The Environmental Protection (Controls on Injurious Substances) Regulations 1992

Citation, commencement and interpretation

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Environmental Protection (Controls on Injurious Substances) Regulations 1992 and shall come into force on 28th February 1992.

(2) In these Regulations—

“CAS Number” means a number described in the CAS Registry Handbook, ISSN 0093-058X, published in instalments from 1965 to 1971 with supplements for 1972 to 1976, 1977 to 1981, 1982 to 1986 and 1987 to 1991 by the Chemical Abstracts Service, American Chemical Society, Columbus, Ohio, USA;

“competent authority” means—

(a)

where substances are to be supplied for use (or, where regulation 3(3) (b) applies, are to be used) in the restoration or maintenance of an historic building, the Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission if the building is in England, the Historic Buildings Council for Wales if the building is in Wales and the Secretary of State for Scotland if the building is in Scotland, and

(b)

where substances are to be supplied for use (or, where regulation 3(3) (b) applies, are to be used) in the restoration or maintenance of a fine or decorative work of art, the Museums and Galleries Commission;

“DBB” means di-μ-oxo-di-n-butylstanniohydroxyborane C₈H₁₉BO₃Sn, CAS Number 75113—37—0;

“historic building” means—

(a)

a listed building (within the meaning of section 1(5) of the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990(1) or section 52(7) of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1972(2)) which when last notified to a local planning authority by the Secretary of State as a building of special architectural or historic interest was classified as a Grade I or Grade II (starred) or, in Scotland, as a category A listed building, or

(b)

a building which is a scheduled monument within the meaning of section 1(11) of the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979(3);

“lead carbonate” means neutral anhydrous carbonate PbCO₃, CAS Number 598—63—0 and lead hydrocarbonate 2PbCO₃. Pb (OH)₂ CAS Number 1319—46—6;

“lead sulphate” means PbSO₄ (1:1) CAS Number 7446—14—2 and Pb_xSO₄ CAS Number 15739—80—7.

(1)

1990 c. 9.

(2)

1972 c. 52 (section 52(7) was amended by the Housing and Planning Act 1986 (c. 63), Schedule 9, paragraph 13(1)).

(3)

1979 c. 46.