# The Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995, Paragraph 17: Carriage of dangerous substances by road

Extent: E+W+S
Status: prospective

(1) Any incident involving a vehicle used for the carriage of a dangerous substance, other than a vehicle to which paragraph 16 applies, where there is—
(a) an uncontrolled release or escape of the dangerous substance being carried in such a quantity as to have the potential to cause the death of, or major injury to, any person; or
(b) a fire which involves the dangerous substance being carried.
(2) In this paragraph, “carriage” and “dangerous substance” have the same meaning as in regulation 2(1) of the Road Traffic (Carriage of Dangerous Substances in Packages etc.) Regulations 1992.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1995/3163/schedule/2/paragraph/17 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/reporting-of-injuries-diseases-and-dangerous-occurrences-regulations-1995/schedule-2/paragraph-17
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