UK Statutory Instrument SI 2017/325 United Kingdom

The Freight Containers (Safety Convention) Regulations 2017

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Enforced by
HSE
Status
In Force
Penalty ceiling
Regulated

Does it bind you?

Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.

Any Person2 Operator1 Manufacturer1

Plus 1 duty on the regulator, Crown ministers and public bodies — folded into the section list below.

Other Acts binding the same actors

If a role above is yours, these are the other instruments that most often bind it.

Any Person — also bound by 2340 other Acts
Operator — also bound by 746 other Acts
Manufacturer — also bound by 502 other Acts

What it requires

Regulations creating concrete business duties or carrying penalties, grouped as the instrument is structured. Titles link to the source text — blue means you’re leaving for legislation.gov.uk.

s.001 Location (opens in a new tab) Regulated
  • Fix the safety approval plate on freight containersOperator
s.002 Construction and content (opens in a new tab) Regulated
  • Provide a Safety Approval Plate on freight containersManufacturer
s.004 Conditions of use and enforcement Regulated
  • Ensure containers you own or lease are approved, maintained and correctly markedAny Person
s.005 Approval of containers—either by design type or individually Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Executive must issue valid freight container approvalsStatutory regulator
s.008 Examination of containers Regulated
  • Ensure containers are examined and marked per approved schemeAny Person
9 other provisions — procedural and definitional
s.001 Citation and commencement
s.002 Interpretation
s.003 Application of Regulations
s.003 Interpretation (opens in a new tab)
s.006 Fixing of safety approval plate
s.007 Containers constructed before 1st July 2014
s.009 Marking in accordance with British Standard
s.010 Revocation
s.011 Review

Duty extraction and severity labels are Guvnor’s analysis of the instrument, not the instrument itself. Always verify against the linked source text.