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Dangerous Goods (Transport by Road or Rail) Regulations 2018
22Meaning of *prime contractor* and *rail operator*
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22 Meaning of *prime contractor* and *rail operator*
(1) A person is the prime contractor for the transport of dangerous or other goods by road if the person, in conducting a business for or involving the transport of dangerous goods by road, has undertaken to be responsible, or is responsible, for the transport of the goods by
road.
(2) A person is a rail operator for the transport of dangerous or other goods by rail if the person has undertaken to be responsible, or is responsible, for—
(a) the transport of the goods by rail; or
(b) the condition of a unit of rolling stock transporting the goods.