# The Packaging, Labelling and Carriage of Radioactive Material by Rail Regulations 1996, Regulation 3: Approved Document


(1) The Health and Safety Commission shall approve and publish for the purposes of these Regulations a document entitled “Approved Requirements for the Packaging, Labelling and Carriage of Radioactive Material by Rail” which shall contain—
(a) in Part I, the requirements for packages and packagings;
(b) in Part II, the test procedures for radioactive material and packages;
(c) in Part III, the information requirements concerning the preparation of radioactive material;
(d) in Part IV, the requirements for tanks; and
(e) explanatory notes and other material requisite for the use of the document.
(2) The Health and Safety Commission may approve a revision of the Approved Document and, when it does so, the Commission shall within 3 months of the date of that approval publish, in such manner as it considers appropriate, a notice specifying the revision, the date on which it was approved and the date on which it takes effect, which last-mentioned date shall be not less than 6 months after the date of the approval of the revision.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/2090/regulation/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/packaging-labelling-and-carriage-of-radioactive-material-by-rail-regulations-1996/regulation-3
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