Dangerous Goods (Transport by Road or Rail) Regulations 2018
115Approvals—methods of segregation
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115 Approvals—methods of segregation
(1) The Authority may, on application made in accordance with regulation 176, approve a method of segregation not complying with Part 9 of the ADG Code for transporting dangerous and incompatible goods by road, if the Authority is satisfied the applicant has demonstrated that—
(a) it is impracticable to segregate the goods by a segregation device, or method of segregation, complying with that Part; and
(b) the risk involved in using the method to transport the goods by road is not greater than the risk involved in using a device or method complying with that Part to transport the goods by road.
(2) In giving its approval, the Authority may impose in relation to the approval any condition necessary for the safe transport of dangerous goods.
(3) A person to whom an approval has been given must not contravene a condition of the approval.