PART 2PROHIBITIONS AND REQUIREMENTS

Alternative placarding requirements to apply to certain national carriage7

1

This regulation applies in relation to national carriage—

a

in a tank;

b

in bulk; or

c

in relation to carriage by rail, by piggyback transport,

where that carriage is by a United Kingdom vehicle or a United Kingdom wagon.

2

But this regulation does not apply in relation to carriage of any dangerous goods by a vehicle or wagon which belongs to or is the responsibility of one of the armed forces.

3

For the purposes of regulation 5, the requirements of—

a

Part 1 of Schedule 1 in respect of carriage by road; and

b

Part 2 of Schedule 1 in respect of carriage by rail,

shall be deemed to be requirements of Section 5.3.2 and any conflicting requirements in ADR or RID shall be disregarded.

4

In this regulation—

a

a “United Kingdom vehicle” means a vehicle registered by the Secretary of State in accordance with section 21(1) of the Vehicle Excise and Registration Act 199420 or a trailer being towed by such a vehicle; and

b

a “United Kingdom wagon” means a wagon used only for carriage within the United Kingdom.

5

In Schedule 1 “emergency action code” is a reference to the emergency action code for the dangerous goods in question as listed in the Dangerous Goods Emergency Action Code List21, as revised or reissued from time to time.