# The Carriage of Explosives by Road Regulations 1996, Regulation 6: Meaning of “operator”


(1) For the purposes of these Regulations, subject to paragraph (2), the operator of a vehicle or container shall be—
(a) the person who, having a place of business in Great Britain, has the management thereof for the time being; or
(b) if no person satisfies the requirements of sub-paragraph (a) above, the driver of the vehicle or, in the case of a container, the driver of the vehicle on which the container is carried.
(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), a person shall not be regarded as being the operator of a vehicle or container solely because—
(a) he has the management thereof during loading or unloading; or
(b) the vehicle or container is on premises which are under his control.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/2093/regulation/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/carriage-of-explosives-by-road-regulations-1996/regulation-6
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