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The Control of Explosives Precursors and Poisons Regulations 2023
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[F1Amendments to Schedule 1A to the 1972 ActE+W+S
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8.—(1) Schedule 1A to the 1972 Act (regulated substances and reportable substances) is amended as follows.
(2) In the table in Part 1 (regulated explosives precursors)—
(a)insert as the first three entries—
| “Ammonium nitrate (CAS RN 6484-52-2) in concentration of 16% by weight of nitrogen in relation to ammonium nitrate or higher | - |
| Hexamine (CAS RN 100-97-0) | - |
| Hydrochloric acid (CAS RN 7647-01-0) | 10% w/w”; |
(b)after the entry for “Nitric acid” insert—
| “Phosphoric acid (CAS RN 7664-38-2) | 30% w/w”. |
(3) In the table in Part 2 (regulated poisons)—
(a)after the entry for “Aluminium phosphide” insert—
| “Aluminium sulfide (CAS RN 1302-81-4) | -”; |
(b)in the entry for “Arsenic” omit “, other than those listed in Part 4 of this Schedule”;
(c)after the entry for “Bromomethane” insert—
| “Calcium phosphide (CAS RN 1305-99-3) | - |
| Calcium sulfide (CAS RN 20548-54-3) | -”; |
(d)after the entry for “Magnesium phosphide” insert—
| “Magnesium sulfide (CAS RN 12032-36-9) | -”; |
(e)in the entry for “Mercury” for the text after “(CAS RN 7439-97-6)” substitute “; its compounds”;
(f)after the entry for “Phosphorus” insert—
| “Sodium sulfide (CAS RN 1313-82-2) | -”; |
(g)after the entry for “Thallium” insert—
| “Zinc phosphide (CAS RN 1314-84-7) | - |
| 2,4-Dinitrophenol (CAS RN 51-28-5) and compounds including sodium dinitrophenolate (CAS RN 1011-73-0) | -”. |
(4) In Part 3 (reportable explosives precursors)—
(a)omit the entries for “Hexamine” and “Ammonium nitrate”;
(b)after the entry for “Magnesium powders” insert “Sulfur (CAS RN 7704-34-9)”.
(5) In the table in Part 4 (reportable poisons)—
(a)omit the entries for “Arsenic”, “Hydrochloric acid”, “Mercuric chloride”, “Phosphoric acid” and “Zinc phosphide”;
(b)after the entry for “Metallic oxalates” insert—
| “Metal phosphides | - |
| Metal sulfides and polysulfides | -” |
(c)after the entry for “Sodium hydroxide” insert—
| “Sodium hypochlorite (CAS RN 7681-52-9) solutions above 6% available chlorine | -”. ] |
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F1Reg. 8 substituted (1.10.2023) by The Control of Explosives Precursors and Poisons (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/810), regs. 1(1), 2
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