, which device shall—

• (i) be capable of continuously and visually indicating the ullage in that tank,

• (ii) be clearly marked (adjacent to the said visual indicating of ullage) with the number, letter or number and letter marked on that tank, and

• (iii) in the event of failure, indicate that the tank is full or that there is a fault condition;

• (c) a ticket printer is provided which is capable of issuing a ticket on which the following information is indicated—

• (i) the date and time of each delivery, and

• (ii) (in respect of each storage tank) the number, letter or number and letter marked on the tank, the grade of petrol permitted to be stored therein under the petroleum-spirit licence granted in respect of the licensed premises and the ullage of the tank;

• (d) a suitable high level alarm which is audible to the driver is provided for each storage tank; and, where the measuring device referred to in sub-paragraph (1)(b) operates on the principle of differential air pressure, he shall also ensure that the system by which the operation is effected will fail safe in the event of a failure of the air supply, and thereby sound the audible high level alarm;

• (e) safe and adequate illumination having an illuminance of 100 lux or more measured at ground level is provided for any area in which the vehicle stands during unloading and any area in which a storage tank filling point or a measuring device referred to in sub-paragraph (1)(b) is situated, together with means which are accessible to the driver for switching that illumination on or off;

• (f) one or more telephones are provided which are accessible to the driver and which will enable the driver to make direct contact with the emergency services and with the depot from which he operates;

• (g) a fire extinguisher suitable for fighting petrol fires is provided which is accessible to the driver and has a minimum test fire rating of 144B, as defined in British Standard BS 5423: 1987;

• (h) at least 25 kilograms of dry sand or such quantity of other suitable absorbent material as gives an equivalent degree of absorbence is, in conjunction with suitable tools for applying it, provided in a suitable container, for the purpose of containing spillages;

• (i) a plan of the licensed premises (which shall have been approved by the petroleum licensing authority) is provided which is accessible to the driver and which indicates the position of each filling point, together with its number or identifying letter, the capacity of the tank to which it is connected and the grade of petrol which the tank is permitted to contain under the petroleum-spirit licence; and that plan shall also indicate the unloading position for the vehicle and the position of the surface drainage points; and

• (j) a switch, which is capable of cutting off the power supply to all the petrol, diesel and, where appropriate, liquefied petroleum gas pumps at the licensed premises is provided adjacent to each telephone provided pursuant to sub-paragraph (1)(f).

• (2) The licensee shall ensure that the operator of any road tanker which is likely to make deliveries of petrol to the licensed premises is given written notice of any conditions which apply to such deliveries and which are attached to the petroleum-spirit licence granted in respect of those premises.

• (3) In this Schedule, “ullage” means the difference (expressed in litres) between the maximum working capacity of a storage tank and the quantity of petrol in it at any given time.

21

The licensee or the competent person shall, before the commencement of a delivery of petrol into any storage tank at the licensed premises—

• (a) in Part A of each of two copies of a certificate in the form specified in Part V, in the first column, enter the address of the licensed premises, in the second column, enter the name of the licensee, in the third column, enter the number, letter or number and letter marked on the tank, in the fourth and fifth columns, enter the quantity and grade respectively of petrol which is to be delivered into the tank, in the sixth column, enter his signature (having first visually checked that the ullage in the tank as indicated by the tank measuring device provided in accordance with paragraph 20(1)(b) exceeds the quantity of petrol to be received by that tank) and, in the seventh column, enter the correct date and time; and

• (b) having completed Part A of each of two copies of a certificate in the form specified in Part V in the manner specified in sub-paragraph (N), ensure that both those copies are given to the driver who is to make the delivery.

22

Before making any delivery of petrol by the Part III procedure, the operator shall ensure that—

• (a) each compartment of the carrying tank of the road tanker which is to make the delivery is fitted with a bottom-operated foot-valve;

• (b) means are provided to shut off all such valves in an emergency;

• (c) the road tanker is loaded in such a way that the contents of a single compartment of its carrying tank will not need to be split between two storage tanks when the petrol is unloaded; and

• (d) the driver of the road tanker is given a written copy of any conditions of which he (the operator) has been given notice under paragraph 20(2).

23

A driver of a road tanker who makes a delivery of petrol in accordance with the Part III procedure shall—

• (a) comply with any conditions given to him in accordance with paragraph 22(d);

• (b) immediately before commencing the delivery—

• (i) in Part B of each of the two copies of the certificate required to be given to him in accordance with paragraph 21(b), in the first column, enter the number, letter or number and letter marked on the storage tank into which delivery is to be made, in the second column, enter the number of each compartment of any carrying tank from which the petrol is to be delivered and, in the third column, enter his signature,

• (ii) verify the availability of the key of the captive padlock with which, in accordance with paragraph 20(1)(a), the cap on the filling point of each storage tank which is specified in the copies of the certificate required to be given to him in accordance with paragraph 21(b) must be locked.

• (iii) verify that the quantity to be delivered may be safely received by the storage tank by visually checking that the ullage indicated on a ticket obtained from the ticket printer provided in accordance with paragraph 20(1)(c) exceeds the quantity to be delivered into that tank, verify that there is a dialling tone on each telephone provided in accordance with paragraph 20(1)(f).

• (v) place the fire extinguisher provided in accordance with paragraph 20(1)(g) and the sand or other absorbent material and tools provided in accordance with paragraph 20(1)(h) in a convenient position close to the road tanker unloading point,

• (vi) test the high level alarm provided in accordance with paragraph 20(1)(d) to verify that the audible signal functions correctly, and

• (vii) take all reasonable steps to ensure that—

• (aa) the delivery hose (whether a single length or segmented) is properly and securely connected to the appropriate outlet on the road tanker and to the filling point of the storage tank,

• (bb) (where the delivery hose is segmented) each segment is properly and securely connected one with another, and

• (cc) (where the provisions of paragraph 7 apply to the delivery) the vapour balance hose is properly and securely connected to the vapour balance pipe and to the appropriate outlet on the road tanker before the delivery hose and (where appropriate) any segments thereof are properly and securely connected as aforesaid;

• (c) during the whole time of delivery—

• (i) ensure that the engine of the road tanker and any other engine or motor which is attached to it is not run,

• (ii) ensure that the road tanker remains stationary,

• (iii) ensure, so far as is practicable, that no petrol—

• (aa) overflows from the storage tank concerned, or

• (bb) escapes from any hose connection such as is specified in sub-paragraph (b)(vii)(aa) and (bb), and

• (iv) so far as practicable, keep a constant watch on the filling point of the storage tank, the carrying tank of the road tanker, the delivery hose (whether a single length or segmented) and (where the provisions of paragraph 7 apply to the delivery) the vapour balance hose and the connections at both ends of that hose; and

• (d) after the delivery is complete but before departing from the relevant premises—

• (i) ensure that all caps on the filling points into which deliveries have been made are securely closed and locked,

• (ii) (where the provisions of paragraph 7 applied to the delivery, but having first disconnected the delivery hose, whether a single length or segmented) disconnect the vapour balance hose, and

• (iii) ensure that all manhole covers which were disturbed during this delivery have been securely replaced.

24

The driver of a road tanker which has completed a delivery of petrol in accordance with the Part III procedure shall—

• (a) ensure that one of the two duly completed copies of the certificate given to him in accordance with paragraph 2 l(b) and completed by him in accordance with paragraph 23(b)(i) before the delivery commenced is given back to the licensee (who shall keep it at the licensed premises for a period of at least 12 months); and

• (b) give the second of the said copies to the supplier of the petrol.

25

The supplier of the petrol shall keep the copy certificate that he has been given in accordance with paragraph 24(b) for at least 12 months from the date of the relevant delivery.

PART IV — FORM OF CERTIFICATE FOR LICENSEE-CONTROLLED DELIVERIES

Road Traffic (Carriage of Dangerous Substances in Road Tankers and Tank Containers) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1992 (“the Regulations”) — Licensee-controlled deliveries in accordance with Part II of Schedule 4 to the Regulations

First Column	Second Column	Third Column	Fourth Column	Fifth Column	Sixth Column	Seventh Column
Note: The competent person appointed by the licensee must enter, in the first column, the address of the licensed premises concerned; in the second column, the name of the licensee; in the third column, the relevant storage tank number, letter or number and letter: in the fourth and fifth columns, the quantity and grade respectively of petrol to be delivered; in the sixth column, his signature; and, in the seventh column, the correct date and time, This Part must be completed before delivery into the tank commences, The sixth column may only be completed after compliance with the appropriate sub-paragraphs of paragraph Y of Schedule 4 to the Regulations, Paragraph 9 reads as follows:
Address of licensed premises	Name of licensee	Storage tank number, letter or number and letter	Quantity of petrol to be delivered	Grade of petrol to be delivered	Signature of competent person (to certify that he has complied with the appropriate requirements of sub-paragraphs . (u)to(d)of paragraph 9 of Schedule 4 to the Regulations before delivery commences)	Date and time of completion of this Part of the Certificate
First Column	Second Column	Third Column
---	---	---
Note: In this Part, the driver must enter, in the first column, the relevant storage tank number, letter or number and letter; in the second column, the number of each compartment of any carrying tank from which the petrol is to be delivered; and, in the third column, his signature. This Part must be completed after Part A has been completed by a competent person appointed by the licensee, but before delivery into the tank commences.
Storage tank number, letter or number and letter	Road tanker carrying tank compartment numbers	Signature of driver

PART V — FORM OF CERTIFICATE FOR DRIVER-CONTROLLED DELIVERIES

Road Traffic (Carriage of Dangerous Substances in Road Tankers and Tank Containers) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1992 (“the Regulations”) — Driver-controlled deliveries in accordance with Part III of Schedule 4 to the Regulations

First Column	Second Column	Third Column	Fourth Column	Fifth Column	Sixth Column	Seventh Column
Note: The licensee or some other competent person acting on his behalf must enter, in the first column, the address of the licensed premises concerned;; in the second column, the licensee’s name; in the third column, the relevant storage tank number, letter or number and letter; in the fourth and fifth columns, the quantity and grade respectively of petrol to be delivered; in the sixth column, his signature; and, in the seventh column, the correct date and time. This Part must be completed before delivery into the tank commences. The sixth column may only be completed after the person concerned has measured the ullage space in the tank.
Address of licensed premises	Name of licensee	Storage tank number, letter or number and letter	Quantity of petrol to be delivered	Grade of petrol to be delivered	Signature of licensee or competent person (to certify that in accordance with 3 paragraph 21(a) of Schedule 4 to the Regulations he has visually checked the ullage space in the storage tank)	Date and time of completion of this Part of the Certificate
First Column	Second Column	Third Column
---	---	---
Note: in this Part, the driver must enter, in the first column, the relevant storage tank number, letter or number and letter; in the second column, the number of each compartment of any carrying tank from which the petrol is to be delivered; and, in the third column, his signature. This Part must be completed after Part A has been completed by the licensee or by a competent person acting on his behalf, but before delivery into the tank commences.
Storage tank number, letter or number and letter	Road tanker carrying tank compartment numbers	Signature of driver

PART VI — FORM OF PART III LICENCE

Part III Licence Road Traffic (Carriage of Dangerous Substances in Road Tankers and Tank Containers) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1992 (“the Regulations”) — Driver-controlled deliveries in accordance with Part III of Schedule 4 to the Regulations

First Column	Second Column	Third Column	Fourth Column	Fifth Column
Note: A person duly authorised by the petroleum licensing authority to act in the following behalf shall enter— in the first column, the address of the premises to which the Part III licence applies; in the second column, the name of the licensee of those premises; in the third column, the name of the petroleum licensing authority; in the fourth column, his signature; and in the fifth column, the date on which the Part III licence is issued.
Address of licensed premises	Name of licensee	Name of petroleum licensing authority	Signature of person issuing licence on behalf of petroleum licensing authority	Date of issue of Part III licence

SCHEDULE 5 — REVOCATION AND MODIFICATIONS

PART I — REVOCATION

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3
Instrument Revoked	Reference	Extent of Revocation
Dangerous Substances (Conveyance by Road in Road Tankers and Tank Containers) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1988	S.R. 1988 No. 24	The whole Regulations

PART II — MODIFICATIONS

1

Part 1 of Schedule 1 to the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1986[^f00024] shall be modified as follows:

• (a) in paragraph 13A(1)(s), the words “the carriage of” shall be substituted for the word “conveying” and the words “by road” shall be deleted;

• (b) in paragraphs 13A(1)(a)(ii), 13A(1)(h)(i) and 13A(1)(b)(ii), the word “carried” shall be substituted for the word “conveyed”; and

• (c) in paragraph 13A(2), the word “carriage” shall be substituted for the words “conveyance by road” and the words “the Road Traffic (Carriage of Dangerous Substances in Road Tankers and Tank Containers) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1992” shall be substituted for the words “the Dangerous Substances (Conveyance by Road in Road Tankers and Tank Containers) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1988”.

2

The Dangerous Substances in Harbour Areas Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1991[^f00025] shall be modified as follows:

• (a) the words “the Road Traffic (Carriage of Dangerous Substances in Road Tankers and Tank Containers) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1992” shall be substituted for the words “the Dangerous Substances (Conveyance by Road in Road Tankers and Tank Containers) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1988” wherever those last-mentioned words appear in those 1991 Regulations; and

• (b) in the definition of “the IMDG Code” in regulation 2(1), the words “and (4)” shall be inserted between “(3)” and “of”.

3

The Pressure Systems and Transportable Gas Containers Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1991[^f00026] shall be modified as follows:

• (a) in paragraph 9 of Part I of Schedule 2, the words “the Road Traffic (Carriage of Dangerous Substances in Road Tankers and Tank Containers) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1992” shall be substituted for the words “the Dangerous Substances (Conveyance by Road in Road Tankers and Tank Containers) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1988”;

• (b) in paragraph 2(a) of Part II of Schedule 2, the words “the Road Traffic (Carriage of Dangerous Substances in Road Tankers and Tank Containers) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1992 applied, or would have applied but for the application of sub-paragraph (d) or (e) of Schedule 2 thereto” shall be substituted for the words “the Dangerous Substances (Conveyance by Road in Road Tankers and Tank Containers) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1988 applied, or would have applied but for the exception specified in regulation 3(1)(c) and (d) thereof”; and

• (c) in paragraph 3(a) of Part II of Schedule 2, the words “the Road Traffic (Carriage of Dangerous Substances in Road Tankers and Tank Containers) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1992 apply, or would apply but for the application of sub-paragraph (d) or (f) of Schedule 2 thereto” shall be substituted for the words “the Dangerous Substances (Conveyance by Road in Road Tankers and Tank Containers) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1988 apply or would apply but for the exemptions specified in regulation 3(1)(c) and (d) thereof”.

Signed

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Agriculture on

I. C. Henderson — Assistant Secretary — 9th June 1992.

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Economic Development on

Suzanna Cooper — Assistant Secretary — 8th June 1992.

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of the Environment on

Trevor Pearson — Assistant Secretary — 8th June 1992.

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Health and Social Services on

J. Scott — Assistant Secretary — 9th June 1992.

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations.)

These Regulations revoke and replace the Dangerous Substances (Conveyance by Road in Road Tankers and Tank Containers) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1988 (S.R. 1988 No. 24).

Regulation 3(1) provides that the Regulations apply to and in relation to the carriage of any dangerous substance, either in a road tanker or in a tank container carried on a vehicle, except where specified in Schedule 2.

The phrases “dangerous substance”, “road tanker” and “tank container”, are, together with other words and phrases used in the Regulations, defined in regulation 2(1); and regulation 3(2) (together with regulation 2(2)) specifies when a road tanker or tank container carried on a vehicle will be considered to be engaged in the carriage of a dangerous substance to which the Regulations apply. Regulation 2(2) also provides that a combination of a motor vehicle and one or more trailers will, for the purposes of the Regulations, be treated as a single vehicle for as long as the constituent parts of that combination remain attached and that dangerous substances contained in different parts of such a vehicle will be considered to be contained in the same vehicle.

Regulation 4 describes the contents of the document defined by regulation 2(1) as “the approved list” and enables the Department of Economic Development to approve revisions of that list.

By virtue of sub-paragraph (a) of the definition of “dangerous substance” in regulation 2(1), a substance will be a dangerous substance where it is listed in Column 1 of Part I of the approved list and it possesses certain characteristic properties, other than when it is carried at such dilution that no risk to the health or safety of any person is created by that carriage.

The approved list also contains information about the dangerous substances listed therein which, in accordance with regulations 18 to 21 and Schedule 3—

• (a) must be displayed on hazard warning panels and weather-resistant labels when those substances are carried; and

• (b) is relevant in determining which of the signs shown in Parts I and II of Schedule 1 must be shown on those panels or labels in such circumstances.

The contents of the approved list are also relevant to the requirements of regulation 11.

By virtue of sub-paragraph (b) of the definition of “dangerous substance” in regulation 2(1), a substance will be a dangerous substance where, even though it is not listed in Column 1 of Part I of the approved list, it has one or more of the characteristic properties listed in Column 1 of Part I of Schedule 1 and it creates a risk to the health or safety of any person in the course of its carriage which is comparable with a risk created by the carriage of any substance which is listed in Column 1 of Part 1 of the approved list.

The bulk of the requirements and prohibitions imposed by the Regulations are expressed in terms of the operator of a road tanker, the operator of a tank container or the operator of a vehicle carrying a tank container. Regulation 5 defines what is meant by such persons.

Regulation 6 prohibits the operator of a road tanker and the operator of a tank container from using the relevant road tanker or tank container for the carriage of a dangerous substance unless the requirements of that regulation (which relate to the design, construction and maintenance of road tankers and tank containers) have been complied with as respects that road tanker or tank container.

Regulation 7 prohibits the operator of a road tanker and the operator of a tank container from carrying a dangerous substance in the carrying tank of the relevant road tanker or in the relevant tank container unless the requirements of that regulation (which relate to such matters as the testing and examination of the carrying tanks of road tankers and of tank containers) have been complied with as respects that carrying tank or tank container.

Regulation 8 sets out the circumstances in which regulations 6 and 7 do not apply.

Regulation 9 imposes duties on the operator of a road tanker and the operator of a tank container with respect to the keeping of the documents engendered in compliance with regulations 6 and 7.

Regulation 10 imposes duties on the consignor of a dangerous substance, and duties and a prohibition on each operator who is to carry it, with respect to the provision, possession and storage of information about the dangerous substance concerned.

Regulation 11 imposes duties (by reference to the contents of the approved list) on the operator of a road tanker with respect to the carriage in the road tanker of the dangerous substances specified in that regulation, and the operator of a vehicle carrying a tank container and the operator of the tank container with respect to the carriage in that tank container of the dangerous substances so specified.

Regulation 12 imposes duties on the operator of a road tanker carrying a dangerous substance and the operator of any other vehicle carrying a dangerous substance in a tank container with respect to the provision of information about the dangerous substance concerned to the driver of the vehicle. Duties are also imposed on the driver with respect to that information.

Regulation 13 imposes duties on the operator of a road tanker carrying a dangerous substance and the operator of any other vehicle carrying a dangerous substance in a tank container with respect to the provision of fire-fighting equipment as regards the vehicle concerned. Duties are also imposed on the driver of such a vehicle and other persons with respect to fire and explosion prevention.

Regulation 14 imposes duties on the operator of a road tanker and the operator of a tank container with respect to the loading of any dangerous substance into that vehicle or container.

Regulation 15 imposes duties on the operator of a road tanker and the operator of a tank container with respect to the filling of tanks o r compartments in the road tanker or tank container with any dangerous substance.

Regulation 16 imposes duties on the driver of a road tanker carrying a dangerous substance and the driver of a vehicle carrying a dangerous substance in a tank container with respect to the closing of openings, valves and caps in or fitted to the carrying tank of that road tanker or to that tank container.

Regulation 17 imposes duties on the driver of a road tanker carrying a dangerous substance and the driver of any other vehicle carrying a dangerous substance in a tank container with respect to the parking of the vehicle concerned when it is not being driven.

Regulation 18 imposes duties on the operator and driver of a road tanker which is being used for the carriage of a dangerous substance with respect to the provision and display of hazard warning panels as regards that vehicle.

Regulation 19 imposes duties on the operator of a tank container which is being used for the carriage of a dangerous substance, the operator of the vehicle carrying that tank container and the driver of that vehicle with respect to the provision and display of hazard warning panels as regards that tank container.

Regulation 20 imposes duties on the operator of a road tanker carrying a multi-load and the driver of that vehicle with respect to the provision and display of weather-resistant labels as regards the said vehicle. Duties are also imposed on the operator of a tank container carrying a multi-load, the operator of the vehicle carrying that tank container and the driver of that vehicle with respect to the provision and display of weather-resistant labels as regards that tank container.

Regulation 21 specifies the circumstances in which regulations 18 to 20 do not apply.

Regulation 22 imposes duties on the operator and driver of a road tanker with respect to the display of hazard warning panels and weather-resistant labels on that vehicle when no dangerous substance is being carried, and the display of additional information on the vehicle. Duties are also imposed on the operator and driver of a vehicle carrying a tank container with respect to the display of hazard warning panels and weather-resistant labels on that tank container when no dangerous substance is being carried, and the display of additional information on the tank container.

Regulation 23 imposes duties on the operator and driver of a road tanker which has been emptied of dangerous substances and the operator and driver of any other vehicle carrying a tank container which has been emptied of dangerous substances with respect to the removal. etc., of hazard warning panels and weather-resistant labels from that road tanker or tank container.

Regulation 24 imposes duties on the operator and driver of a road tanker carrying a dangerous substance and the operator and driver of a vehicle carrying a dangerous substance in a tank container with respect to the visibility of hazard warning panels and weather-resistant labels.

Regulation 25 and Schedule 4 have effect to regulate the unloading of petrol from a road tanker at any petroleum filling station and certain other premises for which a petroleum-spirit licence issued under the Petroleum (Consolidation) Act (Northern Ireland), 1929 is in operation.

Regulation 26 imposes duties on the operator of a road tanker carrying a dangerous substance and the operator of a vehicle carrying a dangerous substance in a tank container with respect to the provision of instruction and training to the driver of the vehicle concerned.

Regulation 27 imposes duties on the driver of a road tanker carrying a dangerous substance and the driver of a vehicle carrying a dangerous substance in a tank container with respect to the production to police constables and inspectors of vehicles of information relevant to the dangerous substance being carried.

Regulation 28 enables the Department of Economic Development to grant exemptions from these Regulations.

Regulation 29 provides a defence in proceedings for an offence under these Regulations where the defendant can prove that he took all reasonable precautions and exercised all due diligence to avoid the commission of the offence.

Regulation 30 repeals sections 5 and 18 of the Petroleum (Consolidation) Act (Northern Ireland), 1929 insofar as those sections relate to the carriage of petroleum mixtures and liquid methane in a road tanker or tank container, revokes the Regulations specified in Part I of Schedule 5 and modifies the Regulations specified in Part II of that Schedule.

A person who contravenes the Regulations is guilty of an offence under Article 3 1 of the Health and Safety at Work (Northern Ireland) Order 1978 and is liable, on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding 22,000, or on conviction on indictment—

• (a) to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years, or a fine, or both in the case of an offence consisting of contravening the Regulations by doing otherwise than under the authority of a licence something for the doing of which a licence is necessary;

• (b) to a fine if the offence is not one to which (a) above applies.

The approved list, the current edition of the European Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road (“ADR”) [ISBN 0 11 550901 1] and the current edition of the Regulations concerning the international Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Rail (“RID”) [ISBN 0 11 550814 7] may be obtained from Her Majesty’s Stationery Office, 16 Arthur Street, Belfast, BT1 4GD; the current edition of the International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code (“IMDG”) [Volumes I to IV ISBN 92 801 1055 1, Volume V ISBN 92 801 1125 6] may be obtained from the International Maritime Organisation, 4 Albert Embankment, London SE 1 7SR; and British Standard BS 5423: 1987 and British Standard BS 381 C: 1988 may be obtained (by personal callers) from the British Standards Institution, 2 Park Street, London W1A 2BS or (by post) from the British Standards Institution. Linford Wood, Milton Keynes, MK14 6LE.

Footnotes

[^f00001]: See Article 2(2) of S.I. 1978/1039 (N.I. 9)

[^f00002]: S.I. 1978/1039 (N.I. 9)

[^f00003]: Cmnd. 734

[^f00004]: S.R. 1985 No. 81; regulation Z(1) was amended by S.R. 1990 No. 303

[^f00005]: 1974 c. 37

[^f00006]: S.I. 1981/154 (N.I. 1) to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations

[^f00007]: 1929 c. 13 (N.I.) to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations

[^f00008]: Cmnd. 8535

[^f00009]: S.R. 1989 No. 299

[^f00010]: 1971 c. 10

[^f00011]: 1967 c. 37 (N.1.) to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations

[^f00012]: S.R. 1988 No. 24 (revoked by these Regulations)

[^f00013]: S.R. &0. 1969 No. 204, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations

[^f00014]: 1952 c. 67

[^f00015]: S.R. 1990 No. 224, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations

[^f00016]: 1929 c. 13(N.I.); sections 5 and 18 were applied by S.R.&O. (N.I.) 1930 No.21 (p.325) and S.R. &O. (N.I.) 1973 No. 528 to petroleum mixtures and liquid methane respectively

[^f00017]: S.R. 1985 No. 81; Part II of Schedule 2 was amended by S.R. 1989 No. 182

[^f00018]: S.R. 1985 No. 273, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations

[^f00019]: S.I. 1985/1643, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations

[^f00020]: S.R. 1987 No. 414

[^f00021]: 1985 c. 48

[^f00022]: 1971 c. 80

[^f00023]: 1937 c. 4 (N.I.)

[^f00024]: S.R. 1986 No. 247, amended by S.R. 1988 No. 24

[^f00025]: S.R. 1991 No. 509

[^f00026]: S.R. 1991 No. 471