The Road Traffic (Carriage of Dangerous Substances in Packages etc.) Regulations 1992

  1. Introductory Text

  2. 1.Citation and commencement

  3. 2.Interpretation

  4. 3.Application of these Regulations

  5. 4.Meaning of operator

  6. 5.Construction of vehicles and freight containers

  7. 6.Information relating to dangerous substances to be received by operators

  8. 7.Information in writing about dangerous substances to be given to drivers

  9. 8.Instruction and training for drivers

  10. 9.Loading, stowage and unloading of dangerous substances

  11. 10.Precautions against fire or explosion

  12. 11.Limitation on the carriage of certain dangerous substances

  13. 12.Marking of vehicles carrying dangerous substances

  14. 13.Prohibition on provision and display of orange-coloured plates and additional information

  15. 14.Supervision of vehicles containing dangerous substances

  16. 15.Information to be produced to police constables and goods vehicle examiners

  17. 16.Restrictions on the carriage of toxic or harmful substances in the same vehicle as food

  18. 17.Defence in proceedings for contravening these Regulations

  19. 18.Exemption certificates

  20. 19.Revocations

  21. Signature

    1. THE SCHEDULE

      1. PART I PROPERTIES RELEVANT TO, AND PACKING GROUPS OF, SUBSTANCES WHICH HAVE BEEN CLASSIFIED AS DANGEROUS FOR CONVEYANCE IN ACCORDANCE WITH REGULATION 6(4) OF THE CLASSIFICATION, PACKAGING AND LABELLING OF DANGEROUS SUBSTANCES REGULATIONS 1984

      2. PART II CRITERIA FOR ALLOCATION OF SUBSTANCES WHICH HAVE BEEN CLASSIFIED AS TOXIC OR HARMFUL SUBSTANCES IN ACCORDANCE WITH REGULATION 6(4) OF THE CLASSIFICATION, PACKAGING AND LABELLING OF DANGEROUS SUBSTANCES REGULATIONS 1984 INTO PACKING GROUPS

        1. 1.Account should be taken of the physico-chemical properties of a...

        2. 2.When a substance exhibits a different order of toxicity by...

        3. 3.Subject to paragraphs 1 and 2 above, toxic and harmful...

      3. PART III TABLE OF FLASH POINTS AND KINEMATIC VISCOSITY RANGES OF SUBSTANCES WHICH HAVE BEEN CLASSIFIED AS FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS IN ACCORDANCE WITH REGULATION 6(4) OF THE CLASSIFICATION. PACKAGING AND LABELLING OF DANGEROUS SUBSTANCES REGULATIONS 1984, CONTAIN NOT MORE THAN 20% OF NITROCELLULOSE AND DO NOT IN ANY CASE HAVE A FLASH POINT EXCEEDING 21°C

  23. Explanatory Note