The Road Traffic (Carriage of Dangerous Substances in Road Tankers and Tank Containers) Regulations 1992

19 Regulation 15 imposes duties on respectively the operator of a road tanker and the operator of a tank container with respect to the filling of tanks or compartments in the road tanker or tank container with any dangerous substance.

20 Regulation 16 imposes duties on respectively the driver of a road tanker carrying a dangerous substance and the driver of a vehicle carrying a dangerous substance in a tank container with respect to the closing of openings, valves and caps in or fitted to the carrying tank of that road tanker or to that tank container.

21 Regulation 17 imposes duties on respectively the driver of a road tanker carrying a dangerous substance and the driver of any other vehicle carrying a dangerous substance in a tank container with respect to the parking of the vehicle concerned when it is not being driven.

22 Regulation 18 imposes duties on respectively the operater and driver of a road tanker which is being used for the carriage of a dangerous substance with respect to the provision and display of hazard warning panels as regards that vehicle.

23 Regulation 19 imposes duties on respectively the operator of a tank container which is being used for the carriage of a dangerous substance, the operator of the vehicle carrying that tank container and the driver of that vehicle with respect to the provision and display of hazard warning panels as regards that tank container.

24 Regulation 20 imposes duties on respectively— a the operator of a road tanker carrying a multi-load and the driver of that vehicle with respect to the provision and display of weather-resistant labels as regards the said vehicle; and b the operator of a tank container carrying a multi-load, the operator of the vehicle carrying that tank container and the driver of that vehicle with respect to the provision and display of weather-resistant labels as regards that tank container.

25 Regulation 21 specifies the circumstances in which regulations 18 to 20 do not apply.

26 Regulation 22 imposes duties on respectively— a the operator and driver of a road tanker with respect to— i the display of hazard warning panels and weather-resistant labels on that vehicle when no dangerous substance is being carried, and ii the display of additional information on the said vehicle; and b the operator and driver of a vehicle carrying a tank container with respect to— i the display of hazard warning panels and weather-resistant labels on that tank container when no dangerous substance is being carried, and ii the display of additional information on the said tank container.

27 Regulation 23 imposes duties on respectively the operator and driver of a road tanker which has been emptied of dangerous substances and the operator and driver of any other vehicle carrying a tank container which has been emptied of dangerous substances with respect to the removal, etc., of hazard warning panels and weatherresistant labels from that road tanker or tank container.

28 Regulation 24 imposes duties on respectively the operator and driver of a road tanker carrying a dangerous substance and the operator and driver of a vehicle carrying a dangerous substance in a tank container with respect to the visibility of hazard warning panels and weather-resistant labels.

29 Regulation 25 and Schedule 4 have effect to regulate the unloading of petrol from a road tanker at any petroleum filling station and certain other premises for which a petroleum-spirit licence issued under the Petroleum (Consolidation) Act 1928 (1928 c. 32) is in force.

30 Regulation 26 imposes duties on respectively the operator of a road tanker carrying a dangerous substance and the operator of a vehicle carrying a dangerous substance in a tank container with respect to the provision of instruction and training to the driver of the vehicle concerned.

31 Regulation 27 imposes duties on respectively the driver of a road tanker carrying a dangerous substance and the driver of a vehicle carrying a dangerous substance in a tank container with respect to the production to police constables and goods vehicle examiners of information relevant to the dangerous substance being carried.

32 Regulation 28 enables the Health and Safety Executive to grant exemptions from these Regulations.

33 Regulation 29 provides a defence in proceedings for an offence under these Regulations where the defendant can prove that he took all reasonable precautions and exercised all due diligence to avoid the commission of the offence.

34 Regulation 30— a repeals sections 5 and 18 of the Petroleum (Consolidation) Act 1928 insofar as those sections relate to the carriage of petroleum mixtures and liquid methane in a road tanker or tank container; b revokes the Regulations specified in Part I of Schedule 5 to the extent specified therein (those Regulations include those already mentioned in paragraph 1 of this note); and c modifies the Regulations specified in Part II of Schedule 5 to the extent specified therein.

35 The approved list, the current edition of the European Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road (“ADR”) [ISBN 0 11 550901 1] and the current edition of the Regulations concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Rail (“RID”) [ISBN 0 11 550814 7] may be obtained from Her Majesty’s Stationery Office; the current edition of the International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code (“IMDG”) [Volumes I to IV ISBN 92 801 1055 1, Volume V ISBN 92 801 1125 6] may be obtained from the International Maritime Organization, 4 Albert Embankment, London SE1 7SR; and British Standard BS 5423: 1987 and British Standard BS 381 C: 1988 may be obtained (by personal callers) from the British Standards Institution, 2 Park Street, London W1A 2BS or (by post) from the British Standards Institution, Linford Wood, Milton Keynes MK14 6LE.

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 1974 c. 37; section 15(1) was substituted by the Employment Protection Act 1975 (“the 1975 Act”) [c.71], section 116 and paragraph 6 of Schedule 15; section 43(3) was amended by the 1975 Act, sections 116 and 125(3) and paragraph 12 of Schedule 15 and Schedule 18; section 43(6) was substituted for the original section 43(6) and (7) by the 1975 Act, section 116 and paragraph 12 of Schedule 15; section 50(3) was amended by the 1975 Act, section 116 and paragraph 16(3) of Schedule 15.

[^f00002]: 1947 c. 41.

[^f00003]: S.I. 1984/1244; relevant amending instrument is S.I. 1988/766.

[^f00004]: S.I. 1986/1078, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.

[^f00005]: 1928 c. 32; section 23 was modified by S.I. 1974/1942.

[^f00006]: Cmnd. 8535.

[^f00007]: 1988 c. 52.

[^f00008]: 1984 c. 54.

[^f00009]: 1968 c. 73.

[^f00010]: S.I. 1989/615.

[^f00011]: 1971 c. 10.

[^f00012]: 1968 c. 73; section 60(1) was modified by S.I. 1980/637.

[^f00013]: S.I. 1984/176; relevant amending instrument is S.I. 1987/841.

[^f00014]: S.I. 1981/1059 (revoked by these Regulations).

[^f00015]: S.I. 1989/1796.

[^f00016]: 1952 c. 67.

[^f00017]: 1958 c. 7.

[^f00018]: S.I. 1988/1478.

[^f00019]: 1928 c. 32; sections 5 and 18 were applied by S.R. & O. 1929/993 and S.I. 1957/859 to petroleum mixtures and liquid methane respectively.

[^f00020]: S.I. 1972/917.

[^f00021]: S.I. 1985/1333, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.

[^f00022]: S.I. 1985/1643, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.

[^f00023]: S.I. 1986/1510.

[^f00024]: 1985 c. 48.

[^f00025]: 1971 c. 80.

[^f00026]: 1936 c. 27; section 1(1) was modified by S.I. 1974/1942.

[^f00027]: S.I. 1985/2023, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.

[^f00028]: S.I. 1987/37; relevant amending instrument is S.I. 1990/2605.

[^f00029]: S.I. 1989/2169.