# The Carriage of Explosives by Road Regulations 1996, Regulation 25: Precautions against fire or explosion


(1) No person shall cause or permit anything to be done which is liable to create a significant risk or significantly increase any existing risk of a fire or an explosion whilst explosives are being carried in any vehicle or container.
(2) Without prejudice to the generality of paragraph (1)—
(a) the operator of a vehicle which is being used for the carriage of explosives shall ensure that Schedule 8, except paragraph 7, is complied with;
(b) the driver of such a vehicle shall ensure that paragraphs 3 and 7 of that Schedule are complied with;
(c) any attendant of such a vehicle shall ensure that paragraph 3 of that Schedule is complied with.
(3) Paragraphs 1(b), 2 and 3 of Schedule 8 shall not apply where the only explosives being carried are in Division 1.4 and Compatibility Group S.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/2093/regulation/25 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/carriage-of-explosives-by-road-regulations-1996/regulation-25
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