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4. Regulations

Section 5 is amended—

(a) in subsection (1)—

(i) in paragraph (a), by adding “, materials” after “substances”;

(ii) by repealing paragraph (b) and substituting—

“(b) the exemption from the operation of this Ordinance or any part thereof of—

(i) any—

(A) substance, material or article; or

(B) group or description of substances, materials or articles,

to which this Ordinance applies, or any quantity thereof; or

(ii) any group or description of persons, by reference generally or by reference to any circumstances as may be specified and subject to such terms and conditions as may be specified;”;

(iii) by adding—

“(ba) the application to or exemption from—

(i) any section of this Ordinance; or

(ii) any provision of the regulations, in respect of dangerous goods on land or dangerous goods at sea;”;

(iv) in paragraph (d), by repealing “storage,” and substituting “handling, loading, unloading, stowage, storage, carriage,”;

(v) in paragraph (e)—

(A) by adding “, placard, mark or sign” after “label”;

(B) by adding “, freight container” after “case”;

(vi) by adding—

“(ga) the implementation of all or part of the IMDG Code, any other publication issued by the International Maritime Organization or any other international agreement dealing with dangerous goods, including the utilization of—

(i) a system of classification of dangerous goods;

(ii) testing requirements used to determine whether or not a substance, material or article constitutes dangerous goods to which regulations should apply,

contained in such code, publication or other international agreement;”;