28. Additional requirements relating to transport by rail and road

Rail and road vehicles carrying packages, overpacks, tanks or freight containers labelled with any of the labels in Figure 2, 3, 4 or 5 of the Fifth Schedule or carrying consignments under exclusive use shall display a placard in the form and of the colour and size specified in Figure 6 of the Fifth Schedule on each of —

the 2 external lateral walls in the case of a rail vehicle; and

the 2 external lateral walls and the external rear wall in the case of a road vehicle,except that in the case of a vehicle without sides, the placards may be affixed directly on the cargo-carrying unit where they are readily visible, and in the case of physically large tanks or freight containers, the placards may be affixed to the tanks or freight containers.

In the case of vehicles which have insufficient area to allow the fixing of larger placards, the dimensions of the placard as described in Figure 6 of the Fifth Schedule may be reduced to 100 mm.

Any placards which do not relate to the contents shall be removed.

Where the consignment in or on the vehicle is unpackaged LSA-I or SCO-I or where an exclusive use consignment is packaged radioactive material comprised of a single United Nations Number commodity, the appropriate United Nations Number specified in the Sixth Schedule shall also be displayed, in black digits not less than 65 mm high —

in the lower half of the main placard in Figure 6 of the Fifth Schedule preceded by the letters “UN” and against the white background; or

on the placard for separate display of the United Nations Number in Figure 7 of the Fifth Schedule.

The placard referred to in paragraph (4)(b) shall be affixed immediately adjacent to the main placard on the 2 lateral walls of a rail vehicle or the 2 lateral walls and the end wall of a road vehicle.

Rail and road vehicles carrying packages, overpacks, tanks or freight containers labelled with any of the labels in Figure 2, 3, 4 or 5 of the Fifth Schedule or carrying consignments under exclusive use shall display a placard in the form and of the colour and size specified in Figure 6 of the Fifth Schedule on each of —

the 2 external lateral walls in the case of a rail vehicle; and

the 2 external lateral walls and the external rear wall in the case of a road vehicle,except that in the case of a vehicle without sides, the placards may be affixed directly on the cargo-carrying unit where they are readily visible, and in the case of physically large tanks or freight containers, the placards may be affixed to the tanks or freight containers.

In the case of vehicles which have insufficient area to allow the fixing of larger placards, the dimensions of the placard as described in Figure 6 of the Fifth Schedule may be reduced to 100 mm.

Any placards which do not relate to the contents shall be removed.

Where the consignment in or on the vehicle is unpackaged LSA-I or SCO-I or where an exclusive use consignment is packaged radioactive material comprised of a single United Nations Number commodity, the appropriate United Nations Number specified in the Sixth Schedule shall also be displayed, in black digits not less than 65 mm high —

in the lower half of the main placard in Figure 6 of the Fifth Schedule preceded by the letters “UN” and against the white background; or

on the placard for separate display of the United Nations Number in Figure 7 of the Fifth Schedule.

The placard referred to in paragraph (4)(b) shall be affixed immediately adjacent to the main placard on the 2 lateral walls of a rail vehicle or the 2 lateral walls and the end wall of a road vehicle.