Dangerous Goods (Road Transport) Regulation 2010

This section applies if—

an incident involving a vehicle transporting dangerous goods results in the leakage, spillage or accidental escape of the dangerous goods, or in a fire or explosion; and

there is food or food packaging in the vicinity of the incident that is within the control of a prime contractor.

The prime contractor commits an offence if—

the food or food packaging is transported from the site of the incident; and

the competent authority has not given permission to the prime contractor to transport the food or food packaging from the site.

For subsection (2) (b), the competent authority may give permission to a prime contractor to transport food or food packaging from the site.

The permission—

must be in writing; and

must state the name of the prime contractor; and

must identify the incident; and

must identify the food or food packaging to which it relates; and

must take into consideration any requirements of the appropriate food and health authorities; and

may contain any other information that the competent authority considers necessary.

An offence against this section is a strict liability offence.