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Transport Infrastructure (Dangerous Goods by Rail) Regulation 2018
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Transport Infrastructure (Dangerous Goods by Rail) Regulation 2018
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Packaging is unsuitable for the transport of dangerous goods if— it must undergo a performance test under part 6 of the ADG Code and it is not approved packaging; or it does not meet a relevant standard or requirement of part 4 or 6 of the ADG Code, including a requirement about inspection, maintenance or repair; or its use, or re-use, for the transport of the goods does not comply with part 4 or 6 of the ADG Code; or its use for the transport of the goods is prohibited by, or does not comply with, a determination; or it is incompatible with the goods; or it is damaged or defective to the extent that it is not safe to use to transport the goods; or for dangerous goods purported to be packed in limited quantities—the packaging does not comply with chapter 3.4 of the ADG Code; or for dangerous goods purported to be packed in excepted quantities—the packaging does not comply with chapter 3.5 of the ADG Code. A freight container is also unsuitable for use as a bulk container for the transport of dangerous goods if it does not have affixed to it a safety approval plate as required under the International Convention for Safe Containers 1972. In this section— approved packaging means— packaging of a design that is approved under section 46 ; or foreign approved packaging. foreign approved , in relation to packaging, means packaging that has the markings required under part 6 of the ADG Code for packaging of its type, in confirmation that the packaging is ADR, ICAO, IMO, RID or UN approved. s 43 amd 2020 SL No. 220 s 8 (sec.43-ssec.1) Packaging is unsuitable for the transport of dangerous goods if— it must undergo a performance test under part 6 of the ADG Code and it is not approved packaging; or it does not meet a relevant standard or requirement of part 4 or 6 of the ADG Code, including a requirement about inspection, maintenance or repair; or its use, or re-use, for the transport of the goods does not comply with part 4 or 6 of the ADG Code; or its use for the transport of the goods is prohibited by, or does not comply with, a determination; or it is incompatible with the goods; or it is damaged or defective to the extent that it is not safe to use to transport the goods; or for dangerous goods purported to be packed in limited quantities—the packaging does not comply with chapter 3.4 of the ADG Code; or for dangerous goods purported to be packed in excepted quantities—the packaging does not comply with chapter 3.5 of the ADG Code. (sec.43-ssec.2) A freight container is also unsuitable for use as a bulk container for the transport of dangerous goods if it does not have affixed to it a safety approval plate as required under the International Convention for Safe Containers 1972. (sec.43-ssec.3) In this section— approved packaging means— packaging of a design that is approved under section 46 ; or foreign approved packaging. foreign approved , in relation to packaging, means packaging that has the markings required under part 6 of the ADG Code for packaging of its type, in confirmation that the packaging is ADR, ICAO, IMO, RID or UN approved.