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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/carriage-of-dangerous-goods-by-road-regulations-1996/schedule-1",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1996/2095",
  "legislation_title": "The Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road Regulations 1996",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/carriage-of-dangerous-goods-by-road-regulations-1996",
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  "number": "1",
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  "text": "Table 1\nDETERMINATION OF TRANSPORT CATEGORIES\nColumn 1\nColumn 2\nDangerous Goods\nTransport Category\nNote:\nThe transport categories in column 2 appear in descending order from 0 (highest) to 4 (lowest).\nInfectious substances in risk group 4\n0\nPacking Group I goods\n1\nToxic gases\nOrganic peroxides type b or c\nSelf-reactive substances type b or c\nTemperature controlled substances\nInfectious substances in risk group 3\nPacking Group II goods other than those specified elsewhere in Column 1\n2\nFlammable Gases\nInfectious substances in risk group 2\nPacking Group III goods other than those specified elsewhere in Column 1\n3\nNon-flammable, non-toxic gases\nUN 2990 LIFE-SAVING APPLIANCES, SELF-INFLATING\nUN 3072 LIFE-SAVING APPLIANCES NOT SELF-INFLATING\nAny other dangerous goods not listed elsewhere in Column 1\nEmpty, uncleaned packagings (except those containing, or which contained, infectious substances in risk group 4 or toxic gases)\n4\nUN 1345 RUBBER SCRAP or RUBBER SHODDY\nUN 1331 MATCHES, “STRIKE ANYWHERE”\nUN 1994 MATCHES, SAFETY\nUN 1945 MATCHES, WAX “VESTA”\nUN 2254 MATCHES, FUSEE\nUN 2623 FIRELIGHTERS, SOLID\nUN 1361 CARBON of Packing Group III only\nUN 1362 CARBON, ACTIVATED of Packing Group III only\nTable 2\nDETERMINATION OF LOAD LIMITS\nColumn 1\nColumn 2\nColumn 3\nColumn 4\nTransport Category\nIndividual package mass or volume\nTotal mass or volume of packaged dangerous goods\nTotal mass or volume of dangerous goods\nNotes:\n1. The numbers in columns 2, 3 and 4 relate to the gross mass, measured in kg, of articles; the net mass, measured in kg, of compressed gases dissolved in a solvent or the solvent in which compressed gases are dissolved, solids and liquefied gases; and the nominal capacity, measured in litres, of any receptacle containing compressed gases (other than those dissolved in a solvent) and liquids (other than those in which a compressed gas is dissolved).\n2. For the purpose of calculating the total mass or volume of packaged dangerous goods or the total mass or volume of dangerous goods where the load comprises a mixture of liquids and solids, 1 kg gross or net mass shall equate to 1 litre.\n0\n0\n0\n0\n1\n1\n20\n200\n2\n10\n200\n2,000\n3\n25\n500\n5,000\n4\nUnlimited\nUnlimited\nUnlimited",
  "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"
    },
    {
      "type": "substituted",
      "affecting": "uksi/1999/257",
      "affecting_title": "The Transport of Dangerous Goods (Safety Advisers) Regulations 1999"
    },
    {
      "type": "words substituted",
      "affecting": "uksi/1999/257",
      "affecting_title": "The Transport of Dangerous Goods (Safety Advisers) Regulations 1999"
    },
    {
      "type": "substituted",
      "affecting": "uksi/1999/257",
      "affecting_title": "The Transport of Dangerous Goods (Safety Advisers) Regulations 1999"
    },
    {
      "type": "revoked",
      "affecting": "uksi/2004/568",
      "affecting_title": "The Carriage of Dangerous Goods and Use of Transportable Pressure Equipment Regulations 2004"
    }
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/2095/schedule/1",
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  "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."
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