Dangerous Goods Regulations 1978 - ACT Legislation Register

Part 3 Dangerous goods (general)
Regulation 27
of vessels or vehicles, and includes a unit operated by the purchaser
of the dangerous goods.
27 Interference with signs and labels
A person shall not wilfully pull down, erase, mutilate or otherwise
interfere with any sign, label or marking erected, affixed or made in
pursuance of these regulations.
28 Breach of regulations caused by emergency etc
A person does not commit a breach of these regulations by reason of
the doing of any act where by reason of stress of weather, accident
resulting from causes not under the person’s control, or other
emergency the doing of the act was in the circumstances a matter of
imperative necessity.
29 Approvals
(1) The chief inspector shall, in deciding whether to give, rescind or
vary an approval or to give a direction or make a requirement under
these regulations, being a decision in respect of which no criteria are
specified in these regulations, have regard to the safety of the public.
(2) An approval may—
(a) except where these regulations otherwise provide, be given—
(i) in writing or verbally; and
(ii) generally or in relation to a particular case; and
(iii) on the application of a person or without an application
for the approval having been made; and
(b) be given unconditionally or subject to conditions.
(3) An approval given under these regulations may at any time be
rescinded or varied by the chief inspector by notice in writing given
by post or otherwise to the person (if any) on whose application the
page 22 Dangerous Goods Regulations 1978
Effective: 31/12/03-04/04/04
Authorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au
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