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

Transport documents for regular consignments

28.—(1) Where the same packaging with the same radioactive contents is consigned as a package on a regular basis by the same consignor, who is also the carrier of that package, the Secretary of State may issue a regular consignment certificate for that package in accordance with the provisions of Schedule 35.

(2) The consignor of any package in respect of which he holds a current regular consignment ceritificate issued under paragraph (1) shall carry in the vehicle in which the consignment is transported a document containing a statement that the consignment is covered by a regular consignment certificate issued under this regulation, the date and contents of that certificate, a record (including destinations and dates) of all consignments made under that certificate, and an expiry date for the document not later than 3 months after the date of the declaration contained in that certificate.

(3) The consignor of any package falling within paragraph (2) shall retain a copy of the document described in paragraph (2), or a complete record of the contents of that document, for 2 years from the date on which the transport of that package begins.