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.
Section 4 of the Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road Act 1998 gives the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation power to appoint competent authorities to perform functions conferred by the Act and by Regulations made under the Act.
Together with the Act, the Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road Regulations 2010 transpose the requirements of the European Union Directives on the transport of dangerous goods by road and the requirements of the associated 2009 version of the United Nations ADR (European Agreement Concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road). The 1998 Act and the Regulations referred to set out functions to be performed by various competent authorities.
This Order appoints the various competent authorities for the purposes of the 1998 Act and the Regulations referred to above as follows—
- Road Safety Authority,
- National Standards Authority of Ireland,
- Irish National Accreditation Board,
- Minister for Justice and Law Reform,
- Radiological Protection Institute of Ireland,
- National Roads Authority, and
- Health and Safety Authority,
to perform the functions assigned to them.
This Order is complementary to the—
(i) Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road Regulations 2010 (“the Principal Regulations”), 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) European Communities (Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road)(ADR Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2010, 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 “the Principal Regulations”.
The Order revokes and replaces the Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road Act 1998 (Appointment of Competent Authorities) Order 2007 (S.I. No. 290 of 2007).