Packaging, Labelling and Carriage of Radioactive Material by Rail Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003

Made: 16th December 2003

Coming into operation: 27th February 2004

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PART I — INTRODUCTION

Citation and commencement

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Interpretation

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Meaning of “operator”

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Application

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Revocations

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PART II — GENERAL

Determination of radioactive material

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Determination of the transport index

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Determination of the criticality safety index

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Duties of a consignor of radioactive material

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Duties of a train operator

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Duties of a consignee

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Duties of the operator of a wagon, a container, a tank container, a portable tank and a tank wagon

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Duties of the designers of packages and manufacturers of packagings

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PART III — APPROVALS AND NOTIFICATIONS

Approval of package designs

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Approval of design for special form radioactive material and for low dispersible radioactive material

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Shipment approvals other than approvals for shipments under special arrangement

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Approval of shipments under special arrangement

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Notification and registration of serial numbers

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PART IV — QUALITY ASSURANCE AND TRAINING

Quality assurance

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Training of persons involved in the carriage of radioactive material

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PART V — SECURITY MEASURES AND EMERGENCY ARRANGEMENTS

Security

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Emergencies

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Emergency plans

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Marshalling and formation of trains

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Prevention of fire, explosion and leakage

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PART VI — MISCELLANEOUS

Keeping of information

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Exemption certificates

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Defence

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Maritime or air carriage

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Amendments to the Transport of Dangerous Goods (Safety Advisers) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2000

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Amendments to the Radiation (Emergency Preparedness and Public Information) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2001

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SCHEDULE 1 — DEFINITIONS OF “MINE” AND “OWNER”

PART I — definition of “mine”

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PART II — meaning of “owner”

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SCHEDULE 2 — REVOCATIONS

Regulations revoked	References	Extent of revocation
Packaging, Labelling and Carriage of Radioactive Material by Rail Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1998	S.R. 1998 No. 132	The whole Regulations.
Ionising Radiations Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2000	S.R. 2000 No. 375	Paragraph 7 of Schedule 10.
Carriage of Dangerous Goods (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2002	S.R. 2002 No. 34	Regulation 8 and Schedule 7.

SCHEDULE 3 — AMENDMENTS TO THE RADIATION (EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND PUBLIC INFORMATION) REGULATIONS (NORTHERN IRELAND) 2001

Interpretation

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Amendment of the principal Regulations

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Signed

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment on 16th December 2003.

Michael J. Bohill — A senior officer of the — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment

Explanatory note

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Footnotes

[^f00001]: Formerly the Department of Economic Development; see S.I. 1982/846 (N.I. 11), Article 3 and S.I. 1999/283 (N.I. 1), Article 3(5)

[^f00002]: See Article 2(2) of S.I. 1978/1039 (N.I. 9)

[^f00003]: S.I. 1978/1039 (N.I. 9); Article 17(4) was amended by S.I. 1998/2795 (N.I. 18), Article 6(1) and Schedule 1, paragraph 8; Article 17(6) was amended by S.I. 1992/1728 (N.I. 17), Article 6(2); and Article 55(2) was amended by S.I. 1998/2795 (N.I. 18), Article 6(1) and Schedule 1, paragraph 19

[^f00004]: Article 13(1A) was substituted by S.I. 1998/2795 (N.I. 18), Article 4

[^f00005]: Article 46(1) and (3) was amended by S.I. 1998/2795 (N.I. 18), Article 6(1) and Schedule 1, paragraphs 8 and 18

[^f00006]: S.I. 1991/2289

[^f00007]: 1972 c. 68

[^f00008]: Cmnd. 5897

[^f00009]: 1965 c. 20 (N.I.); section 175(2)(n) was amended by regulation 3(1) of, and Schedule 1 to, S.R. 1984 No. 283

[^f00010]: S.R. 1991 No. 509, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations

[^f00011]: S.I. 1983/150 (N.I. 4)

[^f00012]: O.J. No. L235, 17.9.96, p. 25. Relevant amending directives are Directive 2000/62/EC of the European Parliament and the Council (O.J. No. L279, 1.11.2000, p. 44) and Commission Directive 2001/6/EC (O.J. No. L30, 1.2.2001, p. 42. A copy of RID, whose ISBN is 0 11 552265 4, may be obtained from The Stationery Office Bookshops, the Stationery Office’s Accredited Agents and all good booksellers

[^f00013]: 1996 Revised Edition (ISBN 92 0 100500 8) published by the International Atomic Energy Agency, Wagramar Strasse 5, P.O. Box 100, A-1400 Vienna, Austria

[^f00014]: Current edition (2001): ISBN 92 1 139069 9

[^f00015]: ICAO Doc 9284-AN/905 ISBN 92-9194-010-0. Copies may be purchased from Westward Documedia, 37 Windsor Street, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire GL52 2DG

[^f00016]: Current edition; ISBN 92 801 5090 1; supplement ISBN 92 801 5093 6

[^f00017]: S.R. 2000 No. 119

[^f00018]: S.R. 2001 No. 436

[^f00019]: S.R. 2001 No. 436

Editorial notes

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