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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/carriage-of-dangerous-goods-by-road-regulations-1996/schedule-10/paragraph-16",
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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",
  "path": "schedule/10/paragraph/16",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "16",
  "heading": "Display of the telephone number",
  "text": "Notwithstanding paragraphs 13 and 14, the telephone number may be substituted by the text “consult local depot” or “contact local depot” provided—\n(a) the name of the operator of the vehicle is clearly identifiable from the marking on the tank or the vehicle;\n(b) the chief fire officer, as regards England and Wales, or the firemaster, as regards Scotland, of every area in which the vehicle will carry the dangerous goods has been notified in writing of the address and telephone number of that local depot; and\n(c) each such chief fire officer or firemaster, as the case may be, has indicated in writing that he is satisfied with the arrangements.",
  "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": "added",
      "affecting": "uksi/1999/303",
      "affecting_title": "The Carriage of Dangerous Goods (Amendment) Regulations 1999"
    },
    {
      "type": "words substituted",
      "affecting": "uksi/2001/1426",
      "affecting_title": "The Transportable Pressure Vessels Regulations 2001"
    },
    {
      "type": "words substituted",
      "affecting": "uksi/1998/2885",
      "affecting_title": "The Carriage of Dangerous Goods (Amendment) Regulations 1998"
    },
    {
      "type": "words substituted",
      "affecting": "uksi/2003/1431",
      "affecting_title": "The Carriage of Dangerous Goods and Transportable Pressure Vessels (Amendment) Regulations 2003 (revoked)"
    }
  ],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/2095/schedule/10/paragraph/16",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T12:37:07.755162+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."
}