# The Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road Regulations 1996, Schedule 1


Table 1
DETERMINATION OF TRANSPORT CATEGORIES
Column 1
Column 2
Dangerous Goods
Transport Category
Note:
The transport categories in column 2 appear in descending order from 0 (highest) to 4 (lowest).
Infectious substances in risk group 4
0
Packing Group I goods
1
Toxic gases
Organic peroxides type b or c
Self-reactive substances type b or c
Temperature controlled substances
Infectious substances in risk group 3
Packing Group II goods other than those specified elsewhere in Column 1
2
Flammable Gases
Infectious substances in risk group 2
Packing Group III goods other than those specified elsewhere in Column 1
3
Non-flammable, non-toxic gases
UN 2990 LIFE-SAVING APPLIANCES, SELF-INFLATING
UN 3072 LIFE-SAVING APPLIANCES NOT SELF-INFLATING
Any other dangerous goods not listed elsewhere in Column 1
Empty, uncleaned packagings (except those containing, or which contained, infectious substances in risk group 4 or toxic gases)
4
UN 1345 RUBBER SCRAP or RUBBER SHODDY
UN 1331 MATCHES, “STRIKE ANYWHERE”
UN 1994 MATCHES, SAFETY
UN 1945 MATCHES, WAX “VESTA”
UN 2254 MATCHES, FUSEE
UN 2623 FIRELIGHTERS, SOLID
UN 1361 CARBON of Packing Group III only
UN 1362 CARBON, ACTIVATED of Packing Group III only
Table 2
DETERMINATION OF LOAD LIMITS
Column 1
Column 2
Column 3
Column 4
Transport Category
Individual package mass or volume
Total mass or volume of packaged dangerous goods
Total mass or volume of dangerous goods
Notes:
1. 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).
2. 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.
0
0
0
0
1
1
20
200
2
10
200
2,000
3
25
500
5,000
4
Unlimited
Unlimited
Unlimited

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/2095/schedule/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/carriage-of-dangerous-goods-by-road-regulations-1996/schedule-1
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