S.I. No. 389/1996 - Dangerous Substances (Conveyance of Scheduled Substances by Road) (Trade Or Business) (Amendment) Regulations, 1996

1. Name of owner.

2. Address of owner.

3. Serial Number.

4. Vehicle Registration Mark or where the certificate is required in respect of a trailer or semi-trailer, the Chassis Number.

5. Test pressure applied.

6. Results of leakproofness test.

7. Other observations.

I/We certify that on (date) I/We -

(a) carried out a leakproofness test* of the tank described above together with all items of equipment, and

*

The leakproofness test shall be carried out separately on each compartment of a compartmented shell.

(b) tested all items of equipment of the tank for satisfactory operation,

and I am / We are satisfied that the tank and its equipment are operating satisfactorily.

Signed__________________

Date___________________________________

Company________________________________

Address________________________________

"

GIVEN under my hand, this 13th day of Dec. 1996.

Eithne Fitzgerald

Minister of State at the

Department of Enterprise

and Employment.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

These Regulations provide for amendments to the Dangerous Substances (Conveyance of Scheduled Substances by Road) (Trade or Business) Regulations, 1986 (

S.I. No. 268 of 1986

). They take account of the

Dangerous Substances Act, 1972

(Part IV Declaration) Order, 1996 (

S.I. No. 387 of 1996

) and amendments to the ADR Agreement.

The ADR Agreement is defined in Regulation 2 of these Regulations. Copies of the Agreement are on sale at the Government Publications Sales Office, Sun Alliance House, Molesworth Street, Dublin 2 and should be read in conjunction with the new Declaration Order and these Regulations.

8. Maximum gross weight in kilogrammes.

9. Water capacity.

10. Design temperature (if above 250°C or below 20°C).

11. Maximum working pressure of the tank.

12. Description of pressure relief devices if fitted.

13. Operating pressure of relief devices.

14. Results of examination carried out.

15. Any repairs or modifications required before being put back into service.

16. Other observations.

17. Dangerous substances for which the tank is suitable.

I/We certify that on (date) I/We —

(a) thoroughly examined the talk described above externally and internally

(b) subjected the tank to an hydraulic test at a pressure of *,

(c) carried out a leakproofness test**—

(i) of the tank, after assembly of equipment, and

(ii) of all items of equipment of the tank,

and

(d) examined the condition of the lining of the tank*, and

*

Delete if not applicable

and I am/We are satisfied that the tank, its equipment, and the lining of the tank**, are operating satisfactorily.

**

The leakproofness test shall be carried out separately on each compartment of a compartmented shell.

Signed__________________

Date___________________________________

Company________________________________

Address_________________________________

"

Part II

"Second Schedule

Particulars to be included in certificate of leakproofness test of a tank.

S.I. No. 389 of 1996.

DANGEROUS SUBSTANCES (CONVEYANCE OF SCHEDULED SUBSTANCES BY ROAD) (TRADE OR BUSINESS) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS, 1996

I, Eithne Fitzgerald, Minister of State at the Department of Enterprise and Employment, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by

sections 36

(1) and

62

(2) of the

Dangerous Substances Act, 1972

(No. 10 of 1972), the Labour (Transfer of Departmental and Ministerial Functions) Order, 1993 (

S.I. No. 18 of 1993

), the Industry and Commerce (Alteration of Names of Department and Title of Minister) Order, 1993 (

S.I. No. 19 of 1993

), and the Enterprise and Employment (Delegation of Ministerial Functions) (No. 2) Order, 1995 (

S.I. No. 43 of 1995

), hereby make the following Regulations