{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/carriage-of-dangerous-goods-by-road-driver-training-regulations-1996/regulation-2",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1996/2094",
  "legislation_title": "The Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road (Driver Training) Regulations 1996",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/carriage-of-dangerous-goods-by-road-driver-training-regulations-1996",
  "path": "regulation/2",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Application",
  "text": "(1) These Regulations shall apply to the carriage of—\n(a) the dangerous goods specified in paragraph (2)—\n(i) in—\n(aa) a road tanker with a capacity greater than 1000 litres, or\n(bb) a tank container with a capacity greater than 3000 litres,\nexcept where specified in Schedule 1 or paragraphs 1 or 2 of Part I of Schedule 2, and\n(ii) (subject to paragraph (3)) in or on a vehicle having a permissible maximum weight exceeding 3.5 tonnes—\n(aa) in bulk,\n(bb) in a road tanker with a capacity of 1000 litres or less,\n(cc) in a tank container with a capacity of 3000 litres or less,\n(dd) where any of the goods are in transport category 0,\n(ee) where the goods carried are in packages, none of the goods are in transport category 0 and the total mass or volume of packaged dangerous goods is greater than 20,\n(ff) where the goods carried are in packages, none of the goods are in transport category 0 or 1 and the total mass or volume of packaged dangerous goods is greater than 200, or\n(gg) where the goods carried are in packages, none of the goods are in transport category 0, 1 or 2 and the total mass or volume of packaged dangerous goods is greater than 500,\nexcept where specified in Schedule 1 or Part I of Schedule 2;\n(b) explosives in or on a vehicle not also being used to carry passengers for hire or reward, except where specified in Schedule 1 or Part II of Schedule 2; and\n(c) radioactive material (other than that which is being carried in accordance with the conditions specified in Schedules 1 to 4 of marginal 2704 of ADR)—\n(i) in a road tanker with a capacity greater than 1000 litres,\n(ii) in a tank container with a capacity greater than 3000 litres, or\n(iii) in or on any other vehicle,\nexcept where specified in Schedule 1,\nand, unless the context otherwise requires, any reference in these Regulations to the carriage of dangerous goods shall be construed as a reference to any carriage to which these Regulations apply by virtue of this paragraph.\n(2) The dangerous goods referred to in paragraph (1)(a) are dangerous goods other than—\n(a) explosives;\n(b) those dangerous goods in category 4;\n(c) radioactive material (other than that which is being carried in accordance with the conditions specified in Schedules 1 to 4 of marginal 2704 of ADR).\n(3) The permissible maximum weight of the vehicle concerned shall not be taken into account in ascertaining whether or not regulation 3 applies to any carriage by virtue of sub-paragraph (a)(ii) of paragraph (1).\n(4) A vehicle shall be deemed to be engaged in the carriage of dangerous goods from the commencement of loading it with the dangerous goods concerned for the purpose of carrying those goods by road until the said vehicle and, where appropriate, any compartment thereof has been unloaded and, where necessary, cleaned or purged so that any of the goods or their vapours which remain in or on the vehicle are not sufficient to create a significant risk to the health or safety of any person, regardless of whether or not the vehicle is on a road at the material time.\n(5) These Regulations shall not apply to or in relation to the carriage of any of the following dangerous goods—\nUN 2900\nINFECTIOUS SUBSTANCE, AFFECTING ANIMALS* only\nUN 3077\nENVIRONMENTALLY HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE, SOLID, N.O.S*\nUN 3082\nENVIRONMENTALLY HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE, LIQUID, N.O.S*\nUN 3245\nGENETICALLY MODIFIED MICRO-ORGANISMS,\nwhere those goods are being carried in—\n(a) an agricultural or forestry tractor;\n(b) mobile machinery;\n(c) a vehicle with less than 4 wheels;\n(d) a vehicle with a maximum design speed of 25km/h or less; or\n(e) a vehicle owned by the armed forces or a vehicle under the control of the armed forces.\n(6) In this regulation—\n(a) “transport category” shall have the meaning assigned to it by regulation 2(1) of the Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road Regulations 1996;\n(b) “total mass volume of packaged dangerous goods” shall have the meaning assigned to it be regulation 2(4)(a) and shall be construed in accordance with regulation 2(4)(a) and (5) of those Regulations.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [
    {
      "type": "amended",
      "affecting": "uksi/1999/303",
      "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/1996/2094/regulation/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T12:37:08.348796+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."
}