The Carriage of Dangerous Goods and Use of Transportable Pressure Equipment Regulations 2007

Carriage, loading, unloading and handling

62.—(1) A carrier, loader and a filler of dangerous goods for carriage in a large container, portable tank or tank-container shall ensure that the requirements in Chapter 7.1 that are applicable to the type of equipment or the goods in question are met.

(2) A carrier and a loader of dangerous goods for carriage in packages, shall ensure that—

(a) any special provisions of Section 7.2.4, where indicated in column (16) of Table A of Chapter 3.2; and

(b) any other requirements of Chapter 7.2,

that are applicable to the type of packages or the goods in question are met.

(3) A carrier and a filler shall ensure that the dangerous goods are not carried in bulk in bulk containers, containers, vehicles or wagons—

(a) unless the carriage is authorised by Section 7.3.1 or columns (10) or (17) of Table A of Chapter 3.2; and

(b) any requirements specified in those columns and in Chapter 7.3, which are applicable to the goods, bulk containers, container, vehicle or wagon in question, are met.

(4) A carrier and a filler of a tank shall ensure that dangerous goods are not carried unless—

(a) the carriage is authorised by Chapter 7.4 and—

(i) column (10) of Table A of Chapter 3.2 or, in the case of carriage in a portable tank, by the competent authority of the country of origin of that portable tank in accordance with paragraph 6.7.1.3; or

(ii) column (12) of Table A of Chapter 3.2; and

(b) the requirements relating to carriage in tanks in Section 7.4.1, in relation to carriage by road, or of Chapter 7.4, in relation to carriage by rail, which are applicable to the tank or the vehicle in question are met.

(5) A carrier and a filler of a tank for carriage by road shall ensure that dangerous goods are not carried unless the requirements relating to the type of vehicle to be used in Section 7.4.2, as indicated in column (14) of Table A of Chapter 3.2, are met.

(6) A carrier, loader and a filler of equipment, a wagon, vehicle or a transport unit shall ensure that the requirements in Sections—

(a) 7.5.1 to 7.5.7, 7.5.9 and 7.5.11 (as indicated in column (18) of Table A of Chapter 3.2), in relation to carriage by road; or

(b) 7.5.1 to 7.5.4 and 7.5.11 (as indicated in column (18) of Table A of Chapter 3.2), in relation to carriage by rail,

relating to the loading, unloading and handling of the goods which are applicable to the load in question, are met.

(7) A carrier shall ensure that the requirements in Section 7.5.8 are met.

(8) A carrier and a filler of equipment or a vehicle for carriage by road shall ensure that the requirements of Section 7.5.10 are met.

(9) The operations referred to in special provision CV1(1) of Section 7.5.11 may be carried out without permission from, or prior notice being given to, the GB competent authority if the driver or another competent person remains with the vehicle whilst it is being loaded or unloaded.

(10) A consignor, carrier and a packer of dangerous goods for carriage by rail shall ensure that the dangerous goods are not carried as express goods unless—

(a) the carriage is authorised as indicated in column (19) of Table A of Chapter 3.2; and

(b) any special provisions in Chapter 7.6 indicated in that column for the goods in question are met.

(11) In this regulation, “express goods” shall be construed in accordance with the Regulations concerning the International Carriage of Express Parcels by Rail which form Annex IV to Appendix B to COTIF(1).

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Cm 3812; COTIF was modified by the Protocol signed at Vilnius on 3rd June 1999 (Cm 4873).