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The Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Rail Regulations 1996

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Carriage Information to be provided to operators and infrastructure controllers

12.—(1) Any operator of any container, tank container, tank wagon or wagon which is being used for the carriage of dangerous goods shall ensure that any train operator who has undertaken to carry that container, tank container, tank wagon or wagon is provided with the Carriage Information.

(2) Any consignor of dangerous goods for carriage other than in a container, tank container, tank wagon or wagon, shall ensure that any train operator engaged by him to carry those goods is provided with the Carriage Information.

(3) Any train operator who engages another train operator to carry dangerous goods shall ensure that that train operator is provided with the Carriage Information.

(4) The operator of any train which is being used for the carriage of dangerous goods shall ensure that each infrastructure controller on whose railway the dangerous goods are to be carried is provided with the Carriage Information.

(5) No operator of a container, tank container, tank wagon, wagon or train or anyone acting on his behalf shall provide false or misleading information to any other operator engaged by him concerning the dangerous goods to be carried.

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