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DANGEROUS GOODS (ROAD AND RAIL TRANSPORT) REGULATIONS 1998 (S.R. 1998, NO. 162) - REG 131

Prime contractor's duty [9.11]

(1)  A prime contractor must not transport dangerous goods by road on a vehicle if the prime contractor knows, or reasonably ought to know, that the goods are not stowed on the vehicle in accordance with Chapter 9 of the ADG Code.
Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 15 penalty units.
(2)  A prime contractor must not transport dangerous goods by rail if the prime contractor knows, or reasonably ought to know, that the rail wagons comprising the train being used for the transport have not been marshalled in accordance with –
(a) Chapter 9 of the ADG Code; or
(b) an approval under regulation 134 .
Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 15 penalty units.
(3)  A prime contractor must not transport goods on a train with other goods if the operator knows, or reasonably ought to know, that the dangerous goods –
(a) are incompatible with the other goods; and
(b) have not been separated by the minimum distances specified for the goods in accordance with –
(i) Chapter 9 of the ADG Code; or
(ii) an approval under regulation 134 .
Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 15 penalty units.
(4)  A prime contractor must not transport a quantity of dangerous goods of a particular type on a passenger train if –
(a) the prime contractor knows, or reasonably ought to know, that the quantity exceeds the quantity of dangerous goods of that type that may be transported on a passenger train in accordance with Chapter 9 of the ADG Code; and
(b) the goods are not being transported in a part of the train used solely for the carriage of baggage, parcels or freight.
Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 15 penalty units.



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