The Carriage of Explosives by Road Regulations 1996

Regulation 10(2)

SCHEDULE 2 SUITABILITY OF VEHICLES AND CONTAINERS

1.  The operator of a vehicle shall ensure that—

(a) the vehicle has no more than one trailer or semi-trailer attached to it;

(b) where the vehicle is being used for the carriage of packages comprising packagings made of materials sensitive to moisture, it is either a sheeted or closed vehicle.

2.  The operator of a container shall ensure that—

(a) in the case of a small container it is of the closed type with complete sides; and

(b) in the case of a large container in or on a vehicle, it satisfies paragraph (1)(b) as though it was a vehicle, in which case that requirement shall not apply to the vehicle itself.

3.  The operator of a vehicle or container which is carrying—

(a) explosive substances in Division 1.1 and Compatibility Group C, D or G, or in Division 1.2 and Compatibility Group G, or in Division 1.3 and Compatibility Group C or G, that are free flowing and powdery;

(b) fireworks in Divisions 1.1, 1.2 or 1.3, and Compatibility Group G,

shall ensure that the floor of the vehicle or container respectively has a non-metallic surface or covering which is incapable of producing sparks.

4.  The operator of a vehicle or container shall ensure that no explosive substances are carried therein, if the body of that vehicle or container respectively was constructed, in part or in whole, with any materials which are likely to form dangerous compounds with those substances.