Statutory Instrument 1999 No. 303

The Carriage of Dangerous Goods (Amendment) Regulations 1999

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STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS

1999 No. 303

HEALTH AND SAFETY

The Carriage of Dangerous Goods (Amendment) Regulations 1999

	Made	11th February 1999
	Laid before Parliament	11th February 1999
	Coming into force	5th March 1999

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 15(1), (2), (4), (5)(b), (6)(a) and 43(2) to (6) of, and paragraphs 1(1), (2), (4), 3, 6(2), 7, 12, 14 and 16 of Schedule 3 to, the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974[1] and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf and for the purpose of giving effect without modifications to proposals submitted to him by the Health and Safety Commission under section 11(2)(d) of the said Act after the carrying out by the said Commission of consultations in accordance with section 50(3) of that Act, hereby makes the following Regulations:

Citation and commencement
    1.These Regulations may be cited as the Carriage of Dangerous Goods (Amendment) Regulations 1999 and shall come into force on [5th March] 1999.

Amendments to the Classification and Labelling of Explosives Regulations 1983
    2.The Classification and Labelling of Explosives Regulations 1983[2] shall be amended in accordance with Schedule 1.

Amendments to the Pressure Systems and Transportable Gas Containers Regulations 1989
    3.The Pressure Systems and Transportable Gas Containers Regulations 1989[3] shall be amended in accordance with Schedule 2.

Amendments to the Packaging of Explosives for Carriage Regulations 1991
    4.The Packaging of Explosives for Carriage Regulations 1991[4] shall be amended in accordance with Schedule 3.

Amendments to the Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Rail Regulations 1996
    5.The Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Rail Regulations 1996[5] shall be amended in accordance with Schedule 4.

Amendments to the Packaging, Labelling and Carriage of Radioactive Material by Rail Regulations 1996
    6.The Packaging, Labelling and Carriage of Radioactive Material by Rail Regulations 1996[6] shall be amended in accordance with Schedule 5.

Amendments to the Carriage of Dangerous Goods (Classification, Packaging and Labelling) and Use of Transportable Pressure Receptacles Regulations 1996
    7.The Carriage of Dangerous Goods (Classification, Packaging and Labelling) and Use of Transportable Pressure Receptacles Regulations 1996[7] shall be amended in accordance with Schedule 6.

Amendments to the Carriage of Explosives by Road Regulations 1996
    8.The Carriage of Explosives by Road Regulations 1996[8] shall be amended in accordance with Schedule 7.

Amendments to the Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road (Driver Training) Regulations 1996
    9.The Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road (Driver Training) Regulations 1996[9] shall be amended in accordance with Schedule 8.

Amendments to the Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road Regulations 1996
    10.The Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road Regulations 1996[10] shall be amended in accordance with Schedule 9.

Amendments to the Health and Safety (Fees) Regulations 1997
    11.The Health and Safety (Fees) Regulations 1997[11] shall be amended in accordance with Schedule 10.

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State

Larry Whitty
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions.

11th February 1999

SCHEDULE 1Regulation 2

AMENDMENTS TO THE CLASSIFICATION AND LABELLING OF EXPLOSIVES REGULATIONS 1983

    1.In regulation 2(1) -

" "Class 1" means Class 1 in respect of explosives or the classification of dangerous goods set out in the United Nations Recommendations;"; and

" "the United Nations Recommendations" means the United Nations Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods (based on those originally prepared by the United Nations Committee of Experts on the Transport of Dangerous Goods considered by the Economic and Social Council at its twenty-third session (Resolution 645 G (XXIII) of 26th April 1957)) [Current Edition (1997): ISBN 92-1-139057 5], as revised or reissued from time to time and any reference in these Regulations to the United Nations Recommendations shall, for a period of 6 months after any revision or reissue, be a reference to either the document as it was immediately before that revision or reissue took effect or the document as revised or reissued;".

2.In regulation 4(1), for sub-paragraphs (b) and (c) substitute the following sub-paragraph -

and in this sub-paragraph "initiating explosives" means explosives intended solely to cause the detonation of other explosives; or".

3.In regulation 6 -

    4.In regulation 9(2), for the words "or (6)" substitute ", (6) or (7)".

    5.In paragraph (2) of regulation 14, for the words from "it is satisfied" to the end of the paragraph substitute "it is satisfied that the environment, the security of the explosives and the health and safety of persons who are likely to be affected by the exemption will not be prejudiced in consequence of it".

    6.In Schedule 2, in the Compatibility Group entry for the Compatibility Group B insert the words "do not" before the word "contain".

    7.In paragraph 17 of Schedule 3, after the words "regulation 6(6)" insert "or (7)".

SCHEDULE 2Regulation 3

AMENDMENTS TO THE PRESSURE SYSTEMS AND TRANSPORTABLE GAS CONTAINERS REGULATIONS 1989

    1.In paragraph 9 of Part I of Schedule 2, for the words "Carriage of Dangerous Goods Regulations 1996" substitute "Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road Regulations 1996".

    2.In Part II of Schedule 2, delete paragraph 5.

SCHEDULE 3Regulation 4

AMENDMENTS TO THE PACKAGING OF EXPLOSIVES FOR CARRIAGE REGULATIONS 1991

    1.In regulation 2(1), for the definition of "the United Nations Recommendations", substitute the following -

2.In regulation 3 -

(b) for sub-paragraph (d) of paragraph (4), substitute the following sub-paragraph -

and in this sub-paragraph, "initiating explosives" means explosives intended solely to cause the detonation of other explosives;".

3.In paragraph (2) of regulation 13, for the words from "it is satisfied" to the end of the paragraph substitute "it is satisfied that the environment, the security of the explosives and the health and safety of persons who are likely to be affected by the exemption will not be prejudiced in consequence of it".

4.In column 3 of Schedule 1 Part I -

SCHEDULE 4Regulation 5

AMENDMENTS TO THE CARRIAGE OF DANGEROUS GOODS BY RAIL REGULATIONS 1996

1.In regulation 1(2) -

" "the CDG Road Regulations" means the Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road Regulations 1996 [S.I. 1996/2095]";

2.In regulation 2 -

(i) UN 1228	MERCAPTANS, LIQUID, FLAMMABLE, TOXIC, N.O.S. or MERCAPTAN MIXTURE, LIQUID, FLAMMABLE, TOXIC, N.O.S.
UN 1986	ALCOHOLS, FLAMMABLE, TOXIC, N.O.S.
UN 1988	ALDEHYDES, FLAMMABLE, TOXIC, N.O.S.
UN 1992	FLAMMABLE LIQUID, TOXIC, N.O.S.
UN 2310	PENTANE-2,4-DIONE
UN 2478	ISOCYANATES, FLAMMABLE, TOXIC, N.O.S. or ISOCYANATE SOLUTION, FLAMMABLE, TOXIC, N.O.S.
UN 2841	DI-n-AMYLAMINE,
UN 3248	MEDICINE, LIQUID, FLAMMABLE, TOXIC, N.O.S.,

(ii) UN 1992	FLAMMABLE LIQUID, TOXIC, N.O.S.
UN 2603	CYCLOHEPTATRIENE
UN 3248	MEDICINE, LIQUID, FLAMMABLE, TOXIC, N.O.S.,

(iii) UN 1544	ALKALOIDS, SOLID, N.O.S. or ALKALOID SALTS, SOLID, N.O.S.
UN 1570	BRUCINE
UN 1654	NICOTINE
UN 1655	NICOTINE COMPOUND, SOLID, N.O.S. or NICOTINE PREPARATION, SOLID, N.O.S.
UN 1656	NICOTINE HYDROCHLORIDE or NICOTINE HYDROCHLORIDE SOLUTION
UN 1657	NICOTINE SALICYLATE
UN 1658	NICOTINE SULPHATE, SOLID, or NICOTINE SULPHATE SOLUTION
UN 1659	NICOTINE TARTRATE
UN 1692	STRYCHNINE or STRYCHNINE SALTS
UN 1851	MEDICINE, LIQUID, TOXIC, N.O.S.
UN 3140	ALKALOIDS, LIQUID, N.O.S. or ALKALOID SALTS, LIQUID, N.O.S.
UN 3144	NICOTINE COMPOUND, LIQUID, N.O.S. or NICOTINE PREPARATION, LIQUID, N.O.S.
UN 3172	TOXINS EXTRACTED FROM LIVING SOURCES, N.O.S.
UN 3249	MEDICINE, SOLID, TOXIC, N.O.S.,

and are pharmaceutical products ready for use, packaged for retail sale, and intended for personal or household use, and in this sub-paragraph, "pharmaceutical products" include medicines, drugs and cosmetics;

(o) the carriage fulfils the conditions referred to in paragraph (1A).";

(b) at the end of paragraph (1), add the following paragraph -

and in this paragraph "mass or volume" has the meaning assigned to it in regulation 2(3) of the CDG Road Regulations, "total mass or volume of packaged dangerous goods" has the meaning assigned to it in regulation 2(4)(a) of the CDG Road Regulations, and "transport category" has the meaning assigned to it in regulation 2(1), as applied in accordance with regulation 2(5), of the CDG Road Regulations."; and

provided that the total gross mass of any package containing any receptacles as are referred to above shall not exceed 30 kilograms.".

3.At the end of regulation 3, insert the following paragraph -

    4.In regulation 5(a), for the words "the letter Y" substitute "the word Yes".

    5.In regulation 7(1), for the words "the letter Y" substitute "the word Yes".

    6.At the end of regulation 7, insert the following paragraph -

UN 2304	NAPHTHALENE, MOLTEN
UN 2426	AMMONIUM NITRATE, LIQUID
UN 2447	PHOSPHORUS, WHITE, MOLTEN
UN 2448	SULPHUR, MOLTEN
UN 2576	PHOSPHORUS OXYBROMIDE, MOLTEN
UN 3176	FLAMMABLE SOLID, ORGANIC, MOLTEN, N.O.S.,

7.At the end of regulation 8, add the following paragraphs -

(6) No operator of any large container which has corner fittings for the purpose of securing or handling it and which is of a size such that the area enclosed by the outer bottom corners is either -

shall cause or permit to be carried therein any dangerous goods unless that container complies with the requirements of the International Convention for Safe Containers 1972 signed at Geneva on 2nd December 1972 and ratified by the United Kingdom on 8th March 1978 (published by the International Maritime Organization, 4th Edition, 1996).

(7) No operator of any large container which -

shall cause or permit to be carried therein any dangerous goods unless that container complies with the requirements of those International Union of Railways UIC leaflets particularised in paragraph (8).

(8) The leaflets referred to in paragraph (7) are -

(9) No operator of any large container shall cause or permit to be carried therein any dangerous goods unless the requirements specified in Schedule 3A are complied with.

(10) No operator of any tank container which has corner fittings for the purpose of securing or handling it and which is of a size such that the area enclosed by the outer bottom corners is either -

shall cause or permit to be carried therein any dangerous goods unless the frame of that tank container complies with the requirements of the International Convention for Safe Containers 1972 signed at Geneva on 2nd December 1972 and ratified by the United Kingdom on 8th March 1978 (published by the International Maritime Organization, 4th edition, 1996).

(11) In this regulation, "corner fittings" means an arrangement of apertures and faces at either the top or the bottom or both at the top and the bottom of the container for the purposes of handling, stacking and securing or any of those purposes.".

8.In paragraph (11) of regulation 9 -

9.In regulation 11 -

(d) at the end of paragraph (2)(b)(iv), insert the word "and";

(e) delete paragraph (2)(b)(v); and

(f) at the end, add the following paragraph -

10.In regulation 12, after paragraph (1), insert the following paragraph -

11.In regulation 18 -

UN 2212	BLUE ASBESTOS (crocidolite) or BROWN ASBESTOS (amosite or mysorite)
UN 2315	POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS
UN 2590	WHITE ASBESTOS (chrysotile, actinolite, anthophyllite or tremolite)
UN 3151	POLYHALOGENATED BIPHENYLS, LIQUID or POLYHALOGENATED TERPHENYLS, LIQUID
UN 3152	POLYHALOGENATED BIPHENYLS, SOLID or POLYHALOGENATED TERPHENYLS, SOLID
UN 3245	GENETICALLY MODIFIED MICRO-ORGANISMS; or

unless that food, fodder or feeding stuff is effectively separated from any such substances or goods by -

or is otherwise adequately protected, by additional packaging or complete coverage of those goods, from the risk of contamination by those goods.

(5) The operator of any container or wagon which has been used for the carriage of packages labelled as containing toxic goods, INFECTIOUS SUBSTANCES or any of the following goods -

UN 2212	BLUE ASBESTOS (crocidolite) or BROWN ASBESTOS (amosite or mysorite)
UN 2315	POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS
UN 2590	WHITE ASBESTOS (chrysotile, actinolite, anthophyllite or tremolite)
UN 3077	ENVIRONMENTALLY HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE, SOLID, N.O.S.
UN 3082	ENVIRONMENTALLY HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE, LIQUID, N.O.S.
UN 3151	POLYHALOGENATED BIPHENYLS, LIQUID or POLYHALOGENATED TERPHENYLS, LIQUID
UN 3152	POLYHALOGENATED BIPHENYLS, SOLID or POLYHALOGENATED TERPHENYLS, SOLID
UN 3245	GENETICALLY MODIFIED MICRO-ORGANISMS,

12.In regulation 24 -

(c) in paragraph (6), for the words "within a Compatibility Group whose Compatibility Group letter is" substitute "in Compatibility Group";

(d) after paragraph (6), insert the following paragraph -

(h) at the end, add the following paragraph -

"means of initiation" means a device intended to cause the detonation of an explosive; and

"military vehicle" means a vehicle which is owned by Her Majesty's Forces, and includes a vehicle which has been provided under any kind of agreement or arrangement under which payments are, or are to be, made for the provision of the vehicle, including a conditional-sale agreement, a credit-sale agreement, a hire-purchase agreement and a contract for sale.".

13.In regulation 25(2)(b), for the words "within a Compatibility Group whose Compatibility Group letter is" substitute "in Compatibility Group".

14.In regulation 28(2) -

15.After regulation 29, insert the following regulation -

Prohibition on carriage of uninhibited sulphur trioxide

29A.

16.In regulation 30 -

17.In regulation 31, for paragraph (3) substitute the following -

18.In regulation 32(2)(c), for the word "Organisation" substitute "Organization".

19.In paragraph 1 of Schedule 1 -

20.In Schedule 2 -

with adequate ventilation; or

(b) moveable-roof wagons,

and suitable measures shall be taken to ensure that those goods cannot escape.";

UN 1394	ALUMINIUM CARBIDE
UN 1398	ALUMINIUM SILICON POWDER, UNCOATED
UN 1402	CALCIUM CARBIDE
UN 1405	CALCIUM SILICIDE, of packing group III (other than in pieces)
UN 1435	ZINC ASHES
UN 1436	ZINC POWDER or ZINC DUST
UN 2813	WATER-REACTIVE SOLID, N.O.S.
UN 2844	CALCIUM MANGANESE SILICON (other than in pieces)
UN 2950	MAGNESIUM GRANULES, COATED
UN 2968	MANEB, STABILIZED and MANEB PREPARATION, STABILIZED
UN 3208	METALLIC SUBSTANCE, WATER-REACTIVE, N.O.S.
UN 3209	METALLIC SUBSTANCE, WATER-REACTIVE, SELF-HEATING, N.O.S. of packing group III";

(d) in paragraph 3(2), after the words "RE-MELTING BY-PRODUCTS" insert "of packing group II";

(e) at the end of paragraph 3, add the following sub-paragraphs -

UN 1405	CALCIUM SILICIDE, in pieces, of packing group II or III
UN 2844	CALCIUM MANGANESE SILICON, in pieces
UN 3170	ALUMINIUM SMELTING BY-PRODUCTS or ALUMINIUM RE-MELTING BY-PRODUCTS, of packing group III,

(4) Carriage in bulk of UN 1408 FERROSILICON with 30% or more but less than 90% silicon by mass shall be in moveable-roof wagons, sheeted, open wagons, or sheeted, open large containers.";

covered with an impermeable and non-combustible sheet; or

(b) moveable-roof wagons.";

(h) paragraph 5 shall become sub-paragraph (1) of paragraph 5, and at the end add the words ", for example, by the provision of a sufficiently stout inner lining" and the following sub-paragraph -

(b) moveable-roof wagons.";

(i) paragraph 7 shall become sub-paragraph (1) of paragraph 7, and at the end add the words ", for example, by the provision of a sufficiently stout inner lining" and the following sub-paragraphs -

(b) moveable-roof wagons.

(3) Carriage in bulk of any of the following goods -

UN 2794	BATTERIES, WET, FILLED WITH ACID
UN 2795	BATTERIES, WET, FILLED WITH ALKALI
UN 2800	BATTERIES, WET, NON-SPILLABLE
UN 3028	BATTERIES, DRY, CONTAINING POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE SOLID,

(b) designed to take account of any residual currents and impact from those goods;

(c) constructed so as to prevent leakage of corrosive substances from its load compartments during carriage;

(d) with any open load compartments covered by a cover resistant to the corrosive substances contained in those goods;

(e) without damaged load compartments;

(f) not loaded above the top of the walls of its load compartments; and

(g) with outer surfaces free of the corrosive substances contained in those goods,

and in this sub-paragraph "load compartments" means those parts of the wagon or large container in which goods are, or are to be, carried."; and

UN 1841	ACETALDEHYDE AMMONIA
UN 1931	ZINC DITHIONITE
UN 2969	CASTOR BEANS, MEAL, POMACE or FLAKE
UN 3077	ENVIRONMENTALLY HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE, SOLID, N.O.S.,

(b) moveable-roof wagons.

(2) Carriage in bulk of UN 2211 POLYMERIC BEADS, EXPANDABLE shall be in -

(b) moveable-roof wagons,

with adequate ventilation.

(3) Carriage in bulk of UN 3257 ELEVATED TEMPERATURE LIQUID N.O.S. or UN 3258 ELEVATED TEMPERATURE SOLID N.O.S. shall be in a wagon or large container which conforms to a design approved for the time being in writing by the Health and Safety Executive for the carriage of such goods."

21.In Schedule 3 -

(f) for sub-paragraph (2) of paragraph 9, substitute the following sub-paragraph -

solid CORROSIVE SUBSTANCES of packing group III

UN 1794	LEAD SULPHATE with more than 3% free acid
UN 2506	AMMONIUM HYDROGEN SULPHATE
UN 2509	POTASSIUM HYDROGEN SULPHATE,

UN 2794	BATTERIES, WET, FILLED WITH ACID
UN 2795	BATTERIES, WET, FILLED WITH ALKALI
UN 2800	BATTERIES, WET, NON-SPILLABLE
UN 3028	BATTERIES, DRY, CONTAINING POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE SOLID,

(b) be designed to take account of any residual currents and impact from those goods;

(c) be constructed so as to prevent leakage of corrosive substances from its load compartments during carriage;

(d) have any open load compartments covered by a cover resistant to the corrosive substances contained in those goods;

(e) not have damaged load compartments;

(f) not be loaded above the top of the walls of its load compartments; and

(g) have outer surfaces free of the corrosive substances contained in those goods,

and in this sub-paragraph "load compartments" means those parts of the small container in which goods are, or are to be, carried.".

22.After Schedule 3, insert the following Schedule -

" SCHEDULE 3A

SUITABILITY OF LARGE CONTAINERS

"major defects" means -

"structurally serviceable" means free from major defects in its structural components including top and bottom side rails, top and bottom end rails, door sill and header, floor cross members, corner posts and corner fittings; and

"unacceptable deterioration in any component" includes rusted metal in sidewalls or disintegrated fibreglass, regardless of the material of construction, but does not include normal wear (including oxidisation (rust), slight dents, scratches, and other damage that does not affect serviceability or weather-tightness).".

23.In Schedule 5 -

(b) at the end of the heading to paragraph 5, add "or unpackaged explosive articles";

(c) for sub-paragraph (1) of paragraph 5, substitute the following sub-paragraphs -

(1A) Where explosives in packages or unpackaged explosive articles are being carried in a container or wagon and those explosives are such that -

(d) at the end of paragraph 5, insert the following sub-paragraph -

Elevated temperature substances

5A.

UN 3257	ELEVATED TEMPERATURE LIQUID, N.O.S.
UN 3258	ELEVATED TEMPERATURE SOLID, N.O.S.,

" Figure 3

Elevated temperature substances

24.For paragraphs 1 and 2 of, and the Table in, Schedule 6, substitute the following paragraphs -

and displaying the subsidiary hazard sign "liable to explosion".

3.Any package or small container displaying the subsidiary hazard sign "liable to explosion" shall not be loaded in the same container or wagon together with any package or small container labelled as containing any other dangerous goods.

4.In this Schedule, "labelled" means required to display a danger sign or subsidiary hazard sign in accordance with the CDGCPL Regulations.".

25.For Schedule 7, substitute the following Schedule -

" SCHEDULE 7

REQUIREMENTS FOR THE LOADING, STOWAGE, UNLOADING AND CLEANING OF LARGE CONTAINERS AND WAGONS CARRYING CERTAIN DANGEROUS GOODS

PART I

PACKAGES

General requirements

    (2) Packages labelled as containing dangerous goods whose packagings are made of materials sensitive to moisture shall be loaded in sheeted, open large containers, sheeted, open wagons, closed large containers or closed wagons.

    (3) Packages labelled as containing dangerous goods shall be protected against damage that may be caused by other packages.

    (4) Packages labelled as containing dangerous goods shall be loaded into large containers or wagons so that they cannot shift dangerously, tip over or fall.

    (5) Packages labelled as containing dangerous goods shall not be thrown or subjected to impact.

    (6) Packages labelled as containing dangerous goods with a classification code of 4.1 (other than SELF-REACTIVE SUBSTANCES), 4.2, 4.3, 6.2 or 9 shall be loaded in sheeted, open large containers, sheeted, open wagons, closed wagons or closed large containers.

    (7) Packages labelled as containing SELF-REACTIVE SUBSTANCES or dangerous goods with a classification code of 5.2 shall be loaded in closed large containers or closed wagons with adequate ventilation.

Explosives (classification code 1)
    2. - (1) Sub-paragraphs (2) to (4) of this paragraph shall only apply to large containers and wagons constructed after 31st December 1996.

    (2) No metal objects shall be allowed to protrude in the interior of any large container or wagon used for the carriage of explosives, other than those metal objects which form part of the construction of the large container or wagon concerned.

    (3) Explosive articles or substances in Division 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.5 or 1.6, whether or not loaded in large containers, shall only be carried in wagons which have been fitted with regulation sheet steel spark-guards.

    (4) The regulation sheet steel spark-guards referred to in sub-paragraph (3) shall not be fixed directly to the floor of the wagon concerned where that floor is combustible.

    (5) Where packages containing -

are being carried in a wagon or large container, the floor of the wagon or large container concerned shall have a non-metallic surface or covering.

Gases: compressed, liquefied or dissolved under pressure (classification code 2)
3. - (1) Receptacles labelled as containing GASES: COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED OR DISSOLVED UNDER PRESSURE shall be stowed in large containers or wagons in compliance with the following requirements -

(2) Where pallets loaded with -

(grouped together in units on trays and sealed with a suitable plastic wrapping) are stacked, each tier of pallets shall be evenly distributed over the lower tier, if necessary by the interposition of a material of adequate strength.

Flammable solids (classification code 4.1)
4. - (1) Packages labelled as containing any of the following goods shall be loaded in large containers or wagons which are closely and adequately ventilated -

UN 3221	SELF-REACTIVE LIQUID TYPE B
UN 3222	SELF-REACTIVE SOLID TYPE B
UN 3223	SELF-REACTIVE LIQUID TYPE C
UN 3224	SELF-REACTIVE SOLID TYPE C
UN 3225	SELF-REACTIVE LIQUID TYPE D
UN 3226	SELF-REACTIVE SOLID TYPE D
UN 3227	SELF-REACTIVE LIQUID TYPE E
UN 3228	SELF-REACTIVE SOLID TYPE E
UN 3229	SELF-REACTIVE LIQUID TYPE F
UN 3230	SELF-REACTIVE SOLID TYPE F.

    (4) Packages labelled as containing FLAMMABLE SOLIDS and displaying the subsidiary hazard sign "liable to explosion" shall be loaded so that a free circulation of air within the loading space provides a uniform temperature for the load.

    (5) Where the contents of a large container or wagon exceed 5000 kg of packages labelled as containing FLAMMABLE SOLIDS and the packages display the subsidiary hazard sign "liable to explosion", the load shall be divided into stacks of not more than 5000 kg separated by air spaces of at least 0.05m.

    (6) The following sub-paragraphs of this paragraph shall only apply to wagons constructed after 31st December 1996.

    (7) Packages labelled as containing FLAMMABLE SOLIDS and displaying the subsidiary hazard sign "liable to explosion", whether or not loaded in large containers, shall only be carried in wagons which have been fitted with regulation sheet steel spark-guards.

    (8) The regulation sheet steel spark-guards referred to in sub-paragraph (7) shall not be fixed directly to the floor of the wagon concerned where that floor is combustible.

Substances which, in contact with water, emit flammable gases (classification code 4.3)
    5.Where packages, labelled as containing substances which, in contact with water, emit flammable gases, are being carried in a large container or wagon, measures shall be taken to ensure that those packages do not come into contact with water.

Oxidizing substances (classification code 5.1)
    6. - (1) Large containers and wagons shall be thoroughly cleaned and in particular be free of any combustible debris before they are loaded with packages labelled as containing OXIDIZING SUBSTANCES.

    (2) The use of straw or any other readily combustible material for stowing packages labelled as containing OXIDIZING SUBSTANCES is prohibited.

    (3) Where flexible intermediate bulk containers are used for the carriage of any of the following goods -

UN 1442	AMMONIUM PERCHLORATE
UN 1450	BROMATES, INORGANIC, N.O.S. of packing group II
UN 1452	CALCIUM CHLORATE
UN 1455	CALCIUM PERCHLORATE
UN 1458	CHLORATE AND BORATE MIXTURES
UN 1459	CHLORATE AND MAGNESIUM CHLORIDE MIXTURE
UN 1461	CHLORATES, INORGANIC, N.O.S.
UN 1473	MAGNESIUM BROMATE
UN 1475	MAGNESIUM PERCHLORATE
UN 1481	PERCHLORATES, INORGANIC, N.O.S.
UN 1484	POTASSIUM BROMATE
UN 1485	POTASSIUM CHLORATE
UN 1489	POTASSIUM PERCHLORATE
UN 1494	SODIUM BROMATE
UN 1495	SODIUM CHLORATE
UN 1502	SODIUM PERCHLORATE
UN 1506	STRONTIUM CHLORATE
UN 1508	STRONTIUM PERCHLORATE
UN 1513	ZINC CHLORATE
UN 2427	POTASSIUM CHLORATE, AQUEOUS SOLUTION
UN 2428	SODIUM CHLORATE, AQUEOUS SOLUTION
UN 2429	CALCIUM CHLORATE, AQUEOUS SOLUTION
UN 2721	COPPER CHLORATE
UN 2723	MAGNESIUM CHLORATE
UN 3210	CHLORATES, INORGANIC, AQUEOUS SOLUTION, N.O.S.
UN 3211	PERCHLORATES, INORGANIC, AQUEOUS SOLUTION, N.O.S.
UN 3213	BROMATES, INORGANIC, AQUEOUS SOLUTION, N.O.S. of packing group II,

(b) measures shall be taken to ensure that the goods cannot, in the event of a leak, come into contact with wood or any other combustible material.

(4) Composite intermediate bulk containers containing any of the following goods, where those goods are in solid form, shall be carried in a closed wagon or a closed large container -

UN 1479	OXIDIZING SOLID, N.O.S. of packing group I
UN 1491	POTASSIUM PEROXIDE
UN 1504	SODIUM PEROXIDE
UN 2466	POTASSIUM SUPEROXIDE
UN 2547	SODIUM SUPEROXIDE.

Organic peroxides (classification code 5.2)

Toxic substances (classification code 6.1)

UN 1544	ALKALOIDS, SOLID, N.O.S., or ALKALOID SALTS, SOLID, N.O.S.
UN 1557	ARSENIC COMPOUND, SOLID, N.O.S.
UN 1570	BRUCINE
UN 1601	DISINFECTANT, SOLID, TOXIC, N.O.S.
UN 1655	NICOTINE COMPOUND, SOLID, N.O.S. or NICOTINE PREPARATION, SOLID, N.O.S.
UN 1692	STRYCHNINE or STRYCHNINE SALTS
UN 1693	TEAR GAS SUBSTANCE, SOLID, N.O.S.
UN 1699	DIPHENYLCHLOROARSINE
UN 2025	MERCURY COMPOUND, SOLID, N.O.S.
UN 2026	PHENYLMERCURIC COMPOUND, N.O.S.
UN 2570	CADMIUM COMPOUND
UN 2630	SELENATES or SELENITES
UN 2811	TOXIC SOLID, ORGANIC, N.O.S.
UN 3143	DYE, SOLID, TOXIC, N.O.S.
UN 3146	ORGANOTIN COMPOUND, SOLID, N.O.S.
UN 3172	TOXINS EXTRACTED FROM LIVING SOURCES, N.O.S.
UN 3276	NITRILES, TOXIC, N.O.S.
UN 3278	ORGANOPHOSPHORUS COMPOUND, TOXIC, N.O.S.
UN 3280	ORGANIC ARSENIC COMPOUND, N.O.S.
UN 3281	METAL CARBONYLS, N.O.S.
UN 3282	ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUND, TOXIC, N.O.S.
UN 3283	SELENIUM COMPOUND, N.O.S.
UN 3288	TOXIC SOLID, INORGANIC, N.O.S.

Halogenated substances, with a flashpoint above 61°C, with the exception of UN 1694 BROMOBENZYL CYANIDES

Inorganic cyanides

Pesticides, solid, toxic.

    (2) Composite intermediate bulk containers containing the goods UN 2930 TOXIC SOLID, FLAMMABLE, ORGANIC, N.O.S. of packing group I shall be carried in a closed wagon or a closed large container.

Infectious substances (classification code 6.2)
    9.Packages labelled as containing INFECTIOUS SUBSTANCES shall be stowed in such a way as to be easily accessible.

Corrosive substances (classification code 8)
    10. - (1) Large containers and wagons shall be thoroughly cleaned and in particular be free of all combustible debris before they are loaded with packages labelled as containing any of the following goods -

UN 1796	NITRATING ACID MIXTURE with more than 50% nitric acid
UN 1802	PERCHLORIC ACID
UN 1826	NITRATING ACID MIXTURE, SPENT with more than 50% nitric acid
UN 2032	NITRIC ACID, RED FUMING
UN 3084	CORROSIVE SOLID, OXIDIZING, N.O.S.
UN 3093	CORROSIVE LIQUID, OXIDIZING, N.O.S.

UN 1759	CORROSIVE SOLID, N.O.S.
UN 1905	SELENIC ACID
UN 2430	ALKYLPHENOLS, SOLID, N.O.S.
UN 2923	CORROSIVE SOLID, TOXIC, N.O.S.
UN 3259	AMINES, SOLID, CORROSIVE, N.O.S. or POLYAMINES, SOLID, CORROSIVE, N.O.S.
UN 3260	CORROSIVE SOLID, ACIDIC, INORGANIC, N.O.S.
UN 3261	CORROSIVE SOLID, ACIDIC, ORGANIC, N.O.S.
UN 3262	CORROSIVE SOLID, BASIC, INORGANIC, N.O.S.
UN 3263	CORROSIVE SOLID, BASIC, ORGANIC, N.O.S.

Miscellaneous dangerous substances and articles (classification code 9)

11.

PART II

EMPTY, UNCLEANED PACKAGINGS

Flammable solids (classification code 4.1)

12.

UN 0154	TRINITROPHENOL (PICRIC ACID), wetted with not less than 10% (mass) water
UN 0155	TRINITROCHLOROBENZENE (PICRYL CHLORIDE), wetted with not less than 10% (mass) water
UN 0209	TRINITROTOLUENE (TNT), wetted with not less than 10% (mass) water
UN 0214	TRINITROBENZENE, wetted with not less than 10% (mass) water
UN 0215	TRINITROBENZOIC ACID, wetted with not less than 30% (mass) water
UN 0220	UREA NITRATE, wetted with not less than 10% (mass) water
UN 0234	SODIUM DINITRO-o-CRESOLATE, wetted with not less than 10% (mass) water
UN 1310	AMMONIUM PICRATE, WETTED with not less than 10% (mass) water
UN 1320	DINITROPHENOL, WETTED with not less than 15% (mass) water
UN 1321	DINITROPHENOLATES, WETTED with not less than 15% (mass) water
UN 1322	DINITRORESORCINOL, WETTED with not less than 15% (mass) water
UN 1326	HAFNIUM POWDER, WETTED with not less than 25% (mass) water
UN 1336	NITROGUANIDINE (PICRITE) WETTED with not less than 20% (mass) water
UN 1337	NITROSTARCH, WETTED with not less than 20% (mass) water
UN 1344	TRINITROPHENOL, WETTED with not less than 30% (mass) water
UN 1347	SILVER PICRATE, WETTED with not less than 30% (mass) water
UN 1348	SODIUM DINITRO-o-CRESOLATE, WETTED with not less than 15% (mass) water
UN 1349	SODIUM PICRAMATE, WETTED with not less than 20% (mass) water
UN 1352	TITANIUM POWDER, WETTED with not less than 25% (mass) water
UN 1354	TRINITROBENZENE, WETTED with not less than 30% (mass) water
UN 1355	TRINITROBENZOIC ACID, WETTED with not less than 30% (mass) water
UN 1356	TRINITROTOLUENE, WETTED with not less than 30% (mass) water
UN 1357	UREA NITRATE, WETTED with not less than 20% (mass) water
UN 1358	ZIRCONIUM POWDER, WETTED with not less than 25% (mass) water (a visible excess of water must be present) (a) mechanically produced, particle size less than 53 microns; (b) chemically produced, particle size less than 840 microns
UN 1517	ZIRCONIUM PICRAMATE, WETTED with not less than 20% (mass) water
UN 1571	BARIUM AZIDE, WETTED with not less than 50% (mass) water
UN 2555	NITROCELLULOSE WITH WATER with not less than 25% (mass) water
UN 2556	NITROCELLULOSE WITH ALCOHOL, with not less than 25% (mass) alcohol and not more than 12.6% nitrogen by dry mass
UN 2557	NITROCELLULOSE, with not more than 12.6% nitrogen by dry mass, MIXTURE WITH or WITHOUT PLASTICIZER, WITH or WITHOUT PIGMENT
UN 2852	DIPICRYL SULPHIDE, WETTED with not less than 10% (mass) water
UN 2907	ISOSORBIDE DINITRATE MIXTURE, with not less than 60% lactose, mannose, starch or calcium hydrogen phosphate or with other phlegmatizers, provided that such phlegmatizers have inerting properties which are at least as effective.
UN 3317	2-AMINO-4,6-DINITROPHENOL, WETTED with not less than 20% (mass) water.

UN 3221	SELF-REACTIVE LIQUID TYPE B
UN 3222	SELF-REACTIVE SOLID TYPE B
UN 3223	SELF-REACTIVE LIQUID TYPE C
UN 3224	SELF-REACTIVE SOLID TYPE C
UN 3225	SELF-REACTIVE LIQUID TYPE D
UN 3226	SELF-REACTIVE SOLID TYPE D
UN 3227	SELF-REACTIVE LIQUID TYPE E
UN 3228	SELF-REACTIVE SOLID TYPE E
UN 3229	SELF-REACTIVE LIQUID TYPE F
UN 3230	SELF-REACTIVE SOLID TYPE F.

Toxic substances (classification code 6.1)

13.

Miscellaneous dangerous substances and articles (classification code 9)

14.

Interpretation

15.

26.In Schedule 9 -

SCHEDULE 5Regulation 6

AMENDMENTS TO THE PACKAGING, LABELLING AND CARRIAGE OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL BY RAIL REGULATIONS 1996

1.In regulation 1(6)(b), delete the words "other than in a tank".

2.In regulation 2 -

(6) These Regulations do not apply to, or in relation to -

(7) These Regulations shall not apply to, or in relation to, the carriage of radioactive material in packages where -

3.At the end of regulation 3, add the following paragraph -

4.In regulation 9(3), for the number "9" substitute "8".

5.At the end of regulation 18, add the following paragraphs -

(4) No operator of any large freight container which has corner fittings for the purpose of securing or handling it and which is of a size such that the area enclosed by the outer bottom corners is either -

shall cause or permit to be carried therein any radioactive material in packages unless that container complies with the requirements of the International Convention for Safe Containers 1972 signed at Geneva on 2nd December 1972 and ratified by the United Kingdom on 8th March 1978 (published by the International Maritime Organization, 4th edition, 1996).

(5) No operator of any large container which -

shall cause or permit to be carried therein any radioactive material in packages unless that container complies with the requirements of those International Union of Railways UIC leaflets particularised in paragraph (6).

(6) The leaflets referred to in paragraph (5) are -

(7) No operator of any large freight container shall cause or permit to be carried therein any radioactive material in packages unless the requirements specified in Schedule 10A are complied with.

(8) No operator of any tank container which has corner fittings for the purpose of securing or handling it and which is of a size such that the area enclosed by the outer bottom corners is either -

shall cause or permit to be carried therein any radioactive material in packages unless the frame of that tank container complies with the requirements of the International Convention for Safe Containers 1972 signed at Geneva on 2nd December 1972 and ratified by the United Kingdom on 8th March 1978 (published by the International Maritime Organization, 4th edition, 1996).

(9) In this regulation, "corner fittings" means an arrangement of apertures and faces at either the top or the bottom or both at the top and the bottom of the container for the purposes of handling, stacking and securing or any of those purposes.".

6.In regulation 21 -

    7.At the end of regulation 24, add the words "or to the packaging requirements of excepted packages of the type referred to in sub-paragraph (a) of the definition in regulation 1(2) of excepted package".

    8.In paragraphs (2)(b) and (3)(a) of regulation 27, after the words "ensure that" insert "under conditions likely to be encountered in routine carriage".

    9.In regulation 38(2), for the first word "The" substitute "Any" and for the word "their" substitute "his".

    10.In paragraph (2) of regulation 41, for the words from "it is satisfied" to the end of the paragraph substitute "it is satisfied that neither the health and safety of persons who are likely to be affected by the exemption nor the environment will be prejudiced in consequence of it".

    11.In regulation 42, for paragraph (3) substitute the following -

12.In regulation 43(2)(c), for the word "Organisation" substitute "Organization".

13.After Schedule 10, insert the following Schedule -

" SCHEDULE 10A

SUITABILITY OF LARGE CONTAINERS

"major defects" means -

"unacceptable deterioration in any component" includes rusted metal in sidewalls or disintegrated fibreglass, regardless of the material or construction, but does not include normal wear (including oxidization (rust), slight dents, scratches, and other damage that does not affect serviceability or weather-tightness).".

14.In Part II of Schedule 13 -

13.

(b) be affixed in a vertical plane; and

(c) be clearly visible.";

(b) after paragraph 13, insert the following paragraph -

13A.

(d) in paragraph 15 -

(b) be affixed in a vertical plane; and

(c) be clearly visible.";

(e) in paragraph 16, for the words "paragraph 15" substitute "paragraph 13A or 15";

(f) in paragraph 17, for the words ",tank wagon or wagon" substitute "or tank wagon"; and

(g) in paragraph 18 -

15.In Part III of Schedule 13, delete figures 2 to 5 and substitute the following figures -

Fig. 2. Category I-WHITE label

Fig. 3. Category II-YELLOW label

Fig. 4. Category III-YELLOW label

Fig. 5. Placard

16.At the end of paragraph 2 of Schedule 14, add the word "and" and the following sub-paragraphs -

SCHEDULE 6Regulation 7

AMENDMENTS TO THE CARRIAGE OF DANGEROUS GOODS (CLASSIFICATION, PACKAGING AND LABELLING) AND USE OF TRANSPORTABLE PRESSURE RECEPTACLES REGULATIONS 1996

1.In regulation 2(1) -

" "goods named individually" in relation to the Approved Carriage List means those goods which are articles or substances specifically listed by name"; and

2.In regulation 3 -

(b) after paragraph (1)(j), insert the following sub-paragraph -

(a) UN 1992	FLAMMABLE LIQUID, TOXIC, N.O.S.
UN 2603	CYCLOHEPTATRIENE
UN 3248	MEDICINE, LIQUID, FLAMMABLE, TOXIC, N.O.S.,

(b) UN 1228	MERCAPTANS, LIQUID, FLAMMABLE, TOXIC, N.O.S. or MERCAPTAN MIXTURE, LIQUID, FLAMMABLE, TOXIC, N.O.S.
UN 1986	ALCOHOLS, FLAMMABLE, TOXIC, N.O.S.
UN 1992	FLAMMABLE LIQUID, TOXIC, N.O.S.
UN 1988	ALDEHYDES, FLAMMABLE, TOXIC, N.O.S.
UN 2310	PENTANE-2,4-DIONE
UN 2478	ISOCYANATES, FLAMMABLE, TOXIC, N.O.S. or ISOCYANATE SOLUTION, FLAMMABLE, TOXIC, N.O.S.
UN 2841	DI-n-AMYLAMINE
UN 3248	MEDICINE, LIQUID, FLAMMABLE, TOXIC, N.O.S.,

(c) UN 1544	ALKALOIDS, SOLID, N.O.S. or ALKALOID SALTS, SOLID, N.O.S.
UN 1570	BRUCINE
UN 1654	NICOTINE
UN 1655	NICOTINE COMPOUND, SOLID, N.O.S. or NICOTINE PREPARATION, SOLID, N.O.S.
UN 1656	NICOTINE HYDROCHLORIDE or NICOTINE HYDROCHLORIDE SOLUTION
UN 1657	NICOTINE SALICYLATE
UN 1658	NICOTINE SULPHATE, SOLID, or NICOTINE SULPHATE SOLUTION
UN 1659	NICOTINE TARTRATE
UN 1692	STRYCHNINE or STRYCHNINE SALTS
UN 1851	MEDICINE, LIQUID, TOXIC, N.O.S.
UN 3140	ALKALOIDS, LIQUID, N.O.S. or ALKALOID SALTS, LIQUID, N.O.S.
UN 3144	NICOTINE COMPOUND, LIQUID, N.O.S. or NICOTINE PREPARATION, LIQUID, N.O.S.
UN 3172	TOXINS EXTRACTED FROM LIVING SOURCES, N.O.S.
UN 3249	MEDICINE, SOLID, TOXIC, N.O.S.,

where those goods are pharmaceutical products ready for use, packaged for retail sale, and intended for personal or household use, and in this paragraph, "pharmaceutical products" include medicines, drugs and cosmetics.".

3.At the end of regulation 4, add the following paragraph -

4.In regulation 5(3)(b)(i), for the word "packaging" substitute "packing".

5.In regulation 8 -

and in this paragraph "salvage packagings" means packagings conforming to the design type for salvage packagings approved under regulation 6(1)(e)."; and

    6.In regulation 13(b)(i), for the words "type or cylinder" substitute "type of cylinder".

    7.In paragraph (2) of regulation 18, for the words from "it is satisfied" to the end of the paragraph substitute "it is satisfied that neither the health and safety of persons who are likely to be affected by the exemption nor the environment will be prejudiced in consequence of it.".

    8.In regulation 19, for paragraph (3) substitute the following -

9.In column (2) of Schedule 1 -

10.In Schedule 3, for the table, substitute the following -

(1)	(2)	(3)
Goods/Classification	Packing group	Maximum quantity per receptacle (or maximum receptacle volume, in the case of a gas)
Non-flammable, non-toxic, gas, except one with a fire intensifying subsidiary hazard	-	120ml (or 1 litre in aerosols)
Flammable gas or a non-flammable, non-toxic gas with a fire intensifying subsidiary hazard	-	1 litre in aerosols
Toxic gas	-	120ml in aerosols
Flammable liquid,	II	1 litre
	III	5 litres
except for the following - UN 1162 DIMETHYLDICHLOROSILANE UN 1196 ETHYLTRICHLOROSILANE UN 2198 TRIMETHYLCHLOROSILANE UN 2985 CHLOROSILANES, FLAMMABLE, CORROSIVE, N.O.S. UN 3064 NITROGLYCERIN, SOLUTION IN ALCOHOL
Flammable solid,	II	500g
	III	3kg
except for the following - UN 2034 NAPHTHALENE, MOLTEN UN 2448 SULPHUR, MOLTEN UN 2555 NITROCELLULOSE WITH WATER UN 2556 NITROCELLULOSE WITH ALCOHOL UN 2557 NITROCELLULOSE MIXTURE WITH or WITHOUT PLASTICIZER, WITH OR WITHOUT PIGMENT UN 2907 ISOSORBIDE DINITRATE MIXTURE UN 3176 FLAMMABLE SOLID, ORGANIC, MOLTEN, N.O.S. UN 3221 SELF-REACTIVE LIQUID TYPE B UN 3222 SELF-REACTIVE SOLID TYPE B UN 3223 SELF-REACTIVE LIQUID TYPE C UN 3224 SELF-REACTIVE SOLID TYPE C UN 3225 SELF-REACTIVE LIQUID TYPE D UN 3226 SELF-REACTIVE SOLID TYPE D UN 3227 SELF-REACTIVE LIQUID TYPE E UN 3228 SELF-REACTIVE SOLID TYPE E UN 3229 SELF-REACTIVE LIQUID TYPE F UN 3230 SELF-REACTIVE SOLID TYPE F UN 3231 SELF-REACTIVE LIQUID TYPE B, TEMPERATURE CONTROLLED UN 3232 SELF-REACTIVE SOLID TYPE B, TEMPERATURE CONTROLLED UN 3233 SELF-REACTIVE LIQUID TYPE C, TEMPERATURE CONTROLLED UN 3234 SELF-REACTIVE SOLID TYPE C, TEMPERATURE CONTROLLED UN 3235 SELF-REACTIVE LIQUID TYPE D, TEMPERATURE CONTROLLED UN 3236 SELF-REACTIVE SOLID TYPE D, TEMPERATURE CONTROLLED UN 3237 SELF-REACTIVE LIQUID TYPE E, TEMPERATURE CONTROLLED UN 3238 SELF-REACTIVE SOLID TYPE E, TEMPERATURE CONTROLLED UN 3239 SELF-REACTIVE LIQUID TYPE F, TEMPERATURE CONTROLLED UN 3240 SELF-REACTIVE SOLID TYPE F, TEMPERATURE CONTROLLED UN 3256 ELEVATED TEMPERATURE LIQUID, FLAMMABLE, N.O.S. with flash point above 60.5°C, at or above its flash point UN 3270 NITROCELLULOSE MEMBRANE FILTERS UN 3319 NITROGLYCERIN MIXTURE, DESENSITIZED, SOLID, N.O.S. UN 3344 PENTAERYTHRITE TETRANITRATE MIXTURE, DESENSITIZED, SOLID, N.O.S.
Substance (liquid or solid) which in contact with water emits flammable gas,	II	500g
III	1kg
except for the following - UN 1418 MAGNESIUM POWDER or MAGNESIUM ALLOYS POWDER UN 1436 ZINC POWDER or ZINC DUST UN 3135 WATER-REACTIVE SOLID, SELF-HEATING, N.O.S. UN 3209 METALLIC SUBSTANCE, WATER-REACTIVE, SELF-HEATING, N.O.S. UN 3292 BATTERIES, CONTAINING SODIUM, or CELLS, CONTAINING SODIUM
Oxidizing substance (liquid or solid),	II	500g
	III	1kg
except for UN 2426 AMMONIUM NITRATE, LIQUID (hot concentrated solution)
Organic peroxide (solid, of Type B or C as defined in the appropriate approved method, and not requiring temperature control)	-	100g
Organic peroxide (liquid, of Type B or C as defined in the appropriate approved method, and not requiring temperature control)	-	25ml
Organic peroxide (solid, of Type D, E or F as defined in the appropriate approved method, and not requiring temperature control)	-	500g
Organic peroxide (liquid, of Type D, E or F as defined in the appropriate approved method, and not requiring temperature control)	-	125ml
Toxic substance,	II	500g (solid) 100ml (liquid)
	III	3kg (solid) 1 litre (liquid)
except for the following - UN 1569 BROMOACETONE UN 1600 DINITROTOLUENES, MOLTEN UN 1693 TEAR GAS SUBSTANCE, LIQUID OR SOLID, N.O.S. UN 1697 CHLOROACETOPHENONE UN 1700 TEAR GAS CANDLES UN 1701 XYLYL BROMIDE UN 1737 BENZYL BROMIDE UN 1738 BENZYL CHLORIDE UN 2016 AMMUNITION, TOXIC, NON-EXPLOSIVE UN 2017 AMMUNITION, TEAR-PRODUCING, NON-EXPLOSIVE UN 2312 PHENOL, MOLTEN UN 3124 TOXIC SOLID, SELF-HEATING, N.O.S. UN 3250 CHLOROACETIC ACID, MOLTEN
Corrosive substance,	II	1kg (solid) 500ml (liquid) - if glass, porcelain or stoneware receptacles are used they must be enclosed in compatible and rigid intermediate packagings
	III	2kg (solid) 1 litre (liquid)
except for the following - UN 1724 ALLYLTRICHLOROSILANE, STABILIZED UN 1728 AMYLTRICHLOROSILANE UN 1747 BUTYLTRICHLOROSILANE UN 1753 CHLOROPHENYLTRICHLOROSILANE UN 1762 CYCLOHEXENYLTRICHLOROSILANE UN 1763 CYCLOHEXYLTRICHLOROSILANE UN 1766 DICHLOROPHENYLTRICHLOROSILANE UN 1767 DIETHYLDICHLOROSILANE UN 1769 DIPHENYLDICHLOROSILANE UN 1771 DODECYLTRICHLOROSILANE UN 1781 HEXADECYLTRICHLOROSILANE UN 1784 HEXYLTRICHLOROSILANE UN 1799 NONYLTRICHLOROSILANE UN 1800 OCTADECYLTRICHLOROSILANE UN 1801 OCTYLTRICHLOROSILANE UN 1804 PHENYLTRICHLOROSILANE UN 1810 PHOSPHORUS OXYCHLORIDE UN 1816 PROPYLTRICHLOROSILANE UN 1838 TITANIUM TETRACHLORIDE UN 2028 BOMBS, SMOKE, NON-EXPLOSIVE UN 2401 PIPERIDINE UN 2434 DIBENZYLDICHLOROSILANE UN 2435 ETHYLPHENYLDICHLOROSILANE UN 2437 METHYLPHENYLDICHLOROSILANE UN 2442 TRICHLOROACETYL CHLORIDE UN 2576 PHOSPHORUS OXYBROMIDE, MOLTEN UN 2826 ETHYL CHLOROTHIOFORMATE UN 2986 CHLOROSILANES, CORROSIVE, FLAMMABLE, N.O.S. UN 2987 CHLOROSILANES, CORROSIVE N.O.S. UN 3301 CORROSIVE LIQUID, SELF-HEATING, N.O.S.
UN 1941 DIBROMODIFLUOROMETHANE	III	5 litres
UN 1990 BENZALDEHYDE	III	5 litres
UN 3077 ENVIRONMENTALLY HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE, SOLID, N.O.S.	III	5 kg
UN 3082 ENVIRONMENTALLY HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE, LIQUID, N.O.S.	III	5 litres

11.In paragraph 3 of Schedule 9, for the words "Paragraphs 3, 4, 5(1)(a) and 10(1) of Schedule 8" substitute "Paragraphs 3, 4, 5(1)(a), (2)(a) and 10(1) of Schedule 8".

SCHEDULE 7Regulation 8

AMENDMENTS TO THE CARRIAGE OF EXPLOSIVES BY ROAD REGULATIONS 1996

1.In regulation 2 -

" "classified" means, in relation to explosives, classified under the 1983 Regulations and, in relation to dangerous goods other than radioactive material, classified under the 1996 Regulations, and "classification" and "unclassified" shall be construed accordingly;",

" "radioactive material" has the meaning assigned to it in section 1(1) of the Radioactive Material (Road Transport) Act 1991 [1991 c.27]", and

2.In regulation 3 -

(b) at the end, add the following paragraph -

3.For paragraphs (2) and (3) of regulation 7, substitute the following paragraphs -

and in this paragraph, "initiating explosives" means explosives intended solely to cause the detonation of other explosives.

(3) No person shall carry explosives in Compatibility Group L in a vehicle other than in a load which is under sole use.".

4.At the end of paragraph (2) of regulation 11, insert the following paragraph -

    5.In regulation 14(1)(b), for the words "in the same Compatibility Group" substitute "in Compatibility Group G".

    6.In regulation 15(3) and (4), after the word "together," insert "Part I of".

    7.At the end of paragraph (2) of regulation 17, add the following paragraph -

8.For sub-paragraph (b) of regulation 20(3), substitute the following sub-paragraph -

and some or all of the explosives are to be used that day; and.".

9.In regulation 21(4), for the words "are those specified in Part I and II of Schedule 1" substitute "comply with the exceptions specified in paragraph 15 of Schedule 5".

10.At the end of regulation 22, add the following regulation -

Training for persons engaged in the carriage of explosives

22A.

    11.In regulation 25(3), for the words "in Division 1.4 and Compatibility Group S" substitute "those explosives specified in paragraph 15(a), or sub-paragraphs (a) to (c) of paragraph 16, of Schedule 5".

    12.In paragraph (2) of regulation 29, for the words from "it is satisfied" to the end of the paragraph substitute "it is satisfied that the environment, the security of the explosives and the health and safety of persons who are likely to be affected by the exemption will not be prejudiced in consequence of it".

    13.In regulation 31, for paragraph (3) substitute the following -

" (3) Where a contravention of any of the provisions of these Regulations by any person is due to the act or default of some other person, that other person shall be guilty of the offence which would, but for any defence under this reg