# The Carriage of Explosives by Road Regulations 1996, Regulation 15: Information to be displayed on vehicles and containers


(1) The operator of a vehicle or container which is being used for the carriage of explosives shall, subject to the exceptions specified in Part II of Schedule 5, ensure that the requirements in Part I of that Schedule are complied with.
(2) The driver and any attendant of a vehicle used for the carriage of explosives shall, subject to the exceptions specified in Part II of Schedule 5, ensure that paragraph 8 of Part I of that Schedule is complied with.
(3) In a case where explosives in different Compatibility Groups are being carried together, Schedule 5 shall be applied in accordance with the provision of paragraph 2 of Schedule 4.
(4) In a case where explosives in different Divisions are being carried together, Schedule 5 shall be applied in accordance with the provisions of paragraphs 3, 4 and 5 of Schedule 4.
(5) No person shall cause or permit any orange-coloured panel, danger sign or subsidiary hazard sign to be affixed or displayed on a vehicle or container which is not being used for the carriage of explosives.
(6) No person shall cause or permit any information to be displayed on a vehicle or container which would be likely to confuse the emergency services when read in conjunction with any information displayed in accordance with Schedule 5.
(7) No person shall—
(a) remove any orange-coloured panel, danger sign or subsidiary hazard sign affixed or displayed in accordance with Schedule 5, from a vehicle or container which is being used for the carriage of explosives except, in the case of a danger sign or subsidiary hazard sign, for the purposes of updating the information thereon;
(b) falsify any of the information on such a danger or subsidiary hazard sign.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/2093/regulation/15 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/carriage-of-explosives-by-road-regulations-1996/regulation-15
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