1. Introductory Text

  2. PART 1 General

    1. 1.Citation and commencement

    2. 2.Interpretation

  3. PART 2 Hazardous Substances, Controlled Quantities and Exemptions

    1. 3.Hazardous substances and controlled quantities

    2. 4.Exemptions

  4. PART 3 Consent

    1. 5.Application for hazardous substances consent

    2. 6.Advertisement of notices of applications

    3. 7.Certificates to accompany applications

    4. 8.Council to take account of representations from certain persons

    5. 9.Persons to be treated as in actual possession of land

    6. 10.Consultations before determining applications for hazardous substances consent

    7. 11.Determination of applications for hazardous substances consent

    8. 12.Notification of decision

    9. 13.Applications to the Department for consent to execute works without compliance with conditions previously attached

    10. 14.Call in of certain applications for hazardous substances consent to the Department

    11. 15.Application of the 2011 Act to councils

  5. PART 4 Enforcement

    1. 16.Hazardous substances contravention notices

    2. 17.Appeals against hazardous substances contravention notices

    3. 18.Effect of hazardous substances contravention notices, etc.

  6. PART 5 Electronic Communications

    1. 19.Use of electronic communications

  7. PART 6 Revocations and Transitional Provisions

    1. 20.Revocations

  8. Signature

    1. SCHEDULE 1

      PRESCRIBED FORMS

    2. SCHEDULE 2

      HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES AND CONTROLLED QUANTITIES

      1. PART A NAMED SUBSTANCES

      2. NOTES TO PART A

        1. 1.Ammonium nitrate: fertilisers capable of self-sustaining decomposition This applies to...

        2. 2.Ammonium nitrate: fertiliser grade This applies to straight ammonium nitrate-based...

        3. 3.Ammonium nitrate: technical grade This applies to

        4. 4.Ammonium nitrate: “off-specs” material and fertilisers not fulfilling the detonation...

        5. 5.Potassium nitrate: composite potassium-nitrate based fertilisers composed of potassium nitrate...

        6. 6.Potassium nitrate: composite potassium-nitrate based fertilisers composed of potassium nitrate...

        7. 7.Polychlorodibenzofurans and polychlorodibenzodioxins. The quantities of polychlorodibenzofurans and polychlorodibenzodioxins are...

        8. 8.Entry number 67 The controlled quantity of 25 tonnes in...

      3. PART B CATEGORIES OF SUBSTANCES AND PREPARATIONS NOT SPECIFICALLY NAMED IN PART A

      4. NOTES TO PART B

        1. 1.Substances and preparations shall be classified for the purposes of...

        2. 2.An “explosive” means: (a) a substance or preparation which creates...

        3. 3.In categories 6, 7, 8 and 9 “flammable”, “highly flammable”...

      5. NOTES TO PARTS A AND B

        1. 1.Mixtures and preparations shall be treated in the same way...

        2. 2.In the case of substances and preparations with properties giving...

        3. 3.Where a substance or group of substances listed in Part...

        4. 4.In the case of an establishment where no individual substance...

        5. 5.The addition rule in paragraph 4 will apply for the...

      6. PART C SUBSTANCES USED IN AN INDUSTRIAL CHEMICAL PROCESS

      7. NOTES TO PART C

        1. 1.The expression “which it is believed may be generated during...

        2. 2.Where a substance falling within Part A or B also...

    3. SCHEDULE 3

      ENFORCEMENT – MODIFICATIONS OF THE 2011 ACT

      1. PART 1 APPEALS AGAINST HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES CONTRAVENTION NOTICES

      2. PART 2 EFFECT OF HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES CONTRAVENTION NOTICES ETC.

      3. PART 3 SECTIONS OF THE 2011 ACT AS MODIFIED

        1. 143.Appeal against hazardous substances contravention notice

        2. 144.Appeal against hazardous substances contravention notice – general supplementary provisions

        3. 145.Appeal against hazardous substances contravention notice – supplementary provisions relating to hazardous substances consent

        4. 146.Execution and cost of works required by hazardous substances contravention notice

        5. 147.Offence where hazardous substances contravention notice not complied with

        6. 148.Effect of hazardous substances consent on hazardous substances contravention notice

        7. 149.Hazardous substances contravention notice to have effect against subsequent development

  9. Explanatory Note