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Regulation 17 Documentation to be provided by operators

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(1)

Any operator who engages another operator to carry explosives shall ensure that prior to carriage that operator is provided with the information referred to in regulation 16(1).

(2)

Notwithstanding regulation 16(2), prior to the commencement of the journey, the operator of a vehicle which is to be used for the carriage of explosives shall ensure that the driver of that vehicle or any attendant is in possession of the information specified in Part II of Schedule 6, in documentary form, in these Regulations referred to as the “Transport Documentation.”

(3)

No operator or anyone acting on his behalf shall provide false or misleading information to any other operator engaged by him or to any driver concerning the explosives to be carried.

(4)

The operator shall keep a record of the information contained within the Transport Documentation, other than the emergency information, in respect of each journey undertaken by the vehicle for a period of at least three months after the completion of the relevant journey.