HC Deb 30 April 1971 vol 816 cc229-30W
Mr. Adam Butler

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what progress has been made in controlling the conveyance by road of corrosive substances.

Mr. Sharples

The Corrosive Substances (Conveyance by Road) Regulations, 1971 were laid before the House on 19th April. The Regulations will come into operation on 1st July next. They prescribe certain basic safety requirements to be observed during the conveyance, loading and unloading of some 120 corrosive substances, and require both vehicles and containers to be distinctly marked in a prescribed manner. Certain

Mr. Dudley Smith

Following is the information:

exemptions are provided if only small quantities of corrosive substances are being carried, or if the receptacles concerned do not exceed a given size and are safely packed in a specified manner. The substances concerned are those listed in the Petroleum (Corrosive Substances) Order, 1970.