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The Carriage of Explosives by Road Regulations 1996
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- 1996 No. 2093
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- Regulation 21
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Route of carriage and parking
21.—(1) The operator and driver of a vehicle used for the carriage of more than 5 tonnes of explosives in Division 1.1 shall ensure that the route followed is the route, or one of the routes, agreed with the chief officer of police of the relevant police area.
(2) Where any vehicle which is being used for the carriage of explosives is part of a convoy of such vehicles, where practicable, the driver of the vehicle shall ensure that there is a distance of more than 50 metres between that vehicle and any other vehicle in the convoy.
(3) When a driver parks a vehicle which is being used for the carriage of explosives he shall apply the parking brake.
(4) Other than where the only explosives being carried are those specified in Part I and II of Schedule 1, where any vehicle which is being used for the carriage of explosives has stopped for the purpose of loading or unloading the explosives in a public place, the driver of the vehicle shall ensure, where practicable, that there is a distance of not less than 50 metres between the vehicle and any other stationary vehicle, whether or not that vehicle is being used for the carriage of explosives.
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