The Carriage of Explosives by Road Regulations 1996 (as amended) prohibit anyone under 18 years of age from:
These prohibitions do not apply to the carriage of specified low-risk explosive articles or to the carriage of limited quantities of certain other low-risk explosives articles.
Under the Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road Regulations 1996 (as amended), the operator and driver of any vehicle carrying dangerous goods must ensure that when the vehicle is parked it is supervised by a competent person over the age of 18 years. The Regulations also prohibit young people aged 18 years or below from being employed to supervise the unloading of petrol from a road tanker at a petrol filling station.
