HEALTH AND SAFETY Citation and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Carriage of Dangerous Goods (Amendment) Regulations 1998 and shall come into force on 30th December 1998. Amendments to the Highly Flammable Liquids and Liquefied Petroleum Gases Regulations 1972 2 In regulation 7(7)(a) of the Highly Flammable Liquids and Liquefied Petroleum Gases Regulations 1972 , for the words “1st January 1999” there shall be substituted “1st July 2001”. Amendments to the Dangerous Substances in Harbour Areas Regulations 1987 3 In regulation 24(a)(i) of the Dangerous Substances in Harbour Areas Regulations 1987 – a in paragraph (aa), for the words “1st January 1999” there shall be substituted “1st July 2001”, and b in paragraph (bb), for the words “31st December 1998” there shall be substituted “30th June 2001”. Amendments to the Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Rail Regulations 1996 4 In the Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Rail Regulations 1996 – a in regulation 2(5) and (7), for the words “1st January 1999” there shall be substituted “1st July 2001”; b in regulation 9(1), for the words “31st December 1998” there shall be substituted “30th June 2001”; and c in the title to Schedule 1, for the words “1ST JANUARY 1999” there shall be substituted “1ST JULY 2001”. Amendments to the Carriage of Dangerous Goods (Classification, Packaging and Labelling) and Use of Transportable Pressure Receptacles Regulations 1996 5 In the Carriage of Dangerous Goods (Classification, Packaging and Labelling) and Use of Transportable Pressure Receptacles Regulations 1996 – a in regulation 1, for the words “1st January 1999” there shall be substituted “1st July 2001”; b in regulation 3(4)(e), for the words “1st January 1999” there shall be substituted “1st July 2001”; c in regulation 21(10), for the words “1st January 1999” there shall be substituted “1st July 2001”; and d in Schedule 8– i in the title, for the words “1ST JANUARY 1999” there shall be substituted “1ST JULY 2001”, ii in paragraph 3(5), for the words “31st December 1998” there shall be substituted “30th June 2001”, iii in paragraph 4– aa in sub-paragraph (1), for the words “1st January 1999” there shall be substituted “1st July 2001”, and bb in sub-paragraph (2), for the words “1st January 1999” there shall be substituted “1st July 2001”, and iv in paragraph 5– aa in sub-paragraph (1), for the words “1st January 1999” there shall be substituted “1st July 2001”, and bb in sub-paragraph (2), for the words “1st January 1999” there shall be substituted “1st July 2001”. Amendments to the Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road Regulations 1996 6 In the Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road Regulations 1996 – a in regulation 11(1)– i in sub-paragraph (a), for the words “1st January 1999” there shall be substituted “1st July 2001”, and ii in sub-paragraph (b), for the words “31st December 1998” there shall be substituted “30th June 2001”; b in the title to Schedule 3, for the words “1 JANUARY 1999” there shall be substituted “1ST JULY 2001”; and c in paragraph 11 of Schedule 10, for the words “1 January 1999” there shall be substituted “1st July 2001”. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State. Larry Whitty Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions 21st November 1998