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27.—(1) The consignor of any consignment for transport, other than a consignment comprising excepted packages only or a consignment in respect of which he holds a regular consignment certificate under regulation 28, shall, before the transport begins, give to the carrier of the consignment or, where the consignor is the carrier, to the driver of the vehicle in which the consignment is to be transported, the following transport documents:
(a)a document meeting the requirements of Schedule 20; and
(b)a statement for the carrier in accordance with Schedule 21, covering all the radioactive material in the consignment.
(2) The consignor of a consignment comprising excepted packages only shall, before the transport begins, give to the carrier of the consignment or, where the consignor is the carrier, to the driver of the vehicle in which the consignment is to be transported a document containing the information listed in paragraphs 2, 3, 7 and 15 of Schedule 20 and the declaration listed in paragraph 20 of that Schedule covering all the radioactive material in the consignment.
(3) The consignor of any consignment shall, on request, make available to the carrier for inspection before the loading, unloading or any transshipment of the consignment all certificates of approval required by these Regulations for the transport of the consignment.
(4) No consignor shall prepare a package for shipment until he has in his possession a copy of each certificate of approval required by these Regulations for the shipment, and a copy of the instructions for the proper closing of the package and other preparations for shipment.
(5) The consignor of any consignment falling within paragraph (1) or (2) shall retain a copy of the document described in paragraph (1)(a) or, as the case may be, paragraph (2), or a record of the number and type of packages and the total number of transport indexes for each package type consigned for 2 years from the date on which the transport of that consignment begins.
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