# The Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations 1986, Part I: FIRE EXTINGUISHING APPARATUS


A fire extinguisher which complies in all respects with the specification for portable fire extinguishers issued by the British Standards Institution numbered BS 5423: 1977 or BS 5423: 1980 or BS 5423:1987 and which_
(a) has a minimum test fire rating of 8A or 21B, and
(b) contains water or foam or contains, and is marked to indicate that it contains, halon 1211 or halon 1301.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1986/1078/schedule/7/part/I (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/road-vehicles-construction-and-use-regulations-1986/schedule-7/part-I
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