sec.47Unsuitability of packaging for transport

sec.47 Unsuitability of packaging for transport

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 approved under section 50 ; or foreign approved packaging. s 47 amd 2020 SL No. 220 s 22 (sec.47-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.47-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.47-ssec.3) In this section— approved packaging means— packaging of a design approved under section 50 ; or foreign approved packaging.

• (a) it must undergo a performance test under part 6 of the ADG Code and it is not approved packaging; or
• (b) 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