Notice

Transportable gas cylinders technical code

Adds a technical code about transportable gas cylinders to the carriage of dangerous goods regulations (exception notice 5).

Documents

Notice number 5 (revision 3)

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Details

This exception notice recognises a technical code about transportable gas cylinders. It refers specifically to refillable welded steel cylinders containing adsorbent materials for sub-atmospheric gas storage and delivery (excluding acetylene).

It came into effect on 18 June 2015 and remains valid until revoked.

The Department for Transport can issue exception notices to the dangerous goods regulations, which include the recognition of certain standards.

Updates to this page

Published 18 July 2015
Last updated 25 January 2017 + show all updates
  1. Carriage of dangerous goods exception notice 5 revised.

  2. First published.

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