24Exempt transport

24 Exempt transport

(1) These Regulations do not apply to the transport of a load that contains dangerous goods if all of the following requirements are met—

(a) the load does not contain—

(i) explosives, other than exempt explosives; or

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

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

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

(c) the load is not being transported in the course of a business of transporting goods by road;

(d) in relation to transport by rail, the load is not being transported on a passenger train.

(2) In this regulation—

exempt explosives means—

(a) a substance or article that is within UN Division 1.4S; and

(b) a track signal carried in a unit of rolling stock for the safety of persons working in rail transport.

See section 3(1) of the Act for the definition of explosives.