- a member of the armed forces
means—
- a safe and secure place
means a safe and secure place—
- a vehicle under the control of the armed forces
means—
- a vehicle which is owned by the armed forces
means a vehicle which is owned by— and includes a vehicle which has been provided under any kind of agreement or arrangement under which payments are, or are to be, made for the provision of the vehicle, including a conditional-sale agreement, a credit-sale agreement, a hire-purchase agreement and a contract for sale.
- ADR
means the European Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road signed at Geneva on 30th September 1957, as revised or re-issued from time to time;
- agricultural or forestry tractor
has the same meaning as in regulation 2(1) of the Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road Regulations 1996;
- Approved Carriage List
means the list described in regulation 4(1)(a) of the 1996 Regulations as revised in accordance with regulation 4(2) of those Regulations;
- attendant
means the person nominated to act as the attendant in accordance with regulation 20(1)(a);
- blasting explosive
means the explosive substance allocated on classification the UN Number 0048, 0081, 0082, 0083, 0084, 0241, 0331 or 0332;
- carriage
means carriage by road and shall be construed in accordance with paragraph (8) and related words shall be construed accordingly;
- classified
means classified under the 1983 Regulations, and “classification” and “unclassified” shall be construed accordingly;
- closed vehicle
means a vehicle having a body capable of being closed;
- competent authority
means a person or organisation in any country which is for the time being a competent authority for the purposes of recognising standards for fire extinguishers, and for Great Britain the competent authority means the Secretary of State;
- consignor
means— (a) the person who, having a place of business in Great Britain, consigns, whether as principal or agent for another, explosives for carriage;
- container
has the meaning assigned to it in regulation 2(1) of the 1996 Regulations;
- danger sign
means any of the signs referred to and described in paragraph 9, 10 or 11 of Schedule 5;
- dangerous goods
has the meaning assigned to it in regulation 2(1) of the 1996 Regulations;
- designated parking area
means—
- detonating cord
means the explosive article allocated on classification the UN Number 0065 or 0289;
- detonating fuze
means the explosive article allocated on classification the UN Number 0106, 0107, 0257 or 0367;
- detonator
means the explosive article allocated on classification the UN Number 0029, 0030, 0255, 0267, 0360, 0361, 0455, 0456 or 0500;
- emergency information
has the meaning assigned to it by paragraph 2 of Part II of Schedule 6;
- explosive article
means an article containing one or more explosive substances;
- explosive substance
means— (a) a solid or liquid substance;
- explosives
means explosive articles or substances which— (a) have been assigned on classification to Class 1;
- fire authority
has the meaning assigned to it by section 38(1) of the Fire Services Act 1947;
- goods vehicle examiner
has the meaning assigned to it by section 66A of the Road Traffic Act 1988;
- gunpowder
means the explosive substance allocated on classification the UN Number 0027 or 0028;
- large container
means a container having an internal volume of more than 3 cubic metres;
- military explosive
has the meaning assigned to it in regulation 2(1) of the 1983 Regulations;
- motor vehicle
has the same meaning as in the Table contained in regulation 3(2) of the 1986 Regulations;
- orange-coloured
means the colour which has the colour and luminance properties specified in marginal 10 500(1) of ADR in relation to orange-coloured plates;
- orange-coloured panel
means the reflectorised panel referred to and described in paragraph 1(a) of Schedule 5;
- package
has the meaning assigned to it in regulation 2(1) of the 1996 Regulations;
- packaging
has the meaning assigned to it in regulation 2(1) of the 1996 Regulations;
- road
means— (a) in relation to England and Wales, a road within the meaning of section 192(1) of the Road Traffic Act 1988;
- semi-trailer
has the same meaning as in the Table contained in regulation 3(2) of the 1986 Regulations;
- sheeted vehicle
means an open vehicle provided with a sheet to protect the load;
- small container
means a container having an internal volume of not more than 3 cubic metres;
- smokeless powder
means (except in paragraph 15(c)(ii) of Part II of Schedule 5) the explosive substance allocated on classification the UN Number 0160 or 0161;
- subsidiary hazard sign
means any of the signs which are referred to and described in paragraph 12 or 13 of Part I Schedule 5;
- the 1983 Regulations
means the Classification and Labelling of Explosives Regulations 1983;
- the 1986 Regulations
means the Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations 1986;
- the 1989 Regulations
means the Road Traffic (Carriage of Explosives) Regulations 1989;
- the 1991 Regulations
means the Packaging of Explosives for Carriage Regulations 1991;
- the 1996 Regulations
means the Carriage of Dangerous Goods (Classification, Packaging and Labelling) and Use of Transportable Pressure Receptacles Regulations 1996;
- the Approved Explosives Vehicle Requirements
means the document referred to in paragraph (1) or where there has been a revision of that document under paragraph (2), the document as so revised.
- the United Nations Recommendations
means the United Nations Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods (based on those originally prepared by the United Nations Committee of Experts on the Transport of Dangerous Goods considered by the Economic and Social Council at its twenty-third session (Resolution 645 G(XXIII) of 26th April 1957)), as revised or re-issued from time to time;
- trailer
has the same meaning as in the Table contained in regulation 3(2) of the 1986 Regulations;
- transport category
has the meaning assigned to it in regulation 2(1) of the Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road Regulations 1996;
- Transport Documentation
means the documentation specified in Part II of Schedule 6;
- vehicle
means any conveyance used for the carriage of explosives by road;
- vehicle crew
means those persons authorised by the operator to be on board the vehicle.