S.I. No. 347/2005 - European Communities (Transport of Dangerous Goods by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations, 2005
European Communities (Transport of Dangerous Goods by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations, 2005 | ||||||||
Made by the Minister | ||||||||
for Transport | ||||||||
European Communities (Transport of Dangerous Goods by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations, 2005 | ||||||||
I, Martin Cullen, Minister for Transport, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 3 of the European Communities Act, 1972 ( No. 27 of 1972 ), and for the purpose of giving effect to Commission Directive No. 2004/89/EC of 13 September 20041 and Commission Directive No. 2004/110/EC of 9 December 20042 hereby make the following Regulations: 1. (a) These Regulations may be cited as European Communities (Transport of Dangerous Goods by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2005. | ||||||||
(b) These Regulations and the European Communities (Transport of Dangerous Goods by Rail) Regulations, 2003 ( S.I. No. 701 of 2003 ) shall be construed together as one and may be cited as the European Communities (Transport of Dangerous Goods by Rail) Regulations 2003 to 2005. 2. Regulation 2 of the European Communities (Transport of Dangerous Goods by Rail Regulations, 2003 is amended as follows: | ||||||||
(a) by substituting for the definition of “Directive” the following definition — | ||||||||
“ ‘Directive’ means Council Directive 96/49/EC of 24 July 19963 on the approximation of laws of the Member States with regard to the transport of dangerous goods by rail, as amended by Commission Directive 96/87/EC of 13 December 19964 Directive 2000/62/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 10 October 20005 , Commission Directive 2001/6/EC of 29 January 20016 , Commission Directive 2003/29/EC of 7 April 20037 , Commission Directive No. 2004/89/EC of 13 September 20041 and Commission Directive No. 2004/110/EC of 9 December 20042;”; | ||||||||
(b) by substituting for the definition of “RID” the following definition — | ||||||||
“ ‘RID’ means the regulations concerning the international transport of dangerous goods by rail (RID), set out in Annex I of Appendix B to the Convention concerning international transport by rail (COTIF), as applicable with effect from 1 January 2005 on the understanding that ‘Contracting Party’ and ‘the States or the Railways’ will be replaced by ‘Member State’;”. | ||||||||
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Explanatory Note | ||||||||
(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation) | ||||||||
The purpose of these Regulations is to give effect to Commission Directive 2004/89/EC of 13 September 2004 and Commission Directive 2004/110/EC of 9 December 2004 adapting for the fifth and sixth time Council Directive 96/49/EC on the approximation of the laws of the Members States with regard to the transport of dangerous goods by rail. | ||||||||
1 OJ No. L.293, 16.9.04, p.14. 2 OJ No. L.365, 10.12.04, p.24. 3 OJ No. L.235, 17.9.96, p.25. 4 OJ No. L.335, 24.12.96, p.45. 5 OJ No. L.279, 1.11.2000, p.44. |