The Road Traffic (Carriage of Explosives) Regulations 1989

Regulations 6(3), 7(1)(a)(i), (b)(i), and 8(2)

SCHEDULE 3 MIXED LOADS

Compatibility Groups

1.  Where explosives in different Compatibility Groups are carried together, they shall, for the purpose of applying Schedule 2, all be deemed to be in the Group amongst them which comes highest in the following list, that is, Group B (highest), F, G, C, D, E and J (lowest).

Divisions

2.  Where explosives in different Divisions are carried together then, subject to paragraph 3–

(a) for the purpose of applying Schedule 2, all the explosives (with the exception of those in Division 1.4) shall be deemed to be in the Division amongst them which comes highest in the following list, that is Division 1.1 (highest), 1.2, 1.3, and 1.5 (lowest);

(b) for the purpose of applying Schedule 4, all the explosives shall be deemed to be in the Division amongst them which comes highest in the following list, that is Division 1.1 (highest), 1.2, 1.3, 1.5 and 1.4 (lowest).

3.  Where explosives in Division 1.5 are carried with explosives in Division 1.2 then, for the purpose of applying Schedules 2 and 4, they shall all be deemed to be in Division 1.1.

Permitted mixed loads

4.  The following mixed loads are permitted to be carried for the purposes of regulation 7(1)(a)(i) and (b)(i)–

(a) detonating fuzes in Compatibility Group B may be carried with explosive articles in Compatibility Group D, E or F of which the fuzes are components;

(b) explosive substances in Compatibility Group C or D may be carried–

(i) together,

(ii) with explosive articles in Compatibility Group C, D or E, or

(iii) with explosive articles in Division 1.4 in Compatibility Group G,

or any combination of them may be carried;

(c) explosive articles in Compatibility Group C, D or E may be carried–

(i) together,

(ii) with explosive articles in Compatibility Group F, or

(iii) with explosive articles in Compatibility Group G,

or any combination of them may be carried except a combination of the explosives mentioned in paragraphs (ii) and (iii) of this sub-paragraph;

(d) explosive substances or explosive articles in Compatibility Group S may be carried together or with explosive substances or explosive articles in Compatibility Group B, C, D, E, F, G or J, or with a mixture of explosive substances or explosive articles in those Compatibility Groups if such a mixture is permitted to be carried by virtue of sub-paragraphs (a) to (c) above.