UK Statutory Instrument
1990
United Kingdom
Dangerous Substances (Notification and Marking of Sites) Regulations 1990
These Regulations require the notification and marking of sites where there is a total quantity of 25 tonnes or more of dangerous substances present at the site.
At a glance
Enforced by
What's here
5 compliance obligations
Who this Act binds
Business-side actors with duties under this Act, ranked by how often they appear.
- Any Person 4
Plus 1 non-business duty on Crown ministers, regulators, local authorities or tribunals — shown collapsed under each section below.
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- Human Medicines Regulations 2012 2012 110 duties
- Merchant Shipping Act 1995 1995 97 duties
- Road Traffic Act 1988 1988 95 duties
- Air Navigation Order 2016 2016 86 duties
- Licensing Act 2003 2003 78 duties
What this Act requires
Sections that create concrete duties on businesses or carry penalties. Procedural and definitional sections are folded into the “Browse other sections” expander at the bottom of each group. Click any section title to read the source text on legislation.gov.uk.
Schedules
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Regulation 4 (which relates to notification) shall not apply to–...
Regulation 4 (in so far as it requires notification to...
Regulations 5 and 6 (which relate to access and location...
A list of the classifications of any dangerous substances which...
The date on which it is anticipated that a total...
Notification
- Notify authorities when 25 tonnes+ of dangerous substances are present Any Person
Access marking
- Display safety signs if site holds 25+ tonnes of dangerous substances Any Person
Location marking
- Display safety signs for 25 tonnes+ of dangerous substances on site Any Person
Signs to be kept clean,
- Keep site safety signs clean and free from obstruction Any Person
Enforcing authority
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Fire authority must enforce the Dangerous Substances Regulations Statutory regulator
Browse 9 other sections — procedural / definitional / commencement
Citation and commencement
The name and address of the person making the notification....
Interpretation
The full postal address of the site.
Exceptions
A general description of the nature of the business carried...
Exemption certificates
Transitional provisions
Repeals
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