The operator of a vehicle used for the carriage of explosives shall ensure that the vehicle and any freight container so used are suitable for the safety and security of the explosives having regard to the type and quantity of explosives being carried.

The operator of a vehicle shall ensure that there is not carried in that vehicle at any one time explosives of the type specified in column 1 of Schedule 2 in excess of the quantity specified for that type of explosive in the corresponding entry in column 2.

In a case where explosives in different Compatibility Groups or Divisions are being carried together, Schedule 2 shall be applied in accordance with the provisions of paragraphs 1, 2(a) and 3 of Schedule 3.

Nothing in paragraph (2) shall be construed as allowing a greater quantity of explosives to be carried than that for which the vehicle and freight container are suitable as described in paragraph (1).