Competent Authority Exemptions
Competent Authority Exemptions are used for temporary derogations, generally for specific dangerous goods, from national transport provisions only. They are usually initiated by the consignor or carrier, and must specify the nature, control measures, conditions and duration of the exemption.
Requests for Competent Authority Exemptions may be made by completing a Form for Application, which can be emailed to the Authority at wcu@hsa.ie.
Current Exemptions issued under European Communities (Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road and Use of Transportable Pressure Equipment) Regulations 2011, as amended:
Exemption No. | Detailed title | Valid From | Date of Expiry |
| Carriage of Clinical Waste (UN No. 3291) | 30 September 2021 | 31 March 2022 |
| Exemption from the requirements of ADR 4.3.4.1 with respect to the hierarchy of tanks for the carriage of UN3336 | 01 September 2021 | 29 August 2024 |
| Carriage of UN No. 3291 - Exemption from the provisions of ADR 5.4.1.1.1.(e) (Transport Document) | 22 June 2021 | 31 December 2021 |
| Use of multiple element gas containers containing pressure receptacles made of composite materials beyond the ADR inspection interval | 31 March 2021 | 31 May 2022 |
| Carriage of articles or inner packagings of any type for solids or liquids assembled in outer packaging | 21 January 2021 | 30 June 2023 |
| Exemption from the requirements of ADR 6.8.2 with respect to the certificates of type approval and initial inspection and test | 23 December 2020 | 05 October 2023 |
| Exemption from the requirements of ADR 6.8.2.4.3 with respect to the date of performance of the intermediate inspection of a tank | 23 October 2020 | 06 March 2023 |
| Under the provisions of CA 02/2017, to exempt Tank 2531, Type Approval No. GB/FT/RSA/1112 operated by Emo Oil Limited, from the requirements of ADR 6.8.2.4.5 | 30 Jan 2020 | 30 Jan 2023 |
| Under the provisions of CA 02/2017, to exempt tank LT0895 operated by East Cork Oil, from the requirements of ADR 6.8.2.4.5 | 26 June 2019 | 26 June 2022 |
| Use of ADR tank vehicles constructed since 1 July 2003 operating as national tanks | 23 June 2017 | 31 Dec 2021 |
