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Statutory Instrument 1996 No. 2093

The Carriage of Explosives by Road Regulations 1996

(The document as of February, 2008)

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STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS

1996 No. 2093

HEALTH AND SAFETY

The Carriage of Explosives by Road Regulations 1996

Made8th August 1996
Laid before Parliament9th August 1996
Coming into force1st September 1996


ARRANGEMENT OF REGULATIONS

PART I:
INTERPRETATION AND APPLICATION
1. Citation and commencement.
2. Interpretation.
3. General application.
4. Armed forces etc.
5. International conventions
6. Meaning of "operator".
PART II:
MODE OF CARRIAGE
7. Prohibition of the carriage of certain explosives.
8. Carriage of explosives in vehicles used to carry passengers for hire or reward.
9. Carriage in bulk.
10. Suitability of vehicles and containers.
11. The Approved Explosives Vehicle Requirements.
12. Types of vehicle.
13. Limits on quantities.
14. Mixed loads.
PART III:
INFORMATION
15. Information to be displayed on vehicles and containers.
16. Information to be provided by consignors.
17. Documentation to be provided by operators.
18. Documentation to be available during carriage.
PART IV:
SAFETY AND SECURITY DURING CARRIAGE
19. Loading, stowage, unloading and cleaning of vehicles and containers.
20. Attendance.
21. Route of carriage and parking.
22. Duty to ensure safe and secure carriage.
23. Smoking and open flames.
24. Equipment.
25. Precautions against fire or explosion.
26. Accidents and emergencies.
PART V:
MISCELLANEOUS & GENERAL
27. Duration of carriage and delivery.
28. Minimum age limits for persons engaged in the carriage of explosives.
29. Exemption certificates.
30. Enforcement.
31. Defence.
32. Transitional provision.
33. Miscellaneous amendments.
34. Revocations.

  Schedule 1. Exceptions.

  Schedule 2. Suitability of vehicles and containers.

  Schedule 3. Limits on quantities permitted to be carried.

  Schedule 4. Mixed loads.

  Schedule 5. Information to be displayed on vehicles and containers.

  Schedule 6. Information to be provided and carried.

  Schedule 7. Loading, stowage, unloading and cleaning of vehicles and containers.

  Schedule 8. Precautions against fire or explosion.

  Schedule 9. Amendment to the 1983 Regulations.

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