The Carriage of Explosives by Road Regulations 1996

International provision

5.—(1) Regulations 7 to 21, 23 to 26 and 28, shall not apply, where—

(a) the motor vehicle concerned is registered outside the United Kingdom and the carriage is confined to Great Britain but nevertheless conforms with the provisions of ADR as if it were part of an international transport operation;

(b) the carriage concerned forms part of an international transport operation within the meaning of article 1(c) of ADR and conforms with the provisions of that agreement;

(c) the carriage concerned forms part of an international transport operation which is subject to any bilateral or special multilateral agreement made under the terms of article 4.3 of ADR to which the United Kingdom is a contracting party and conforms with any conditions attached to the agreement.

(2) Where, in relation to the carriage of any explosives, any provision of regulation 7 to 21, 23 to 26 or 28 applies to a matter to which any specified international provision applies, it shall be sufficient compliance, in relation to that matter, with the provision of the particular regulation if the specified international provision is satisfied in respect of that matter.

(3) For the purposes of paragraph (2) the specified international provision is any provision of—

(a) the Convention concerning International Carriage by Rail as revised or re-issued from time to time(1) or any Regulations made under it;

(b) the International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code, as revised or re-issued from time to time by the International Maritime Organization(2);

(c) the Technical Instructions for the Safe Transport of Dangerous Goods by Air, as revised or re-issued from time to time by the International Civil Aviation Organisation(3).

(1)

1964 c. 5.

(2)

Cmnd 5397. ISBN 0 11 5506810.

(3)

Volumes I to IV ISBN 92 801 1314 3: supplement ISBN 92 801 1316 X. Back [3]