3Main objects

3 Main objects

3 Main objects

The main objects of this Regulation are—

(a) to set out the obligations of persons involved in the transport of dangerous goods by road and rail, and

(b) to reduce as far as practicable the risks of personal injury, death, property damage and environmental harm arising from the transport of dangerous goods by road and rail, and

(c) to give effect to the standards, requirements and procedures of the ADG Code so far as they apply to the transport of dangerous goods by road and rail, and

(d) to promote consistency between the standards, requirements and procedures applying to the transport of dangerous goods by road and rail and other modes of transport.