Ireland dangerous goods sanctions

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Checked 18 October 2026. This editorial guide covers road carriage of dangerous goods in the Republic of Ireland under S.I. 349/2011 as amended through S.I. 249/2026 and S.I. 415/2026. The official legislation is in English; Spanish and Portuguese are editorial translations.

The current fixed-payment schedule contains 56 offence entries. S.I. 249/2026 updated the wording of offences 5, 6, 13 and 52; those updated descriptions are used below. S.I. 415/2026 added market-surveillance enforcement provisions for transportable pressure equipment.

How fixed-payment notices work

A fixed-payment notice is an optional alternative an inspector may offer for a listed offence. Payment may be made within 21 days. It is not an automatic fine. The participant is not obliged to pay; if the notice is paid in time, no prosecution for that alleged offence will be started.

The category shown in each row is the highest risk category that may be assigned in Schedule 2, Part 3. The inspector determines the category where the schedule allows discretion, considering the particular circumstances. The amounts below are therefore the maximum fixed payment for the listed category: Category I €500, II €250, III €100.

Category I — up to €500Category II — up to €250Category III — up to €100

Participant codes

A — Consignor

C — Carrier

F — Filler

L — Loader

P — Packer

TC — Tank-container / portable tank operator

UL — Unloader

D — Driver

V — Vehicle crew (other than driver)

S — Safety adviser

Fixed-payment offences — Schedule 2

Schedule 2, Part 1 and Part 3; Regulation 28

No.	Participant code(s)	Offence summary	Maximum risk category	Fixed payment ceiling	Legal reference
1	A	Transport document not provided or not compliant with ADR.	I	up to €500	S.I. 349/2011 · Sch. 2 · No. 1
2	A/C/L	Dangerous goods prohibited for transport.	I	up to €500	S.I. 349/2011 · Sch. 2 · No. 2
3	A	Dangerous goods not classified and authorised for carriage in accordance with ADR.	I	up to €500	S.I. 349/2011 · Sch. 2 · No. 3
4	A/P	Packaging not compliant with the applicable packing provision or packing instructions.	I	up to €500	S.I. 349/2011 · Sch. 2 · No. 4
5	A	Failure to comply with test and inspection dates or permitted periods of use for tanks, vehicles, containers, IBCs, packaging or large packaging.	II	up to €250	S.I. 349/2011 · Sch. 2 · No. 5
6	A	Use of damaged packaging, IBCs or large packaging, or empty uncleaned packaging, IBCs or large packaging.	II	up to €250	S.I. 349/2011 · Sch. 2 · No. 6
7	A	Tank used is not permitted or does not comply with ADR or the Regulations.	I	up to €500	S.I. 349/2011 · Sch. 2 · No. 7
8	A	Bulk container not permitted or not compliant with ADR.	I	up to €500	S.I. 349/2011 · Sch. 2 · No. 8
9	A/C	Vehicle lacks the appropriate vehicle certificate of approval.	I	up to €500	S.I. 349/2011 · Sch. 2 · No. 9
10	A/C	Driver lacks the appropriate driver training certificate.	I	up to €500	S.I. 349/2011 · Sch. 2 · No. 10
11	A/L/F/C/D/P/TC	Labelling, marking, placarding or plating not compliant with ADR.	I	up to €500	S.I. 349/2011 · Sch. 2 · No. 11
12	C	Written instructions not provided or not compliant with ADR.	II	up to €250	S.I. 349/2011 · Sch. 2 · No. 12
13	C	Prescribed documents not carried in the vehicle or in an appropriate electronic format where allowed, or not compliant with ADR.	I	up to €500	S.I. 349/2011 · Sch. 2 · No. 13
14	C	Leakage of dangerous substances or other visual defects not checked.	I	up to €500	S.I. 349/2011 · Sch. 2 · No. 14
15	C	Transport equipment not compliant with ADR or the Regulations.	I	up to €500	S.I. 349/2011 · Sch. 2 · No. 15
16	C	Transport unit not provided with sufficient suitable portable fire extinguishers.	II	up to €250	S.I. 349/2011 · Sch. 2 · No. 16
17	C	Portable fire extinguisher has no seal or other indication that it has not been used.	III	up to €100	S.I. 349/2011 · Sch. 2 · No. 17
18	C	Transport unit not provided with a suitable wheel chock.	II	up to €250	S.I. 349/2011 · Sch. 2 · No. 18
19	C	Transport unit not provided with two reflective cones, triangles or independent flashing amber lights.	II	up to €250	S.I. 349/2011 · Sch. 2 · No. 19
20	C	Suitable warning vest not provided for each crew member.	II	up to €250	S.I. 349/2011 · Sch. 2 · No. 20
21	C	Suitable pocket lamp not provided for each crew member.	II	up to €250	S.I. 349/2011 · Sch. 2 · No. 21
22	C	Suitable respirators not provided for each crew member where required by the written instructions.	II	up to €250	S.I. 349/2011 · Sch. 2 · No. 22
23	C	Additional equipment specified in the written instructions not carried in the vehicle.	II	up to €250	S.I. 349/2011 · Sch. 2 · No. 23
24	C/F/TC	Tank not inspected, tested or checked within the specified time.	I	up to €500	S.I. 349/2011 · Sch. 2 · No. 24
25	L	Damaged or non-leakproof package loaded onto the vehicle.	I	up to €500	S.I. 349/2011 · Sch. 2 · No. 25
26	A/C/L/D	Dangerous goods not properly stowed and secured.	I	up to €500	S.I. 349/2011 · Sch. 2 · No. 26
27	L	Mixed loading not compliant with ADR.	I	up to €500	S.I. 349/2011 · Sch. 2 · No. 27
28	L/D	Foodstuffs, other articles of consumption or animal feed not loaded in accordance with ADR.	II	up to €250	S.I. 349/2011 · Sch. 2 · No. 28
29	P	Overpack or package not correctly marked or labelled.	I	up to €500	S.I. 349/2011 · Sch. 2 · No. 29
30	P	Mixed packing not compliant with ADR.	I	up to €500	S.I. 349/2011 · Sch. 2 · No. 30
31	TC	Tank-container or portable tank not compliant with ADR.	I	up to €500	S.I. 349/2011 · Sch. 2 · No. 31
32	A/P/F	Tank or package not filled or packed in accordance with ADR.	I	up to €500	S.I. 349/2011 · Sch. 2 · No. 32
33	D	Driver does not carry the driver training certificate while driving.	III	up to €100	S.I. 349/2011 · Sch. 2 · No. 33
34	D	Required written instructions not kept readily identifiable in the driver’s cab.	III	up to €100	S.I. 349/2011 · Sch. 2 · No. 34
35	A/C/D/S/TC	Documents not made available to an inspector or Garda member, or not produced within 10 days.	III	up to €100	S.I. 349/2011 · Sch. 2 · No. 35
36	D	Outlet valves, manlids or dip-tube openings open during transport.	II	up to €250	S.I. 349/2011 · Sch. 2 · No. 36
37	D/L/F/UL	Good electrical earth connection not made before filling or emptying transport equipment.	II	up to €250	S.I. 349/2011 · Sch. 2 · No. 37
38	D	Passenger other than a member of the vehicle crew carried in the vehicle.	III	up to €100	S.I. 349/2011 · Sch. 2 · No. 38
39	D	Driver does not switch off the engine during loading or unloading.	III	up to €100	S.I. 349/2011 · Sch. 2 · No. 39
40	D	Driver does not apply parking brakes while the vehicle is parked.	III	up to €100	S.I. 349/2011 · Sch. 2 · No. 40
41	D	Vehicle not properly supervised or parked.	II	up to €250	S.I. 349/2011 · Sch. 2 · No. 41
42	D/V	Photographic identification not available.	III	up to €100	S.I. 349/2011 · Sch. 2 · No. 42
43	A/C/D/V/L/F/UL	Smoking during handling near or in the vehicle.	I	up to €500	S.I. 349/2011 · Sch. 2 · No. 43
44	A/C/D/V/L/F/UL	Fire or unprotected light used during handling near or in the vehicle.	I	up to €500	S.I. 349/2011 · Sch. 2 · No. 44
45	D/UL	Failure to verify that the correct dangerous goods were unloaded.	I	up to €500	S.I. 349/2011 · Sch. 2 · No. 45
46	D/UL	Failure to remove dangerous residues after unloading.	II	up to €250	S.I. 349/2011 · Sch. 2 · No. 46
47	S	Appointed safety adviser does not perform the required functions.	I	up to €500	S.I. 349/2011 · Sch. 2 · No. 47
48	S	Appointed safety adviser does not prepare the annual report.	II	up to €250	S.I. 349/2011 · Sch. 2 · No. 48
49	S	Appointed safety adviser does not prepare the accident report.	II	up to €250	S.I. 349/2011 · Sch. 2 · No. 49
50	A/C/L/P/F/UL/TC	Relevant safety obligations in ADR Chapter 1.4 not complied with.	I	up to €500	S.I. 349/2011 · Sch. 2 · No. 50
51	A/C	Security training not provided in accordance with ADR.	II	up to €250	S.I. 349/2011 · Sch. 2 · No. 51
52	A/C	ADR 1.10 security provisions not complied with where required.	II	up to €250	S.I. 349/2011 · Sch. 2 · No. 52
53	A/C/L/P/F/UL	Safety adviser not appointed.	I	up to €500	S.I. 349/2011 · Sch. 2 · No. 53
54	A/C/S/L/P/F/UL	Appointed safety adviser does not hold a valid vocational training certificate.	I	up to €500	S.I. 349/2011 · Sch. 2 · No. 54
55	A/C/S	Competent authority not informed of the safety adviser’s identity.	II	up to €250	S.I. 349/2011 · Sch. 2 · No. 55
56	A/C/S	Annual report or accident report not available.	II	up to €250	S.I. 349/2011 · Sch. 2 · No. 56

Each row links to the principal instrument. The offence number is the reference in Schedule 2, Parts 1 and 3; S.I. 249/2026 separately amends the offence-summary text for numbers 5, 6, 13 and 52.

Other offences prosecuted in court

The 56-entry fixed-payment table is not an exhaustive list of every offence. Regulation 26 also makes it an offence, among other things, to breach ADR or Regulations 8–9, contravene a prohibition or contravention notice, forge or alter relevant documents, interfere with transport equipment or safety labels, obstruct or impede an inspector or customs officer, refuse an inspector’s lawful request, give material false or misleading information, falsely claim to be an inspector, or tamper with an official notice. It also covers non-compliance with duties in Parts 8 and 9.

Obstruction and these other non-listed offences are not assigned one of the €100/€250/€500 fixed-payment amounts by this schedule. They may instead be prosecuted under Regulation 27, subject to the distinct rule for Regulation 26(14). See Regulations 26–27.

Court penalties and transportable pressure equipment

For offences under Regulation 26, Regulation 27 provides, on summary conviction, a Class A fine (currently up to €5,000 under the Fines Act 2010), imprisonment for up to 12 months, or both. On conviction on indictment, the maximum is a €500,000 fine, imprisonment for up to 3 years, or both. For the specific offence in Regulation 26(14) (failure to comply with an information notice under Regulation 21), the stated liability is a Class A fine on summary conviction. These are court penalties, separate from the optional fixed-payment notice.

S.I. 415/2026 extends market-surveillance powers and enforcement for transportable pressure equipment in Part 9. On conviction for a Part 9 offence, a court may order forfeiture of the equipment or another relevant thing for destruction or disposal, and may order payment of destruction or disposal costs. New Regulation 80 also allows recovery from the economic operator of reasonable costs of measures concerning non-compliant equipment, including testing, intervention and storage. These are potential additional consequences, not fixed-payment amounts.

The legislation also allows a court, in specified prosecutions, to award investigation and prosecution costs. The amount is assessed by the court; no general euro tariff is set here.

Official sources

The table follows the enacted text and amendments. The HSA consolidation is an administrative aid, not a legal instrument; it is updated only to 2025, so the 2026 instruments are linked separately.

S.I. No. 349/2011 — principal Regulations S.I. No. 261/2025 — ADR 2025 and amendments to Regulation 26 S.I. No. 249/2026 — amended offences 5, 6, 13 and 52 S.I. No. 415/2026 — market surveillance of transportable pressure equipment Fines Act 2010 — Class A fine ceiling HSA — ADR legislation and amendments HSA administrative consolidation (2011–2025)

This is a non-official editorial summary, not legal advice. Check the enacted provisions and the facts of the case before relying on a classification or amount. The official Irish text is authoritative.

Version and scopeVersión y alcanceVersão e âmbito

How fixed-payment notices workCómo funcionan las notificaciones de pago fijoComo funcionam as notificações de pagamento fixo

Participant codesCódigos de participantesCódigos dos intervenientes

Fixed-payment offences — Schedule 2Infracciones de pago fijo — anexo 2Infrações de pagamento fixo — anexo 2

Other offences prosecuted in courtOtras infracciones perseguibles judicialmenteOutras infrações sujeitas a processo judicial

Court penalties and transportable pressure equipmentSanciones judiciales y equipos a presión transportablesSanções judiciais e equipamentos sob pressão transportáveis

Official sourcesFuentes oficialesFontes oficiais