SCHEDULE 2F1Radiation Emergencies and Notifiable Events
F1PART 2Notifiable Events
Duties of drivers, carriers and consignors in the event of a notifiable event13
1
The driver of a vehicle or train, or the master of a vessel, carrying class 7 goods who discovers, or has reason to believe, that a notifiable event has occurred in relation to the vehicle, train or vessel must, as soon as reasonably practicable, notify—
a
the police; and
b
the consignor.
2
If the carrier of any class 7 goods becomes aware of the occurrence of a notifiable event in relation to those goods the carrier must, as soon as reasonably practicable, notify—
a
the police, if the driver, escort commander or master has not already done so; and
b
the GB Competent Authority.
3
If the consignor of any class 7 goods becomes aware of the occurrence of a notifiable event in relation to those goods the consignor must, as soon as reasonably practicable, notify—
a
the police, unless the driver, the escort commander, the carrier or the master has already done so; and
b
the GB Competent Authority, unless the carrier has already done so.
4
If a notifiable event occurs the carrier must ensure that, as soon as reasonably practicable, a report is made to the GB Competent Authority.
5
The report required under sub-paragraph (4)—
a
must be in a form approved by the GB Competent Authority; and
b
must contain all relevant information which the GB Competent Authority has communicated to the carrier that it considers necessary.
6
In this paragraph, “notifiable event” means the theft or loss of the class 7 goods being carried.
Sch. 2 substituted (21.4.2019) by The Carriage of Dangerous Goods (Amendment) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/598), reg. 1, Sch. (with reg. 9)