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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/carriage-of-dangerous-goods-by-rail-regulations-1996/schedule-5/paragraph-1",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1996/2089",
  "legislation_title": "The Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Rail Regulations 1996",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/carriage-of-dangerous-goods-by-rail-regulations-1996",
  "path": "schedule/5/paragraph/1",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "1",
  "heading": "Information",
  "text": "(1) The information specified in sub-paragraph (2) below shall be displayed on—\n(a) containers, tank containers, tank wagons and wagons which are being used for the carriage of dangerous goods; and\n(b) empty, uncleaned containers, tank containers, tank wagons and wagons which contain the residues of dangerous goods,\nin accordance with this Schedule.\n(2) The information referred to in sub-paragraph (1) above is as follows—\n(a) the UN Number for the goods specified in the Approved Carriage List;\n(b) the emergency action code, if any, ascertained in accordance with the Approved Carriage List;\n(c) the danger sign for the goods ascertained in accordance with regulation 5 of the CDGCPL Regulations, except in the case of explosives where the danger sign shall be ascertained in accordance with paragraphs 10 to 11 of Schedule 5 to the CER Regulations;\n(d) the subsidiary hazard sign for the goods, if any, ascertained in accordance with regulation 5 of the CDGCPL Regulations, except in the case of explosives where the subsidiary hazard sign shall be ascertained in accordance with paragraphs 13—14 of Schedule 5 to the CER Regulations; and\n(e) a telephone number where specialist advice concerning the goods can be obtained in English at any time during carriage.\n(3) The information referred to in sub-paragraph (2) aboved shall be displayed as follows—\n(a) the UN Number and, subject to paragraph (b) below, the emergency action code shall consist of black digits or letters of 100 mm height and 15 mm stroke thickness;\n(b) where the emergency action code in column 5 of the Approved Carriage List indicates a white letter on a black background, that letter shall be displayed as an orange letter on a black rectangle having a height and width at least 10 mm greater than the height and width of the letter;\n(c) subject to paragraph 7, the danger sign and the subsidiary hazard sign, if any, shall have sides which measures not less than 250 mm;\n(d) the telephone number shall consist of black digits of 30 mm high and shall be displayed on an orange-coloured background.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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  "outstanding_effects": [
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      "type": "am. (Figure 3 added)",
      "affecting": "uksi/1999/303",
      "affecting_title": "The Carriage of Dangerous Goods (Amendment) Regulations 1999"
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      "affecting_title": "The Carriage of Dangerous Goods (Amendment) Regulations 1999"
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      "affecting_title": "The Carriage of Dangerous Goods (Amendment) Regulations 1999"
    },
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      "affecting_title": "The Carriage of Dangerous Goods (Amendment) Regulations 1999"
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      "affecting_title": "The Carriage of Dangerous Goods (Amendment) Regulations 1999"
    }
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/2089/schedule/5/paragraph/1",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-13T03:33:23.144848+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}