11.—(1) Insofar as they are matters within his control, it shall be the duty of any—
(a)person designing or manufacturing;
(b)consignor consigning;
(c)carrier carrying; and
(d)person using,
special form radioactive material, low dispersible radioactive material, or packages or packagings for class 7 goods for carriage by rail to comply with the requirements of section 1.7.3 of RID relating to the establishment and implementation of quality assurance programmes.
(2) Insofar as they are matters within his control, it shall be the duty of any—
(a)person designing or manufacturing;
(b)consignor consigning; and
(c)person using,
the material or packages referred to in paragraph (1), to provide the documentation, information and facilities for inspection referred to in section 1.7.3 of RID and to demonstrate the matters set out in sub-paragraphs (a) and (b) of section 1.7.3 of RID to the GB competent authority when requested to do so.
(3) A carrier shall not carry a consignment of class 7 goods by rail if it is impractical for that consignment to comply with any requirement of Part 2 of these Regulations which is applicable to the consignment in question, except under special arrangement, and the carrier shall ensure that any application for an approval of a shipment under special arrangement shall comply with sub-section 6.4.23.3 of RID.
(4) Where a package of class 7 goods is to be carried by rail, the consignor or carrier, as the case may be, in complying with regulations 18 to 20 and 23 shall comply with section 1.7.5 of RID.