The Carriage of Explosives by Road Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997

Part III Information

Information to be displayed on vehicles and containers

15.—(1) The operator of a vehicle or container, which is being used for the carriage of explosives shall, subject to the exceptions specified in Part II of Schedule 5, comply with the requirements in Part I of that Schedule.

(2) The driver and any attendant of a vehicle used for the carriage of explosives shall, subject to the exceptions specified in Part II of Schedule 5, comply with paragraph 8 of Part I of that Schedule.

(3) In a case where explosives in different Compatibility Groups are being carried together, Schedule 5 shall be applied in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 2 of Schedule 4.

(4) In a case where explosives in different Divisions are being carried together, Schedule 5 shall be applied in accordance with the provisions of paragraphs 3, 4 and 5 of Schedule 4.

(5) A person shall not cause or permit any orange-coloured panel, danger sign or subsidiary hazard sign to be affixed or displayed on a vehicle or container which is not being used for the carriage of explosives.

(6) A person shall not cause or permit any information to be displayed on a vehicle or container, which would be likely to confuse the emergency services when read in conjunction with any information displayed in accordance with Schedule 5.

(7) A person shall not—

(a) remove any orange-coloured panel, danger sign or subsidiary hazard sign, affixed or displayed in accordance with Schedule 5, from a vehicle or container which is being used for the carriage of explosives except, in the case of a danger sign or subsidiary hazard sign, for the purposes of updating the information on it;

(b) falsify any of the information on such a danger sign or subsidiary hazard sign.

Information to be provided by consignors

16.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), any consignor of explosives shall ensure that prior to carriage any operator engaged by him to carry those explosives is provided with the information specified in Part I of Schedule 6, in documentary form.

(2) Subject to regulation 17(2), paragraph (1) shall not apply in circumstances where the consignor is also the operator, provided he is carrying those explosives on his own behalf.

(3) A consignor or any one acting on his behalf shall not provide false or misleading information to any operator engaged by him concerning the explosives to be carried.

Documentation to be provided by operators

17.—(1) Any operator who engages another operator to carry explosives shall ensure that prior to carriage that operator is provided with the information referred to in regulation 16(1).

(2) Notwithstanding regulation 16(2), prior to the commencement of the journey, the operator of a vehicle, which is to be used for the carriage of explosives, shall ensure that the driver of that vehicle, or any attendant, is in possession of the information specified in Part II of Schedule 6 in documentary form, referred to in these Regulations as the “Transport Documentation”.

(3) An operator, or anyone acting on his behalf, shall not provide false or misleading information to any other operator engaged by him or to any driver concerning the explosives to be carried.

(4) The operator shall keep a record of the information contained within the Transport Documentation, other than the emergency information, in respect of each journey undertaken by the vehicle for a period of at least three months after the completion of the relevant journey.

Documentation to be available during carriage

18.—(1) The driver and any attendant of a vehicle, which is being used for the carriage of explosives shall ensure that the Transport Documentation is—

(a) subject to paragraph (4), kept readily available on the vehicle at all times while the explosives are being carried; and

(b) produced on request to any constable or vehicle examiner.

(2) Where a trailer, which is being used for the carriage of explosives, becomes detached from the motor vehicle—

(a) (i) the driver of the vehicle shall give the Transport Documentation (or an authenticated copy of it) to the occupier of any premises on which the trailer is parked, and

(ii) in such a case, the occupier shall ensure that such documentation is kept readily available at those premises; or

(b) the driver of the vehicle shall attach the Transport Documentation (or an authenticated copy of it) to the trailer in a readily visible position.

(3) The driver of a vehicle, which has been used for the carriage of explosives, shall ensure that any documentation relating solely to explosives, which are not then being carried, is either removed from the vehicle or placed in a securely closed container, clearly marked to show that it does not relate to any explosives which are being carried.

(4) Nothing in paragraph (1)(a) shall prevent the removal of the Transport Documentation from the vehicle for the purpose of showing it or otherwise communicating it to a constable, a member of the fire brigade or a vehicle examiner.