# The Radioactive Material (Road Transport) (Great Britain) Regulations 1996, Paragraph 16


A Type A package designed to contain liquids shall, in addition:
(a) be adequate to meet the conditions specified in paragraph 14 if the package is subjected to the tests specified in paragraph 12 of Part III of Schedule 15; and
(b) either
(i) be provided with sufficient absorbent material to absorb twice the volume of the liquid contents. Such absorbent material must be suitably positioned so as to contact the liquid in the event of leakage; or
(ii) be provided with a containment system composed of primary inner and secondary outer containment components designed to ensure retention of the liquid contents, within the secondary outer containment components, even if the primary inner components leak.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/1350/schedule/11/paragraph/16 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/radioactive-material-road-transport-great-britain-regulations-1996/schedule-11/paragraph-16
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