These Regulations were signed by Batt O’Keeffe, Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation on 21 December 2010 and came into operation from that date.
These Regulations apply to the carriage, in tanks, in bulk and in packages, of dangerous goods by road. They complement the provisions of the “associated Regulations”, namely, the Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road Regulations 2010 made under the Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road Act 1998.
The Regulations contain provisions on an EC harmonised approach to the road checks aspect of their enforcement. They also implement certain exemptions which are in addition to those contained in the Annexes A and B to the “European Agreement Concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road” (ADR) 2009.
The Regulations transpose or re-transpose relevant elements of —
- Directive 2008/68/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 September 2008 as amended by Commission Decision 2009/240/EC of 4 March 2009 and Commission Decision 2010/187/EU of 25 March 2010, and
- Council Directive 95/50/EC of 6 October 1995 on uniform procedures for checks on transport of dangerous goods by road, as amended by Directive 2001/26/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 May 2001, by Commission Decision 2002/886/EC of 7 November 2002 by Commission Directive 2004/112/EC of 13 December 2004 as last adapted to technical progress by 2008/54/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 June 2008;
which were not otherwise transposed through the Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road Regulations 2010.
These Regulations are complementary to the —
(i) Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road Regulations 2010 which apply to the carriage, in tanks, in bulk and in packages, of dangerous goods by road; in implementing the provisions of the technical Annexes to the “European Agreement Concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road (ADR) 2009”;
(ii) Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road Act 1998 (Appointment of Competent Authorities) Order 2010, which specifies the competent authorities for the purposes of these Regulations; and
(iii) Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road Act 1998 (Fees) Regulations 2010, which specifies the fees that may be charged by a competent authority, authorised examiner or accreditation body under these Regulations
These Regulations revoke and replace the European Communities (Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road) (ADR Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2007 (S.I. No. 289 of 2007).