Hazardous substances and controlled quantities
3.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the substances specified in column 1 of Schedule 1 are hazardous substances for the purposes of the Act.
(2) A substance which is controlled waste, as defined by section 75(4) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990(1), or radioactive waste, as defined in section 18(4) of the Radioactive Substances Act 1960(2), is not a hazardous substance for the purposes of the Act.
(3) The quantity specified in column 2 of Schedule 1 is the controlled quantity of the corresponding hazardous substance in column 1 of that Schedule for the purposes of the Act.
(1)
(2)