The Road Traffic (Carriage of Explosives) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1993

Information in writing to be available during carriage

10.—(1) The operator of a vehicle used for the carriage of explosives shall ensure that the driver or any attendant thereof has in his possession the following information in writing at the start of the journey:—

(a) in the case of classified explosives, the Division and Compatibility Group of each type of explosive carried;

(b) the net mass (in tonnes or kilograms) of each type of explosive carried, except that the gross mass (in tonnes or kilograms) may be stated instead if the operator does not know and could not reasonably ascertain what the net mass is;

(c) whether, in the case of explosives in Compatibility Group C, D or G, the explosives carried are explosive substances or explosive articles;

(d) the name and address of the consignor, the operator of the vehicle and the consignee;

(e) such other information as will enable the driver and any attendant to know the nature of the dangers to which the explosives carried may give rise and the action to be taken in an emergency.

(2) The driver and attendant shall not carry explosives in the vehicle unless—

(a) the said information in writing referred to in paragraph (1) is kept on the vehicle from the start of the journey and is thereafter readily available at all times while the explosives are being carried; and

(b) the information in writing relating to any explosives which are not being carried at that time is deleted, destroyed, removed from the vehicle, or placed in a securely closed container clearly marked to show that the information does not relate to explosives then being carried.

(3) The driver or attendant shall on request show to a member of the police force, an inspector or an inspector of vehicles the information in writing referred to in paragraph (1).

(4) Nothing in paragraph (2)(a) shall prevent the removal from the vehicle of the information in writing for the purposes of showing it, or otherwise communicating the information, to the police, fire brigade, an inspector or an inspector of vehicles.

(5) This regulation shall not apply to the carriage of—

(a) any explosives specified in Part I of Schedule 1;

(b) gunpowder or smokeless powder, or a mixture of them, if the total quantity of such explosives does not exceed 5 kilograms;

(c) any explosives specified in Parts II or III of Schedule 1 if—

(i) throughout the carriage the explosives are accompanied by a person who has knowledge of the matters specified in paragraph (1); and

(ii) the quantity of such explosives does not exceed 50 kilograms, except that if other explosives are being carried pursuant to sub-paragraph (b) in the same vehicle, the total quantity of explosives carried pursuant to that sub-paragraph and this sub-paragraph shall not exceed 50 kilograms.