The Radioactive Material (Road Transport) (Great Britain) Regulations 1996

Saving and transitional provision for designs approved under earlier international regulations or under previous Regulations

22.—(1) Subject to the following provisions of this regulation, notwithstanding the provisions of regulations 18 to 20, or regulation 41, packaging whose construction begins before 1st January 1996 and which is manufactured to a design approved by a competent authority under the 1973 edition of the “Regulations for the Safe Transport of Radioactive Material” published by the International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna 1973, Safety Series No. 6 (STI/PUB 323), the 1973 (as amended) edition of those Regulations, published by the International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna 1979, Safety Series No. 6 (ISBN 92-0-623179-0), or the Regulations revoked by these Regulations may continue to be used in the transport of radioactive material.

(2) The use of any packaging falling within paragraph (1) shall require multilateral approval.

(3) Before use, any packaging falling within paragraph (1) shall be legibly and durably marked with a serial number assigned in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 3 of Schedule 18.

(4) Paragraph (1) shall not apply where changes which have been made in the design of the packaging or in the nature or quantity of the authorised radioactive contents are likely to affect safety.