Hazardous Goods Transport Act.

This Act applies to the transport of dangerous goods by rail, magnetic levitation, road, water and air vehicles, as well as to the manufacture, import and placing on the market of packaging, transport containers and vehicles for the transport of dangerous goods. At the outset the Act contains a definitions clause relating to terms therein employed such as “dangerous goods”, “transport”, etc. Thereafter the text deals with aspects such as competent authorities, general exceptions, hearings, immediate measures, safety measures, monitoring, data protection, penalties, costs. The text consists of 15 articles and Article 14 is deleted.