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.