{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/carriers-liability-amendment-regulations-2023/regulation-4",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/carriers-liability-amendment-regulations-2023/regulation-4.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2023/29",
  "legislation_title": "The Carriers’ Liability (Amendment) Regulations 2023",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/carriers-liability-amendment-regulations-2023",
  "path": "regulation/4",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "4",
  "heading": "Amendments relating to the meaning of goods vehicle being adequately secured against unauthorised access",
  "text": "After regulation 2 insert—\n“Failure to secure a goods vehicle: meaning of goods vehicle being adequately secured against unauthorised access\n2A. For the purposes of section 31A(1)(a) of the Act, a goods vehicle is adequately secured against unauthorised access if—\n(a) where the vehicle has a load space that is enclosed (wholly or partly) by an outer shell or by a fabric cover—\n(i) there are no cuts, tears or other damage in the outer shell or fabric exceeding 25cm in length that are not repaired to a standard sufficient to prevent unauthorised access; and\n(ii) the outer shell or fabric shows no other signs of unauthorised access;\n(b) all means of entry to the load space—\n(i) that are able to be secured by an optimal method against unauthorised access are so secured; and\n(ii) that are not able to be secured by an optimal method against unauthorised access but are able to be secured against unauthorised access by another method, are so secured;\n(c) all cargo—\n(i) that is able to be secured by an optimal method against unauthorised access is so secured; and\n(ii) that is not able to be secured by an optimal method against unauthorised access but is able to be secured against unauthorised access by another method, is so secured;\n(d) no lock, seal or other security device shows signs of tampering, damage or unauthorised repair or replacement;\n(e) where the vehicle has them, no TIR cables, straps or related eyelets show signs of tampering, damage or unauthorised repair or replacement;\n(f) all locks and other security devices inherent to the goods vehicle are in good working order, and are being used appropriately and with reasonable care;\n(g) the documentation accompanying the vehicle under regulation 2E(8) has been completed in accordance with regulation 2E;\n(h) no external storage compartments or wind deflectors show signs of unauthorised access that have not been noted by a person responsible for the vehicle and recorded under regulation 2E;\n(i) there are no signs of unauthorised access underneath or inside the vehicle that have not been noted by a person responsible for the vehicle and recorded under regulation 2E;\n(j) there are no signs of unauthorised access to the vehicle’s roof when checked from an internal vantage point that have not been noted by a person responsible for the vehicle and recorded under regulation 2E; and\n(k) the vehicle is not carrying any persons who have gained unauthorised access to it.”.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2023/29/regulation/4",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T21:50:51.899140+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."
}