17.—(1) The operator of a vehicle used for the carriage of explosives shall ensure that the driver or any attendant of the vehicle has in his possession the following information in writing at the start of the journey:
(a)
in the case of classified explosives, the Division and Compatibility Group of each type of explosives carried;
(b)
the net mass (in tonnes or kilograms) of each type of explosives carried or, where the operator of the vehicle does not know and cannot reasonably ascertain what the net mass is, the gross mass (in tonnes or kilograms);
(c)
in the case of explosives in Compatibility Group C, D or G, whether the explosives carried are explosive substances or explosive articles, and the name and address of each of the consignor, the operator of the vehicle and the consignee;
(d)
such other information as will enable the driver and any attendant to know the nature of the dangers to which the explosives carried may give rise and the action to be taken in an emergency.
(2) The driver and any attendant of the vehicle shall not carry any explosives in the vehicle unless —
(a)
the information referred to in paragraph (1) is kept in the vehicle from the start to the end of the journey and is readily available at all times during the carriage of the explosives; and
(b)
any information in writing relating to any other explosives not being carried at that time is removed from the vehicle or placed in a secure closed container clearly marked to show that the information does not relate to the explosives then being carried.
(3) The driver or any attendant of the vehicle shall show to any police officer the information referred to in paragraph (1) if he is requested to do so.
(4) Nothing in paragraph (2)(a) shall prevent the temporary removal of the information referred to in paragraph (1) from the vehicle for the purposes of showing or otherwise communicating the information to any police officer or any officer of the Ministry of Defence or the Singapore Civil Defence Force attending to any emergency involving the vehicle or the explosives in the vehicle.