5Exempt transport

5 Exempt transport

(1)  In this regulation –

designated dangerous goods means dangerous goods of –

(a) UN Class 1 (explosives), except –

(i) goods of Division 1.4S; and

(ii) track signals carried in a unit of rolling stock for the safety of persons working in rail transport; or

(b) Category A of UN Division 6.2 (infectious substances); or

(c) UN Class 7 (radioactive material).

(2)  These regulations do not apply to the transportation of a load that contains dangerous goods by a person if –

(a) the load does not contain –

(i) dangerous goods in a receptacle with a capacity of more than 500 litres or kilograms; or

(ii) more than 500 kilograms of dangerous goods in a receptacle; and

(b) the load does not include any designated dangerous goods; and

(c) the aggregate quantity of the dangerous goods in the load is less than 25% of a placard load; and

(d) the goods are not being transported by the person in the course of a business of transporting goods by road; and

(e) in relation to transport by rail, the goods are not being transported by the person on a passenger train.