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					<dc:description>These Regulations modernise the control of carriage and the handling of dangerous goods in harbour areas in England, Scotland and Wales and replace the Dangerous Substances in Harbour Areas Regulations 1987. The Regulations are divided into 6 parts.</dc:description>
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<Text>“Operator” means—</Text>
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<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
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<Text>in relation to a road vehicle, a person who holds, or is required to hold by law, a licence for the use of that vehicle for the carriage of goods on a road; or, where no such licence is required, the keeper of the vehicle;</Text>
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<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
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<Text>in relation to any other mode of transport or a berth, the person who has operational control of it for the time being.</Text>
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