The Carriage of Dangerous Goods and Use of Transportable Pressure Equipment Regulations 2004

Classification of goods

15.  A consignor shall not consign dangerous goods for carriage by road or by rail unless the goods have been classified—

(a) in accordance with any general requirements applicable to the goods in question in chapter 2.1 and in so doing shall assign the—

(i) UN number for those goods as indicated in column (1) of Table A of chapter 3.2;

(ii) name and description for those goods as indicated in column (2) of Table A of chapter 3.2; and

(iii) packing group for those goods as indicated in column (4) of Table A of chapter 3.2;

(b) in accordance with any class specific requirements applicable to the goods in question in chapter 2.2 as indicated in columns (3a) and (3b) of Table A of chapter 3.2; and

(c) using the test methods applicable to the goods in question required by chapters 2.2 and 2.3,

of ADR in relation to carriage by road or of RID in relation to carriage by rail.