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Paragraph 16 Carriage of dangerous substances by roadI1

England, Wales and Scotland Not yet in force

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(1)

Any incident involving a road tanker or tank container used for the carriage of a dangerous substance in which—

(a)

the road tanker or vehicle carrying the tank container overturns (including turning onto its side);

(b)

the tank carrying the dangerous substance is seriously damaged;

(c)

there is an uncontrolled release or escape of the dangerous substance being carried; or

(d)

there is a fire involving the dangerous substance being carried.

(2)

In this paragraph, “carriage”, “dangerous substance”, “road tanker” and “tank container”have the same meanings as in regulation 2(1) of the Road Traffic (Carriage of Dangerous Substances in Road Tankers and Tank Containers) Regulations 1992f1.

Annotations

Commencement

I1

Sch. 2 para. 16 in force at 1.4.1996, see reg. 1

Footnotes

f1

S.I. 1992/743; to which there are amendments not relevant to these regulations.