UK Statutory Instrument
2016
United Kingdom
Dangerous Goods in Harbour Areas Regulations 2016
These Byelaws regulate an area of land known as the Templeton Training Area, near Templeton in Pembrokeshire.
At a glance
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What's here
3 compliance obligations
Penalty landscape
2 of 3 obligations carry a criminal penalty. 1 has no criminal penalty — flagged in the list below.
Who this Act binds
Business-side actors with duties under this Act, ranked by how often they appear.
- Any Person 2
Plus 1 non-business duty on Crown ministers, regulators, local authorities or tribunals — shown collapsed under each section below.
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Any Person also bound by 2338 other Acts (top 5 shown)
- Human Medicines Regulations 2012 2012 169 duties
- Merchant Shipping Act 1995 1995 144 duties
- Insolvency (England and Wales) Rules 2016 2016 101 duties
- Road Traffic Act 1988 1988 95 duties
- Air Navigation Order 2016 2016 95 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.
Part 1 — INTERPRETATION AND APPLICATION
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Interpretation
Meaning of “dangerous goods”
Meaning of “operator”
Application
Part 2 — ENTRY OF DANGEROUS GOODS INTO HARBOUR AREAS
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Notice of entry of dangerous goods
Harbour master’s powers
Part 3 — Marking of Vessels
Browse 2 other sections in this Part — procedural / definitional / commencement
Flags and lights to be displayed by vessels
Vessels to keep a safe distance from moored or anchored vessels displaying the flag or light required by regulation 8
Part 4 — Emergency Arrangements and Untoward Incidents
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Preparation of emergency plans by harbour authorities
Emergency arrangements at berths
Untoward incidents
Parking of road vehicles carrying dangerous goods
Part 5 — EXPLOSIVES
Record keeping
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Harbour authority must keep records of explosives handling for 3 years Local authority
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Application
Requirement for an explosives licence
Applications for explosives licences
Consideration of licence applications
Harbour areas ceasing to be nuclear harbour areas
Harbour areas becoming nuclear harbour areas
Security of explosives
Vessels and vehicles loaded with explosives to be taken out of harbour areas
Passenger prohibition on harbour craft carrying explosives
Deteriorated explosives
Part 6 — MISCELLANEOUS AND GENERAL
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Byelaws
Enforcement
The exercise of due diligence to avoid the commission of...
Exemptions
Transitionals
An explosives licence granted under Part IX of the 1987...
Byelaws having effect under the 1987 Regulations continue to have...
Any extant exemption granted under regulation 46 of the 1987...
Revocations and modifications
Schedule 5 (which makes consequential amendments) has effect.
Review
Schedules
Browse 35 other Schedules — structural / supplementary
The dangerous goods referred to in regulation 8(1) are:
In paragraph 1— “UN List” means the version of the...
An application for an explosives licence, or for the transfer,...
On receipt of an application, the appropriate authority must prepare...
A notice published in accordance with paragraph 2 is to...
Within the time for responses the applicant must provide any...
After the time for responses has passed the appropriate authority...
An applicant for a licence who is a berth operator...
In respect of a transfer or a variation of the...
In this Schedule, “byelaws” means byelaws made by a statutory...
A copy of the byelaws, when confirmed, is to be...
Byelaws are to be made under the common seal of...
Byelaws will not have effect until they are confirmed by...
However, where a byelaw which prohibits or regulates the entry...
At least one month before an application for confirmation of...
For at least one month before application for confirmation is...
The Secretary of State may confirm, with or without modifications,...
Where the Secretary of State proposes to confirm a byelaw...
The Secretary of State must consult the Health and Safety...
In the Dangerous Substances (Notification and Marking of Sites) Regulations...
In the Carriage of Dangerous Goods and Use of Transportable...
In the Waste Management Licensing (Scotland) Regulations 2011, in Schedule...
In the Explosives Regulations 2014— (a) in regulation 2(7) (Interpretation)...
In the Planning (Hazardous Substances) Regulations 2015, in Schedule 2...
In the Town and Country Planning (Hazardous Substances) (Scotland) Regulations...
In the Planning (Hazardous Substances) (Wales) Regulations 2015, in Schedule...
In the Health and Safety and Nuclear (Fees) Regulations 2016—...
In the Railways (Class and Miscellaneous Exemptions) Order 1994 in...
In the Special Waste Regulations 1996 in the definition of...
In the Railway Safety (Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 1997, in regulation...
In the Dockyard Port of Plymouth Order 1999—
In the Hazardous Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2005 in...
In the Hazardous Waste (Wales) Regulations 2005—
In the Health and Safety (Enforcing Authority for Railways and...
In the Railways and Other Guided Transport Systems (Safety) Regulations...
Other sections — not classified into a Part
These sections sit outside the numbered Parts — usually provisions added or moved by later amendments.
Entry to and use of the controlled land area
- Enter or use controlled harbour land area Any Person
Direction to leave
- Fail to comply with a lawful harbour‑area direction Any Person
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Citation and commencement
Interpretation
Exemptions
Rights of way and private rights
Power of removal
Enforcement and responsible bodies
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