Dangerous Goods (Road Transport) Regulation 2010
130Offence—transferor—filling ratio and ullage
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130 Offence—transferor—filling ratio and ullage (a) is engaged in the bulk transfer of dangerous goods into a tank (b) fails to ensure that— of refrigerated liquid—the quantity of the goods in the tank to which the goods are transferred does not exceed the maximum permitted filling ratio set out in the ADG code, section 10.3.2; and (ii) in any other case—the ullage in the tank complies with the ADG code, section 10.3.1. (a) the person is engaged in the bulk transfer of goods to a tank (the first tank); and (b) the goods are not dangerous goods (the non-dangerous goods); and (c) the first tank is on, or part of, a vehicle; and (d) while any amount of the non-dangerous goods is in the first tank, the vehicle is carrying, or is likely to carry, dangerous goods in another compartment of the first tank or in another tank; and (e) the person knows, or ought reasonably to know, of the matter mentioned in paragraph (d); and
(f) the person fails to ensure that the ullage in the first tank would comply with the ADG code, section 10.3.1 if the non-dangerous goods were dangerous goods.