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Dangerous goods, Act as to the carriage and deposit of, 29 & 30 Vict. c. 39, repealed by the Explosives Act, 1875. See EXPLOSIVE SUBSTANCES; Bamfield v. Goole Transport Co., (1910) 2 KB 94; and Dominion Natural Gas Co. v. Collins,1909 AC 640. As to the sale of dangerous goods, see Clarke v. Army & Navy Co-operative Soc., (1903) 1 KB 155. In Merchant Shipping Act, 1894 (s. 446) 'Dangerous goods', is defined to mean 'acqua fortis, vitriol, naphta, benzine, gunpowder, lucifer matches, nitroglycerine, petroleum, any explosives within the meaning of the Explosives Act, 1875, and any other goods which are of a dangerous nature. Means any article or substance which is capable of posing significant risk to health, safety or property when carried by air, Air Navigation (Dangerous Goods) Regulation, 1985, SI 1985/1939, reg. 3(1) (UK), Halsbury's Laws of England (2), para 1654, p. 810. Means goods designated as dangerous goods by safety regulations under the Merchant Shipping Act, 1995, s. 87(5) (UK), Halsbury's Laws of England 1(1), para 348, p. 451

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