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A new multilateral agreement detailing a change to regulations around the carriage of dangerous goods by road (ADR) and rail (RID).
Adds the construction and transport of container valves used for gas extinguishing firefighting systems to regulations (exception notice 29).
How to transport gunpowder and smokeless powders to use them in small arms, small arms ammunition and model rocket motors.
Allows fire and rescue authorities to use certain breathing apparatus cylinders for their full design life (authorisation 105) until 30 June 2022.
Allows the transportation of certain cylinders for replacement or installation on ships or aircrafts (authorisation 443) until 30 June 2025.
Highlighting the new DfT point of contact for the approval of tank inspection bodies.
A list of MCA Clients and certificates currently in force
Permits early use of international standard EN 23826:2021.
Permits early use of international standard EN 12493:2020.
Adds information about quick release valve assemblies for fire protection systems to dangerous goods regulations (exception notice 31).
Permits early use of international standard EN 17339:2020, which comes into force in 2023.
Department for Transport interpretation of the term 'transport-related unloading' found in regulations.
Arrangements for the performance testing, certification and marking of packagings used to transport dangerous goods (note 2).
Temporary exemption to regulations on transporting class 2 gases in US Department of Transportation refillable pressure receptacles (ADR M318) valid until 1 June 2023.
Adds the maximum allowed fill for the transportation of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) to the dangerous goods regulations (exception notice 2).
Allows the transportation of small quantities of certain dangerous goods by end-to-end postal operators (authorisation 284).
Extends how often steel cylinders must be inspected and details the conditions that cylinder owners must meet (exception notice 4).
Temporary exemption concerning the marking of non-UN cylinders carrying UN 1001 acetylene (dissolved) and UN 3374 acetylene (solvent free), valid until 1 January 2027.
Adds the construction and transportation of suppressor valve head assemblies for explosion protection systems to regulations (exception notice 30).
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