Dangerous Goods (Transport by Road or Rail) Regulations 2018
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(1) A person must not drive a road vehicle transporting a placard load if the road vehicle is not equipped with an emergency information holder that complies with Chapter 11.2 of the ADG Code.
(2) A person must not drive a road vehicle transporting a placard load if the required emergency information for the dangerous goods in the load provided by the consignor of the goods, or by the prime contractor for the transport of the goods, is not in the emergency information holder.
(3) The driver of a road vehicle transporting a placard load must ensure that the road vehicle's emergency information holder contains only—
(a) the required emergency information for the dangerous goods in the load; and
(b) the transport documentation for the goods.
(4) The driver of a road vehicle transporting a placard load must produce the required emergency information for the dangerous goods in the load for inspection by an inspector or an officer of an emergency service, if that person asks the driver to produce the information for inspection.