Dangerous Goods (Road and Rail Transport) Regulations 2021
109Prime contractor’s duties
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109 Prime contractor’s duties
A prime contractor must not use a road vehicle to transport dangerous goods if the prime contractor knows, or reasonably ought to know, that –
(a) the road vehicle is, in the same journey, transporting incompatible goods; and
(b) the dangerous goods are not segregated from the incompatible goods in accordance with –
(i) Part 9 of the ADG Code; or
(ii) any approval under regulation 112(1) .
Penalty: In the case of –
(a) a body corporate, a fine not exceeding 170 penalty units; or
(b) an individual, a fine not exceeding 35 penalty units.