Northern Ireland Statutory Rule SI 1991/509 United Kingdom

Dangerous Substances in Harbour Areas Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1991

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Status
In Force
Penalty ceiling
Regulated

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Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.

Operator4 Any Person3 Employee2 Employer1

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TULRCA 1992 72 duties

What it requires

Regulations creating concrete business duties or carrying penalties, grouped as the instrument is structured. Titles link to the source text — blue means you’re leaving for legislation.gov.uk.

s.011 Marking of barges Regulated
  • Display hazard warning panels and labels on barges carrying dangerous substancesOperator
s.012 Control of harbour craft Regulated
  • Ensure competent and sober crew on harbour craftOperator
s.017 Additional duties of employers, self-employed persons and berth operators Regulated
  • Provide information, training, equipment and supervision for dangerous substance handlingEmployer
s.019 Fitness of vessels Regulated
  • Only carry, load or unload liquid dangerous substances in bulk with a valid certificate or harbour master's permissionAny Person
s.020 Permission for transfer between vessels Regulated
  • Obtain written permission before transferring liquid dangerous substances between vesselsEmployee
s.021 Safety precautions for loading, unloading or transfer Regulated
  • Ensure safety precautions for loading/unloading liquid dangerous substancesOperator
s.023 Freight containers Regulated
  • Ensure safe handling of dangerous substances in freight containers in harbour areasEmployee
s.024 Portable tanks and receptacles Regulated
  • Ensure portable tanks and receptacles carrying dangerous substances are correctly filled and meet legal standardsOperator
s.025 Labelling Regulated
  • Label dangerous substance containers at harbour areasAny Person
s.028 Untoward incidents Regulated
  • Report untoward incidents during handling of dangerous substancesAny Person
29 other provisions — procedural and definitional
s.001 Citation and commencement
s.001 The shape of the flag shall be as shown in... (opens in a new tab)
s.002 Interpretation
s.002 The flag shall be red in colour. (opens in a new tab)
s.003 Meaning of “dangerous substance”
s.004 Meaning of “operator”
s.005 Application of these Regulations
s.006 Notice of entry of dangerous substances
s.007 Harbour master’s powers of prohibition, removal and regulation relating to dangerous substances
s.008 Flags and lights to be displayed by ,vessels
s.009 Regulations 6 and 8 not to apply to certain ferry-boats
s.010 Vessels to keep a safe distance from moored or anchored vessels displaying the flag or light required by regulation 8
s.013 Provision and use of radios
s.014 Anchoring and mooring of vessels
s.015 Mobility of vessels
s.016 General duties of persons handling dangerous substances
s.018 Precautions to be taken against fire or explosion
s.022 Certain operations on vessels forbidden without prior permission
s.026 Preparation of emergency plans by harbour authorities
s.027 Emergency arrangements at berths
s.029 Application of this Part
s.030 Storage tanks
s.031 Storage of freight containers, portable tanks and receptacles containing dangerous substances
s.032 Parking of road vehicles carrying dangerous substances
s.033 Power of a district council to make bye-laws
s.034 Enforcement of these Regulations
s.035 Defence in proceedings for contravening these Regulations or bye-laws
s.036 Power to grant exemptions from these Regulations
s.037 Repeals, revocations, modifications and savings
Schedules

Schedules

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34 other schedules
s.sch001 The hazard warning sign to be used on a hazard...
s.sch001 Each hazard warning sign shall be in the form of...
s.sch001 Hazard warning signs to be affixed to a freight container,...
s.sch001 Hazard warning signs to be affixed to hazard warning panels...
s.sch002 Rubber scrap and rubber shoddy, in powdered or granulated form...
s.sch002 Seed cakes (seed expellers) containing more than 1.5% oil and...
s.sch002 Wool waste, wet.
s.sch002 Rags, oily.
s.sch002 Textile waste, wet
s.sch002 Seed cakes, containing not more than 1.5% oil and not...
s.sch002 Copra.
s.sch002 Cotton waste, oily
s.sch002 Cotton, wet.
s.sch002 Fibres, animal or vegetable, burnt. wet or damp
s.sch002 Fibres or fabrics, animal or vegetable, with animal or vegetable...
s.sch002 Fish meal (unstabilised).
s.sch002 Iron oxide, spent, or iron sponge. spent (obtained from coal...
s.sch002 Paper, treated with unsaturated oils, incompletely dried (includes carbon paper)....
s.sch005 Schedule 5 para.1
s.sch005 Any reference in paragraph 3 to a space number is...
s.sch005 Schedule 5 para.3
s.sch005 Schedule 5 para.4
s.sch005 Schedule 5 para.5
s.sch005 Any reference to a space number in paragraphs 5 and...
s.sch005 Schedule 5 para.7
s.sch005 Schedule 5 para.8
s.sch005 Schedule 5 para.9
s.sch006 In this Schedule, “bye-laws” means bye-laws made by a district...
s.sch006 Bye-laws shall be made under the common seal of the...
s.sch006 At least one month before application for confirmation of the...
s.sch006 For at least one month before application for confirmation is...
s.sch006 The Department of the Environment may confirm, with or without...
s.sch006 The Department of the Environment shall not under the foregoing...
s.sch006 A copy of the bye-laws, when confirmed, shall be printed...

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