# The Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Rail Regulations 1996, Paragraph 10: Miscellaneous dangerous substances and articles (classification code 9)


(1) Where packages containing miscellaneous substances or articles are being carried in a container or wagon they shall be kept apart from foodstuffs, other articles of consumption and animal feedstuffs.
(2) Packages containing the goods UN 3245 GENETICALLY MODIFIED MICRO-OR GANISMS shall be stowed in such a way as to be readily accessible.
(3) (a) Where a container or wagon has been used for the carriage of MISCELLANEOUS DANGEROUS SUBSTANCES OR ARTICLES in packages as a full wagon load it shall be checked after unloading for any signs of spillage or leakage of those goods; and
(b) where a spillage or leakage of the kind referred to in paragraph (a) above has occurred, the container or wagon concerned shall not be re-used until after it has been thoroughly cleaned and, if necessary, decontaminated.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/2089/schedule/7/paragraph/10 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/carriage-of-dangerous-goods-by-rail-regulations-1996/schedule-7/paragraph-10
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