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 |
| 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 |
| The carriage of articles or inner packagings of any type for solids or liquids assembled in outer packaging | 22 Dec 2015 | 31 Dec 2020 |
Expired Exemptions issued under European Communities (Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road and Use of Transportable Pressure Equipment) Regulations 2011, as amended:
| Exemption from the provision in Regulation 55 that a pressure receptacle, used for the transport of gases of the ADR Class 2 and its fittings, that is not fully in compliance with Chapter 6.2 of the ADR and that was constructed before 1 July 2003, was in use within the state prior to 1 July 2017 | Expired 1 Sept 2020 |
| Extension of the validity of the certificate of leak-proofness inspection carried out in accordance with Regulation 54 and Schedule 4 and extension of the validity of the certificate of approval issued in accordance with Regulation 52 and Schedule 3 | Expired 1 Sept 2020 |
| Carriage of uncleaned medical devices and equipment (RIMDs) | Expired 30 June 2018 |
| Periodic inspection of TPE (pi marked cylinders) | Expired 30 June 2017 |
| Carriage of uncleaned medical devices and equipment | Expired 30 June 2017 |
| Periodic inspection of TPE (pi marked cylinders) | Expired 31 March 2017 |
| Carriage of articles or inner packagings of any type for solids or liquids assembled in outer packaging | Expired 31 Dec 2015 |
| Carriage of clinical waste containing a Category A Infectious Substance - Ebola virus | Expired 31 Dec 2015 |
| Use of GRW/Bureau Veritas Certified Tanks | Expired 31 Dec 2015 |
| Use of GRW/Bureau Veritas Certified Tanks | REVOKED |
| Transport of used lithium cells and batteries | Expired 30 June 2015 |
| Transport of "lab smalls" | Expired 30th June 2015 |
| Extension to sharps trails (exemption 1/2010) SRCL Ltd | Expired Mar 2012 |
| Update of 01/2011 "lab smalls" valid until June 2013 | Expired June 2013 |
| Re-usable sharps containers trail SRCL ltd | Expired - Dec 2011 |
| The carriage of clinical waste in UN approved inner packagings in UN approved wheeled bins | Expired - Oct 2009 |
| The Carriage of Used Lithium Cells and Batteries | Expired - July 2011 |
